Blu-ray in stores - no anecdotes, just picture evidence - Blu-ray Forum

dobyblue · 12-13-2007, 01:15 AM

Here's a look at what's around my town.

First - The Brick. They have one HD DVD player not hooked up, a bunch of HDTV's all tuned to 1080i component boosted feed, and then up at the front which is the first thing to catch your eye.....Sony HDTV, Sony BDP-S300 and Sony HTiB playing Disney's "Cars" - could there be any better choice to make you say "wowza! - there really is a huge difference"

Then to Wal*Mart where they have the typical four sided HD display, of course three sides are Blu-ray and only one is HD DVD.

Now I've read on High Def Digest's forums that Wal*Mart are pushing the HD DVD of Bourne Ultimatum. Well in this pic you can see one column of Bourne discs. So what about the standalone Bourne display? Well here it is - not even a mention of the HD DVD on the display (unlike the Pirates 3 display which mentions that it's also on Blu-ray)

Yeah - that sure looks like they're pushing Bourne on HD DVD doesn't it? Silly HD DVD fanboys, all arguments are smited with a few clicks of the camera.

So onto Future Shop where a table greets you as you walk in the door. Beside this table was another stack of Blu-ray discs like the one on the end of the main HD section you'll see a picture or two down - but was filled ONLY with Warner Blu-ray titles.

Anyway here's a shot of the table - there was one other card on it which was the same as the "Available on BLu-ray" thingy, turned around to show the flip side which was the HD DVD one of course, but as you can see far more Blu's on the table. There were some High School Musical 2 Blu's on the table as well as some Lost Season 3's but those seem to have either been bought or moved to the New Release section.

A lot of Blu eh?

Now for the main section - looked about equal for space, but you can see the endcap is Blu and there's nothing on the other end related to HDM at all.

There was a separate Bourne display which looked to have about 100 of the DVD, 50 of the metal DVD and 30 or so of the HD DVD, but oddly enough it was not facing the entrance - it was facing the 360 playing area/gaming area. In the shot of the table you can see "A Christmas Story" if you look carefully - the other side of that was the Bourne.

Where most people walk towards the cashiers, they will be passing this display.

At the local Blockbuster the shelf space is almost equal, but the # of titles definitely is not. You can see this by the whole row taken up by just "300" covers. There was one other small metal shelf for Blu-ray which held about 10 other titles for rent.

HD DVD

Blu-ray

So there you have it, more pictorial evidence that Blu-ray is indeed more in the public eye, more supported, just like the sales numbers say.

Feel free to use the pics anywhere you like to FUD-bust.

atomik kinder · 12-13-2007, 01:23 AM

Wow did you notice the picture with all the Harry Potter BDs left and just a few HD DVDs? They must have sold a crapload of HD DVDs and no BDs.

My impression of an HD DVD fanboy.

Idealsupra · 12-13-2007, 02:20 AM

wow...feel lucky your walmart has that much of a selection of BDs.... both the walmarts by me have just one endcap... and its 3/4th BD but theres maybe 10 titles.... it sucks...

sj001 · 12-13-2007, 02:31 AM

Wow, looks pretty solid blu there! Thanks for the pics Doby!

It's starting to turn that way around here as well, and I am not real far from St.Catharines, only about 2 hours or so, Rochester, NY, about an hour east of Buffalo. But all of the places here all distinctly favor Blu.

commuter · 12-13-2007, 02:47 AM

The walmarts around don't sell any HD-DUD players, but have PS3. Also, they have more BD selection then HD-DUDs.

Delta_FX · 12-13-2007, 02:52 AM

Great little story w/ pictures!

A little Blurry, but none-the-less, great!

lokus · 12-13-2007, 10:43 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Idealsupra

wow...feel lucky your walmart has that much of a selection of BDs.... both the walmarts by me have just one endcap... and its 3/4th BD but theres maybe 10 titles.... it sucks...

Mine only has 4 Blu-ray titles. I have no idea what the hell they are doing, especially considering it is in a somewhat prominent area. Skid row probably has more movies than Walmart.

dobyblue · 12-13-2007, 11:36 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Delta_FX

Great little story w/ pictures!

A little Blurry, but none-the-less, great!

Yeah I don't know why, but cameras seem to hate taking pictures in those brightly lit artificial places. It's a 7.2 MP Sony taking them. A tripod perhaps would have helped, but would have looked a little strange too you know?!

Quote:

Originally Posted by sj001

Wow, looks pretty solid blu there! Thanks for the pics Doby!

It's starting to turn that way around here as well, and I am not real far from St.Catharines, only about 2 hours or so, Rochester, NY, about an hour east of Buffalo. But all of the places here all distinctly favor Blu.

