Google Trends shows Blu-ray is a world trend!

[NJMetsFan]

Originally Posted by Stundra

I wonder why eproductwars shows different google search graphs - HD DUD continuously leading instead of bleeding

http://www.eproductwars.com/dvd/

If eproductwars were to change that graph to search for "Blu-Ray" & "HD-DVD"(how they are actually spelled) it would show Blu-Ray leading that chart.

A lot of people that don't know about either format is just doing a search for HD DVD...not the HD-DVD format. They are probably only looking to see if DVD's could also do HD, because they most likely own a HDTV or are in the process of buying one. So, the only reason HD-DVD looks like they might be leading in these charts is because of the "DVD" in its name.

[yspkrk]

Isn't Blu-ray more like blu ray and HD DVD more like hd-dvd?

[hc666]

Originally Posted by yspkrk

Isn't Blu-ray more like blu ray and HD DVD more like hd-dvd?

That's how I usually search for it, 2 separate words.

[JadedRaverLA]

Originally Posted by NJMetsFan

If eproductwars were to change that graph to search for "Blu-Ray" & "HD-DVD"(how they are actually spelled) it would show Blu-Ray leading that chart.

Actually, the correct spelling's are Blu-ray and HD DVD -- which I think is what eproductwars shows. The problem is just that people searching for HD DVD often aren't searching for the format... just DVDs in HD.

[eat_me_cool]

http://www.google.com/trends?q=blu+r...ate=all&sort=0

Just 5 ways of spelling Blu-ray. You would need to get all the others and sum the graphs - same for HD-dvd etc.

[marzetta7]

The differences are in the trend criteria.

As you'll notice your criteria is "Blu ray" and "HD-DVD"

wheras

Eproducts criteria is "Blu-ray" and "HD DVD"

One can assume because "DVD" is by itself and without a hypen in the criteria Eproducts uses, that "DVD" critera ups the count for HD DVD.

I think one would have to input the plausible varied criteria for both and see who comes out on top. I thought someone had done this a while back.

For instance...

Blu-ray: Blu-ray, Blu, Blu ray, bluray, blueray, blue-ray, etc.

HD DVD: HD DVD, HD-DVD, etc.

[NJMetsFan]

Originally Posted by NJMetsFan

If eproductwars were to change that graph to search for "Blu-Ray" & "HD-DVD"(how they are actually spelled) it would show Blu-Ray leading that chart.

A lot of people that don't know about either format is just doing a search for HD DVD...not the HD-DVD format. They are probably only looking to see if DVD's could also do HD, because they most likely own a HDTV or are in the process of buying one. So, the only reason HD-DVD looks like they might be leading in these charts is because of the "DVD" in its name.

Originally Posted by JadedRaverLA

Actually, the correct spelling's are Blu-ray and HD DVD -- which I think is what eproductwars shows. The problem is just that people searching for HD DVD often aren't searching for the format... just DVDs in HD.

Besides the spelling thing...you pretty much repeated what i said.

[kiko]

Originally Posted by kiko

did you realise that if you take off the "-" on HD-DVD, it looks more like this ?

http://www.google.com/trends?q=blu+r...ate=all&sort=0

there's so much way to search for blu-ray, blu ray, bluray, blue-ray, blue ray, blueray or HD-DVD, HD DVD, HDDVD... You have to add all those searches (add all blu together and all HD together) to see what is real in this !

Originally Posted by NJMetsFan

If eproductwars were to change that graph to search for "Blu-Ray" & "HD-DVD"(how they are actually spelled) it would show Blu-Ray leading that chart.

A lot of people that don't know about either format is just doing a search for HD DVD...not the HD-DVD format. They are probably only looking to see if DVD's could also do HD, because they most likely own a HDTV or are in the process of buying one. So, the only reason HD-DVD looks like they might be leading in these charts is because of the "DVD" in its name.

And you quite repeated what I said first

[eat_me_cool]

try this

"blu ray", blu-ray, bluray, "HD-DVD", "HD DVD"

[NJMetsFan]

Originally Posted by kiko

And you quite repeated what I said first

I might have in the first portion of my comment, but I didn't qoute you. The other person qouted me and removed the second half of my comment and pretty much repeated what I said. About the search for HD DVD is most likely not for the format only DVD's that could do HD .

[NJMetsFan]

Its all getting off topic now...so lets just let it go.