http://www.engadget.com/2007/02/01/videoscan-releases-hd-dvd-blu-ray-charts-results-still-inco/ Engadget Comments for VideoScan releases HD DVD / Blu-ray "charts," results still inconclusive http://www.engadget.com/media/feedlogo.gif http://www.engadget.com en-us Copyright 2012 Weblogs, Inc. The contents of this feed are available for non-commercial use only. Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/http://www.engadget.com/2007/02/01/videoscan-releases-hd-dvd-blu-ray-charts-results-still-inco/http://www.engadget.com/2007/02/01/videoscan-releases-hd-dvd-blu-ray-charts-results-still-inco/Feb 1st 2007 11:31PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/02/01/videoscan-releases-hd-dvd-blu-ray-charts-results-still-inco/http://www.engadget.com/2007/02/01/videoscan-releases-hd-dvd-blu-ray-charts-results-still-inco/Feb 1st 2007 11:49AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/02/01/videoscan-releases-hd-dvd-blu-ray-charts-results-still-inco/http://www.engadget.com/2007/02/01/videoscan-releases-hd-dvd-blu-ray-charts-results-still-inco/
Announced where?
Actual known releases for each compiled so far:
http://hddvd.highdefdigest.com/releasedates.html
http://bluray.highdefdigest.com/releasedates.html

Here is the site I like for keeping a tab on sales, it has nice graphs for trend watching.
http://www.eproductwars.com/dvd/

I own neither and am in no hurry, but if I were buying today, looking at the release schedule I know which side I would go with.]]>Feb 1st 2007 12:33PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/02/01/videoscan-releases-hd-dvd-blu-ray-charts-results-still-inco/http://www.engadget.com/2007/02/01/videoscan-releases-hd-dvd-blu-ray-charts-results-still-inco/Feb 1st 2007 11:52AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/02/01/videoscan-releases-hd-dvd-blu-ray-charts-results-still-inco/http://www.engadget.com/2007/02/01/videoscan-releases-hd-dvd-blu-ray-charts-results-still-inco/Feb 1st 2007 12:12PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/02/01/videoscan-releases-hd-dvd-blu-ray-charts-results-still-inco/http://www.engadget.com/2007/02/01/videoscan-releases-hd-dvd-blu-ray-charts-results-still-inco/
As for HD DVD versus Blu-Ray ... I don't know anyone who is objective that thinks HD-DVD will win the format war. They simply won't have the installed base of Blu-Ray. PERIOD. The PS3 makes it like a 5:1 ratio already and that margin will only INCREASE. I have absolutely nothing against HD-DVD, but it's a dead end technology without any major backers (movie studios.) If anyone thinks that ONE major movie studio releasing HD-DVD's exclusively will make someone choose HD-DVD over Blu-Ray, think again.

It's just a matter of time. Blu-ray is the victor. By the time HD only sets are being sold in the US, PS3 will have given Blu-Ray an insurmountable lead in optical format.

Make no mistakes, folks. Blu-ray is competing against IP-TV, not HD-DVD, for next generation HD content delivery.]]>Feb 1st 2007 1:44PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/02/01/videoscan-releases-hd-dvd-blu-ray-charts-results-still-inco/http://www.engadget.com/2007/02/01/videoscan-releases-hd-dvd-blu-ray-charts-results-still-inco/]]>Feb 1st 2007 12:14PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/02/01/videoscan-releases-hd-dvd-blu-ray-charts-results-still-inco/http://www.engadget.com/2007/02/01/videoscan-releases-hd-dvd-blu-ray-charts-results-still-inco/Feb 1st 2007 12:16PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/02/01/videoscan-releases-hd-dvd-blu-ray-charts-results-still-inco/http://www.engadget.com/2007/02/01/videoscan-releases-hd-dvd-blu-ray-charts-results-still-inco/Feb 1st 2007 12:49PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/02/01/videoscan-releases-hd-dvd-blu-ray-charts-results-still-inco/http://www.engadget.com/2007/02/01/videoscan-releases-hd-dvd-blu-ray-charts-results-still-inco/
If you have a hard time figuring out the comparison maybe you shouldn't be commenting about Blu-Ray/HD-DVD most posts are dumb enough we don't want to tip the scales any more in that direction. (P.S. If the scales are tipped, that means one side is heavier... just in case you're still in the dark about these complicated, hi-tech scaling systems.)]]>Feb 1st 2007 1:22PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/02/01/videoscan-releases-hd-dvd-blu-ray-charts-results-still-inco/http://www.engadget.com/2007/02/01/videoscan-releases-hd-dvd-blu-ray-charts-results-still-inco/
Currently, HD DVD has already made a deal with Club Jenna (Jenna Jameson...we all now who she is.) and Sony is still considering whether or not they want to make the same mistake that they did years ago.