Nice - I've been down to the Blue Cross a few times to see Dave Matthews Band and once to see Nine Inch Nails - oh and Death Cab for Cutie as well at some place like a church or town hall or something.
Normally go into the Dinosaur for a delicious plate of pulled pork or one of the sampler platters before a show.
Good times.

atomik kinder · 12-13-2007, 12:28 PM

You know with proof that Wal-mart still carries more Blu-ray, how can the HD DVD fanboys even think that the Neilsen numbers would be any different if they included Wal-Mart? (well maybe just a little higher for blu

) Just to make up what they were behind, Wal-Mart would have to sell only HD DVDs and that is clearly not the case.

dobyblue · 12-13-2007, 01:01 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by atomik kinder

You know with proof that Wal-mart still carries more Blu-ray, how can the HD DVD fanboys even think that the Neilsen numbers would be any different if they included Wal-Mart? (well maybe just a little higher for blu

) Just to make up what they were behind, Wal-Mart would have to sell only HD DVDs and that is clearly not the case.

Don't you find it odd that none of the HD DVD fanbots want to post pics of the Wal*Marts that are so "red" in their sections?

Says a lot. I see on High Def Digest that there is a thread about how Wal*Mart is promoting the hell out of Bourne, yet my pics suggest differently. Someone should post them over there to see what StarkyLuv has to say.

BLU STEAL · 12-13-2007, 01:10 PM

nice work dobyblue. my only question is did you drive around to take all those pis in one day or was this done over time.

dobyblue · 12-13-2007, 02:10 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by BLU STEAL

nice work dobyblue. my only question is did you drive around to take all those pis in one day or was this done over time.

I did it all last night when I was doing some early Xmas shopping and comparing prices.

dpomp · 12-13-2007, 02:25 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by atomik kinder

Wow did you notice the picture with all the Harry Potter BDs left and just a few HD DVDs? They must have sold a crapload of HD DVDs and no BDs.

My impression of an HD DVD fanboy.

wow did you notice the picture with all the 300 dud's left and few blu's? they must have sold a crapload on BD and no DUD'S

my impression of me

quexos · 12-13-2007, 04:42 PM

Nice pics. Wish we had so many discs to choose from over here

09camaro · 12-13-2007, 04:46 PM

I wish my loacal Wal Mart had that kind of selection!

yspkrk · 12-13-2007, 04:59 PM

Thanks for your efforts!
Btw, is it allowed to take pictures at stores? If yes, then I will go ahead and take bunch of pics like yours to show our blu-family.

ahaxton · 12-13-2007, 05:25 PM

Well when I got my PS3 special walmart deal, they had a huge case of locked up blu-ray movies (in one of those locked up video game things in the aisles). I couldn't find any HDDVD's in any other cases.

dobyblue · 12-13-2007, 05:43 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by yspkrk

Thanks for your efforts!
Btw, is it allowed to take pictures at stores? If yes, then I will go ahead and take bunch of pics like yours to show our blu-family.

Of course it is!!

When one lady stopped walking so I could take the picture of the Bourne display I smiled at her and said "this is how I make my Christmas wish list"

She thought it was brilliant and funny.

alkalinesi · 12-13-2007, 05:49 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by atomik kinder

Wow did you notice the picture with all the Harry Potter BDs left and just a few HD DVDs? They must have sold a crapload of HD DVDs and no BDs.

My impression of an HD DVD fanboy.

or maybe they stocked up on more blu knowing they will sell a lot more on blu.

nice try though

aygie · 12-13-2007, 05:54 PM

Hey! Thats my TV!!

12-13-2007, 01:15 AM	#1
dobyblue Super Moderator Top contributor Member since:Jul 2006 Location:Ontario, Canada Home Theater Gallery:71 4K collection:55 Blu-ray collection:655 Blu-ray reviews: 15	Blu-ray in stores - no anecdotes, just picture evidence Here's a look at what's around my town. First - The Brick. They have one HD DVD player not hooked up, a bunch of HDTV's all tuned to 1080i component boosted feed, and then up at the front which is the first thing to catch your eye.....Sony HDTV, Sony BDP-S300 and Sony HTiB playing Disney's "Cars" - could there be any better choice to make you say "wowza! - there really is a huge difference" Then to WalMart where they have the typical four sided HD display, of course three sides are Blu-ray and only one is HD DVD. Now I've read on High Def Digest's forums that WalMart are pushing the HD DVD of Bourne Ultimatum. Well in this pic you can see one column of Bourne discs. So what about the standalone Bourne display? Well here it is - not even a mention of the HD DVD on the display (unlike the Pirates 3 display which mentions that it's also on Blu-ray) Yeah - that sure looks like they're pushing Bourne on HD DVD doesn't it? Silly HD DVD fanboys, all arguments are smited with a few clicks of the camera. So onto Future Shop where a table greets you as you walk in the door. Beside this table was another stack of Blu-ray discs like the one on the end of the main HD section you'll see a picture or two down - but was filled ONLY with Warner Blu-ray titles. Anyway here's a shot of the table - there was one other card on it which was the same as the "Available on BLu-ray" thingy, turned around to show the flip side which was the HD DVD one of course, but as you can see far more Blu's on the table. There were some High School Musical 2 Blu's on the table as well as some Lost Season 3's but those seem to have either been bought or moved to the New Release section. A lot of Blu eh? Now for the main section - looked about equal for space, but you can see the endcap is Blu and there's nothing on the other end related to HDM at all. There was a separate Bourne display which looked to have about 100 of the DVD, 50 of the metal DVD and 30 or so of the HD DVD, but oddly enough it was not facing the entrance - it was facing the 360 playing area/gaming area. In the shot of the table you can see "A Christmas Story" if you look carefully - the other side of that was the Bourne. Where most people walk towards the cashiers, they will be passing this display. At the local Blockbuster the shelf space is almost equal, but the # of titles definitely is not. You can see this by the whole row taken up by just "300" covers. There was one other small metal shelf for Blu-ray which held about 10 other titles for rent. HD DVD Blu-ray So there you have it, more pictorial evidence that Blu-ray is indeed more in the public eye, more supported, just like the sales numbers say. Feel free to use the pics anywhere you like to FUD-bust.

