300 BD outsells HD DVD 65/35 - USA TODAY

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Originally Posted by High Def Fan

Based on players in the market, wouldn't numbers like this be expected?

What is the current breakdown of blu-ray players to HD DVD players? If its 65/35, then all it shows is equal amounts of owners are buying with each format.

I think any real win for blu-ray would need to show a higher percentage of bluray owners buying than HD DVD owners. I think all the numbers we end up seeing are simply a result of their being more blu-ray players. Not worth getting excited about in my opinion as its likely going to have no impact on the format war, just on Warners bottom line.

300 on HD DVD was being touted for its interactivity and web connectivity and all that. This is evidence that those things don't matter too much, because if interactive features and the "advantages" of the HD DVD version were what hi-def fans were looking for, then the BD version wouldn't have sold so well since it didn't have all that. This helps to show that people who buy hi-def want the hi-def, and the extras are just that, extras.