Betamax was far better than VHS and it still lost that war. I will be very dissapointed in Sony if they lose again thanks to their inability to learn from their mistakes.]]>Feb 1st 2007 12:19PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/02/01/videoscan-releases-hd-dvd-blu-ray-charts-results-still-inco/http://www.engadget.com/2007/02/01/videoscan-releases-hd-dvd-blu-ray-charts-results-still-inco/Feb 1st 2007 5:44PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/02/01/videoscan-releases-hd-dvd-blu-ray-charts-results-still-inco/http://www.engadget.com/2007/02/01/videoscan-releases-hd-dvd-blu-ray-charts-results-still-inco/Feb 1st 2007 12:46PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/02/01/videoscan-releases-hd-dvd-blu-ray-charts-results-still-inco/http://www.engadget.com/2007/02/01/videoscan-releases-hd-dvd-blu-ray-charts-results-still-inco/Feb 1st 2007 12:22PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/02/01/videoscan-releases-hd-dvd-blu-ray-charts-results-still-inco/http://www.engadget.com/2007/02/01/videoscan-releases-hd-dvd-blu-ray-charts-results-still-inco/
Does anyone else see the resemblance between this chart and the infamous election ballots of 2000? (http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/6/66/Butterfly_large.jpg/400px-Butterfly_large.jpg)
]]>Feb 1st 2007 12:29PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/02/01/videoscan-releases-hd-dvd-blu-ray-charts-results-still-inco/http://www.engadget.com/2007/02/01/videoscan-releases-hd-dvd-blu-ray-charts-results-still-inco/http://www.hddvdprg.com/eng/list/list.pdf
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Right there. There's the source.]]>Feb 1st 2007 8:54PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/02/01/videoscan-releases-hd-dvd-blu-ray-charts-results-still-inco/http://www.engadget.com/2007/02/01/videoscan-releases-hd-dvd-blu-ray-charts-results-still-inco/Feb 1st 2007 12:37PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/02/01/videoscan-releases-hd-dvd-blu-ray-charts-results-still-inco/http://www.engadget.com/2007/02/01/videoscan-releases-hd-dvd-blu-ray-charts-results-still-inco/Feb 1st 2007 12:55PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/02/01/videoscan-releases-hd-dvd-blu-ray-charts-results-still-inco/http://www.engadget.com/2007/02/01/videoscan-releases-hd-dvd-blu-ray-charts-results-still-inco/
http://www.eproductwars.com/dvd/
http://www.dvdempire.com/index.asp?userid=99365261265541&tab_id=60&site_id=69&site_media_id=0

This is without the big guns ...like Casino Royale, Spiderman 1/2, Pirates of the Caribbean 1/2, Pixar flicks, etc.

]]>Feb 1st 2007 1:24PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/02/01/videoscan-releases-hd-dvd-blu-ray-charts-results-still-inco/http://www.engadget.com/2007/02/01/videoscan-releases-hd-dvd-blu-ray-charts-results-still-inco/
I'll probably settle for the add-on for my 360 first though.]]>Feb 1st 2007 1:30PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/02/01/videoscan-releases-hd-dvd-blu-ray-charts-results-still-inco/http://www.engadget.com/2007/02/01/videoscan-releases-hd-dvd-blu-ray-charts-results-still-inco/
From the same magazine that was published in:
"Researcher see Blu-ray Victory"

http://i118.photobucket.com/albums/o106/Doctor__No/Blu-rayvsHD-DVD-1.png

Discussion on AVS Forum of the data

http://www.avsforum.com/avs-vb/showthread.php?t=798080&page=1&pp=30]]>Feb 1st 2007 1:08PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/02/01/videoscan-releases-hd-dvd-blu-ray-charts-results-still-inco/http://www.engadget.com/2007/02/01/videoscan-releases-hd-dvd-blu-ray-charts-results-still-inco/
It's going to take some serious work for HD-DVD to pull this out.
]]>Feb 1st 2007 1:19PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/02/01/videoscan-releases-hd-dvd-blu-ray-charts-results-still-inco/http://www.engadget.com/2007/02/01/videoscan-releases-hd-dvd-blu-ray-charts-results-still-inco/Feb 1st 2007 1:37PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/02/01/videoscan-releases-hd-dvd-blu-ray-charts-results-still-inco/http://www.engadget.com/2007/02/01/videoscan-releases-hd-dvd-blu-ray-charts-results-still-inco/
Nice.]]>Feb 1st 2007 2:30PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/02/01/videoscan-releases-hd-dvd-blu-ray-charts-results-still-inco/http://www.engadget.com/2007/02/01/videoscan-releases-hd-dvd-blu-ray-charts-results-still-inco/
Heck I don't buy game consoles but I might get a PS3 just for movies.

