If I was a hd dvd supporter I would be worried...

[Blu-ray Fanatic]

Originally Posted by spam.curitiba

why would I be worried? The nielson numbers haven't skewed their way at all since paramount move was supposed to save their asses. I remember hearing them say that the paramount deal WOULD start to sway the sales to their side. Has that happened NO.

Some of the things blu has on their side:
1) The PS3 price drop. They will sell easily 1m this holiday season world wide.
2) Blu exclusives. This being an important time for both camps, you would think they would bring out the big guns? Has HD DVD done this? NO. One of the biggest factors as to why is because the exclusive studios for their format failed to deliver on their promise. Could it be because they are leaning on switching sides or going neutral? Only time will tell. Has Blu deliverd? YES. If you look at the releases from today to the end of the year they got a strong lineup. This will keep the sales to a 2:1 ratio.
3) Blu is selling more of duel releases of WB. Now everyone has heard the rumors of the big disparity in prices it costs to produce the movies but I don't think there is a big difference now. With blu selling 2:1 on duel format releases for WB, if and I say IF WB were to go exclusive blu would be the format they would pick
4) Paramounts blunder. Now we all know paramount is capable of putting lossless tracks on their HD movies they continue not to. Plus with the huge Jack Ryan collection blunder they actually could be helping blu more than we think.
5) AQ and PQ issues. YES YES...the big debate we have all heard many times. IF transformers the biggest blockbuster for the HD DVD side didn't have the best AQ it could have had you have to know there is some issue with space on the HD DVD discs. Blades of Glory for blu was going to have lossless so why the hell if space wasn't an issue would they not put it on transformers.

And if I were the owner of HD-DVD, I would sell the products and come up with something better than Blu