So, is Blu-ray Disc a safe investment? The answer is YES

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"Expressed another way, consider day-and-date releases of Blu-ray Discs and DVDs. According to Nielsen VideoScan statistics, the Blu-ray Disc version of No Country for Old Men represented 9.8% of its total disc sales over the course of its first five days of availability. 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment's Hitman saw 12.6% of its initial sales as Blu-ray Discs. During the format war, those percentages would more typically be two to three percent. High demand titles were relatively weak: Fox's The Simpsons Movie sold 2.8% on Blu-ray Disc and BVHE’s Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End sold 3.7% on Blu-Ray Disc. The sales statistics for No Country for Old Men represents a huge growth surge for the high definition format war victor. 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment estimates that Blu-ray Disc sales will grow from 2007’s combined Blu-ray Disc and HD DVD sales of $300 million to $1 billion in Blu-ray Disc sales in 2008.

Adams Media Research home entertainment industry analyst Tom Adams explained, “Before, there was a tendency to play it safe and stick with the standard DVD. But now there's no longer anything to worry about." He predicts 2.9 million dedicated Blu-ray players and 8.4 million more PS3s in American homes by the end of 2008 (there were 500,000 Blu-ray Disc players and 3.2 million PS3s in the installed base as 2007 ended).

Even the Adult Entertainment (AE) industry is taking notice of the surge in Blu-ray Disc interest. Digital Playground, which enjoys a 40% share of the AE market, released its first Blu-ray Disc in January. Digital Playground co-founder Joone said, “Blu-ray sales are growing every month. DVDs are still larger in volume, but we are seeing consumers accepting Blu-ray much faster than they accepted the DVD.” Digital Playground is expected to add BD-Live features to its releases later this year.

So, is Blu-ray Disc a safe investment? Yes."