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12-13-2007, 01:23 AM	#2
atomik kinder Blu-ray Samurai Member since:Jun 2007 Location:Omaha NE 4K collection:- Blu-ray collection:- DVD collection:-	Wow did you notice the picture with all the Harry Potter BDs left and just a few HD DVDs? They must have sold a crapload of HD DVDs and no BDs. My impression of an HD DVD fanboy.

12-13-2007, 02:20 AM	#3
Idealsupra Blu-ray Samurai Member since:Nov 2007 Trading Score:30	wow...feel lucky your walmart has that much of a selection of BDs.... both the walmarts by me have just one endcap... and its 3/4th BD but theres maybe 10 titles.... it sucks...

12-13-2007, 02:31 AM	#4
sj001 Blu-ray Samurai Member since:Aug 2007 Location:Rochester, NY Blu-ray collection:317 DVD collection:17 Trading Score:5	Wow, looks pretty solid blu there! Thanks for the pics Doby! It's starting to turn that way around here as well, and I am not real far from St.Catharines, only about 2 hours or so, Rochester, NY, about an hour east of Buffalo. But all of the places here all distinctly favor Blu.

12-13-2007, 02:47 AM	#5
commuter Member Member since:Oct 2007 Location:Virginia	The walmarts around don't sell any HD-DUD players, but have PS3. Also, they have more BD selection then HD-DUDs.

12-13-2007, 02:52 AM	#6
Delta_FX Active Member Member since:Jan 2007	Great little story w/ pictures! A little Blurry, but none-the-less, great!

12-13-2007, 12:28 PM	#9
atomik kinder Blu-ray Samurai Member since:Jun 2007 Location:Omaha NE 4K collection:- Blu-ray collection:- DVD collection:-	You know with proof that Wal-mart still carries more Blu-ray, how can the HD DVD fanboys even think that the Neilsen numbers would be any different if they included Wal-Mart? (well maybe just a little higher for blu ) Just to make up what they were behind, Wal-Mart would have to sell only HD DVDs and that is clearly not the case.

12-13-2007, 01:10 PM	#11
BLU STEAL Active Member Member since:Oct 2007	nice work dobyblue. my only question is did you drive around to take all those pis in one day or was this done over time.

12-13-2007, 04:42 PM	#14
quexos Banned Member since:May 2007 Location:Brussels, Belgium	Nice pics. Wish we had so many discs to choose from over here

12-13-2007, 04:46 PM	#15
09camaro Active Member Member since:Aug 2007 Location:Oneonta, Alabama Trading Score:1	I wish my loacal Wal Mart had that kind of selection!

12-13-2007, 04:59 PM	#16
yspkrk Senior Member Top contributor Member since:Oct 2007 Location:Seoul, Korea / California, US 4K collection:18 Blu-ray collection:1494 DVD collection:67 Blu-ray reviews:18 Trading Score:1	Thanks for your efforts! Btw, is it allowed to take pictures at stores? If yes, then I will go ahead and take bunch of pics like yours to show our blu-family.

12-13-2007, 05:25 PM	#17
ahaxton Banned Member since:Nov 2007 Trading Score:1	Well when I got my PS3 special walmart deal, they had a huge case of locked up blu-ray movies (in one of those locked up video game things in the aisles). I couldn't find any HDDVD's in any other cases.

12-13-2007, 05:54 PM	#20
aygie Blu-ray Ninja Member since:Jul 2007 Location:PSN Network: Aygie Blu-ray collection:99	Hey! Thats my TV!!

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