We need detailed offical number releases to see what is going on in the HDTV war

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Originally Posted by nhaase

I'm not sure if you're correct in assuming more standalone BR players have been sold, since they cost, at the cheapest, $300 more than HD-DVD players. I really think the strength of BR is the PS3. With the combo discs, while I think some people buy them and watch the regular DVD version, I think they do this in anticipation of the format war's end. So if HD-DVD wins, they can buy a player for it and not have to re-buy the movie. I think most who buy this disc, however, are buying it for the HD-DVD version.

Still, I agree in wanting to see the figures you mentioned.

Up until the end of the year, HD-DVD had only outsold BD players in standalone sales 52% to 48%. I am almost certain that BD standalones have eclipsed the sales of HD-DVD players at this point.