81:19 Nielsen/VideoScan Weekly Sales Numbers

[Goodguy818]

Im hoping they come out before i head to school in an hour. They been taking their time lately releasing the numbers.

[zipbags]

Originally Posted by Joon

The hard numbers should be out any minute.

[SpikesBluBlooded]

This is just pure torture...

[tommyD]

Originally Posted by SpikesBluBlooded

So, how many of us have the page up and just keep hitting <F5>, waiting for the numbers to be released? This is driving me crazy!!!

+1

[The Big Blue]

[OokieSpookie]

For the last how many weeks Vaughn's numbers have been dead on, yet people still get all antsy on fridays...

[JackStraw]

Originally Posted by OokieSpookie

For the last how many weeks Vaughn's numbers have been dead on, yet people still get all antsy on fridays...

Just adds a little zest to the end of the work week.

[BlurayManiac]

Hollywood Report Predicts 2008 Win for Blu-ray

Posted December 21, 2007 by Josh

Blu-ray Disc As this year comes to a close, Hollywood Reporter is making a few prediction about what they expect to see from Hollywood next year. With regards to the format war in 2008, they predict, "Blu-ray blows away HD DVD". Citing the strength of sales as the major reasons for it eventual success, they also suggested that the PlayStation 3 is a major driving force for the format.

More notable about the article is that current Blockbuster trends show Blu-ray being favored 70% to the rival format at stores featuring both products. With those statistics, Blockbuster is sure to maintain their current company policy to support Blu-ray.


This makes me feel good. blu is the and only true hi-def format

[stockstar1138]

its going to be 61:39. whats so intresting to me is the growth blu-ray has had over the past 6 weeks. The week of Ratatouille and Cars, blu-ray had those two great pixar movies, plus spiderman residuals, and hd dvd didn't have much, we won the week something like 66:34. now with hd dvd having bourne and a bogo, we are winning weeks by almost the same percentage as when we had massive new release advantages and when we have massive new release advantages we are beating them by over 3:1. who has the momentum? blu-ray does, it has since 11/17/2006.

[sj001]

Sometime the numbers come out as late as 4pm or so EST... if it is later than that... then they come out on Monday.

But the numbers are 61:39. I don't think this will effect the YTD or SI.

[JackStraw]

Originally Posted by BlurayManiac

Hollywood Report Predicts 2008 Win for Blu-ray

Posted December 21, 2007 by Josh

Blu-ray Disc As this year comes to a close, Hollywood Reporter is making a few prediction about what they expect to see from Hollywood next year. With regards to the format war in 2008, they predict, "Blu-ray blows away HD DVD". Citing the strength of sales as the major reasons for it eventual success, they also suggested that the PlayStation 3 is a major driving force for the format.

More notable about the article is that current Blockbuster trends show Blu-ray being favored 70% to the rival format at stores featuring both products. With those statistics, Blockbuster is sure to maintain their current company policy to support Blu-ray.


This makes me feel good. blu is the and only true hi-def format

That's a sweet article. We're starting to see a little more stuff written with that kind of outcome these days. All the HD DVD'ers have left is their own spin on something like that.

Sometime before the end of Q2 I'll bet things are going to be very much in focus and the downfall of HD DVD will already be underway.

[BlurayManiac]

Originally Posted by JackStraw

That's a sweet article. We're starting to see a little more stuff written with that kind of outcome these days. All the HD DVD'ers have left is their own spin on something like that.

Sometime before the end of Q2 I'll bet things are going to be very much in focus and the downfall of HD DVD will already be underway.

Here is the full article:

2008 is the year Sony's Howard Stringer and the Blu-ray Disc will slay HD DVD as effectively as Joseph Turok dispenses with dinosaurs. If you're unfamiliar with that metaphor, you probably don't have a PlayStation 3.

Every PS3 console sold in the U.S. comes equipped with a Blu-ray DVD player. That's an advantage that has put the Sony device in about 2.7 million U.S. homes, compared with fewer than 750,000 for HD DVD. Blu-ray movies also outsell HD DVD movies in Europe by a 3-to-1 margin. This despite HD DVD players costing less than half the price of a PS3/Blu-ray combo unit. True, Paramount, DreamWorks and DreamWorks Animation recently joined Universal in exclusively embracing HD DVD. But those decisions stemmed from a $150 million "incentive payment" that smacked of desperation.

To truly understand Blu-ray's dominance, compare titles that are available in both formats. Warner Bros.' "300" is the best-selling next-gen DVD, and Blu-ray boasts an advantage of 66% to 34% over HD DVD in sales of the title.

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The final stake in HD DVD's heart could come from Blockbuster, which is testing both formats. "It's still about 70%-30% in favor of Blu-ray at our stores that offer both," a Blockbuster spokeswoman says.

Dual players are expensive, and a recent Forrester Research study suggests that 22% of Americans say they will not buy a next-gen player until one format wins over the other. Couple that with the 25% who say they'll never buy a next-gen player, and the incentives are in place for Hollywood to finally stop confusing the consumer with one too many choices.

and here is the link: http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/hr/...906b3ecd?imw=Y

woohoo i thjink its time for warner to come on board and lets end this.
Guys also go the link and vote for blu-ray.

[SpikesBluBlooded]

Oh, I think now that more and more media outlets are starting to look at this, and making the same determinations, you could say that the beginning of the end for HD DVD (as far as mass adoption goes) has already begun.

[BlurayManiac]

yea vote blu people. warner join the blu side

[BlurayManiac]

wow i just voted omg take a look at these numbers:

What's your take?
Which high-def disc format will prevail?
Blu-Ray
82%

HD DVD
15%

Neither, still a two-format market
3%

I still have a Betamax
1%


Total Votes: 542

[SpikesBluBlooded]

Originally Posted by sj001

Sometime the numbers come out as late as 4pm or so EST... if it is later than that... then they come out on Monday.

But the numbers are 61:39. I don't think this will effect the YTD or SI.

While Vaughn has been dead-on the past several weeks, I'll still wait for the "official" announcement before putting any stock in his "guess".

[SpikesBluBlooded]

Originally Posted by BlurayManiac

wow i just voted omg take a look at these numbers:

What's your take?
Which high-def disc format will prevail?
Blu-Ray
82%

HD DVD
15%

Neither, still a two-format market
3%

I still have a Betamax
1%


Total Votes: 542

I just voted, but don't worry, the little red ants will be quick to point out that because the poll has been mentioned here, we will have skewed the numbers in our favor. You know, because we're such a powerful force over here, and they would never post a link to a survey to try and make an impact...

[BlurayManiac]

Originally Posted by SpikesBluBlooded

I just voted, but don't worry, the little red ants will be quick to point out that because the poll has been mentioned here, we will have skewed the numbers in our favor. You know, because we're such a powerful force over here, and they would never post a link to a survey to try and make an impact...

Lol gotta love the red ants...lol. they never give up.

[clyon]

Santa turning Blu...the numbers must be high

[BlurayManiac]

Originally Posted by clyon

Santa turning Blu...the number must be high

haha i saw that on the news funniest thing.

go vote for blu people