]]>Feb 1st 2007 1:57PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/02/01/videoscan-releases-hd-dvd-blu-ray-charts-results-still-inco/http://www.engadget.com/2007/02/01/videoscan-releases-hd-dvd-blu-ray-charts-results-still-inco/http://img175.imageshack.us/img175/5950/aaaaazg4.jpg
]]>Feb 1st 2007 2:09PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/02/01/videoscan-releases-hd-dvd-blu-ray-charts-results-still-inco/http://www.engadget.com/2007/02/01/videoscan-releases-hd-dvd-blu-ray-charts-results-still-inco/
So are Coke and Pepsi!]]>Feb 1st 2007 3:54PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/02/01/videoscan-releases-hd-dvd-blu-ray-charts-results-still-inco/http://www.engadget.com/2007/02/01/videoscan-releases-hd-dvd-blu-ray-charts-results-still-inco/Some of you may say that surely if PS3 games sales were included in this number, the figure would be higher. What we must remember is that it is a number of weeks since the PS3 release, the resupply and uptake have not been large, and the number (and quality) of games, and so games which are associated as 'must-haves', are limited. I would not put the PS3 associated sales past being only just above half of the mentioned figures.
Using the supplied data, we can also hazard a guess that (also, if PS3 data is included) the Blu-Ray disc sales increase is due, in the main, to the increasing PS3 supply (if if the uptake may only be trickling).
Now, although Blu-Ray may be catching up on total disc sales, if the PS3 associated figures are included in these statistics, this could just be due to Sony 'forcing' a new format onto the public. Whether it can win outright remains to be seen, but my own gut feeling suggests that it can't last the distance (and I wouldn't be too sorry to see it go - just bring HVD!)
All the best,
Andy]]>Feb 1st 2007 3:03PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/02/01/videoscan-releases-hd-dvd-blu-ray-charts-results-still-inco/http://www.engadget.com/2007/02/01/videoscan-releases-hd-dvd-blu-ray-charts-results-still-inco/
Undoubtedly PS3 is responsible, but it is PS3 owners buying movies, just look at some of the other links, including Amazon sales ranks. You can see that Blu Ray is up everywhere.

For anyone who hasn't bought you just need to look at the movie release links for each format (links on previous page) to see that Blu Ray will lead. The only question is if/how long HD DVD will hang around as an also ran format.

With Recent blockbusters coming out in Blu Ray ONLY like Casino Royal, Pirates of the Carribean 1&2 (announced) and Spiderman 1&2 expected soon. HD DVD has lost. It will be second fiddle format a trend that will only accelerate as people see this years releases and note the writing on the wall.

I have been thinking about a PS3 just for movies, but I am hoping for a price cut first.
]]>Feb 1st 2007 3:29PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/02/01/videoscan-releases-hd-dvd-blu-ray-charts-results-still-inco/http://www.engadget.com/2007/02/01/videoscan-releases-hd-dvd-blu-ray-charts-results-still-inco/
HDDVD is terminal and the real question is how fast is it going to kick the bucket.
]]>Feb 1st 2007 3:45PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/02/01/videoscan-releases-hd-dvd-blu-ray-charts-results-still-inco/http://www.engadget.com/2007/02/01/videoscan-releases-hd-dvd-blu-ray-charts-results-still-inco/
As for which is 'superior' - what? They both hold data, the same data, and it's only by volume of data held that Blu-Ray looks to have the eventual edge. But so what? There are other issues at play - compatibility, cost, etc. And as for the present time, they both hold all the HD content I need on a single disc. ]]>Feb 1st 2007 4:33PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/02/01/videoscan-releases-hd-dvd-blu-ray-charts-results-still-inco/http://www.engadget.com/2007/02/01/videoscan-releases-hd-dvd-blu-ray-charts-results-still-inco/
Well that doesn't say anything different than my links. Jaws etc are in the section of unannounced titles ,except my links said it in English.

Whether you look at announced or unannounced, blu ray has 3 or 4 times the exclusive titles with Sony/Fox/MGM/Disney and affiliates Blu Ray only. Announced exclusives like Casino Royale and Pirates or the Carribean, or unannounced exclusives like Spiderman and Star Wars, HD is clear losing. Only people in denial don't recognize it yet]]>Feb 1st 2007 11:00PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/02/01/videoscan-releases-hd-dvd-blu-ray-charts-results-still-inco/http://www.engadget.com/2007/02/01/videoscan-releases-hd-dvd-blu-ray-charts-results-still-inco/
http://www.highdefdigest.com/news/show/Disc_Announcements/Steven_Spielberg/Universal
/HD_DVD_Promotions_Group_Touts_Spielberg_Classics_Jaws,_Jurassic,_E.T._/454]]>Feb 2nd 2007 12:44PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/02/01/videoscan-releases-hd-dvd-blu-ray-charts-results-still-inco/http://www.engadget.com/2007/02/01/videoscan-releases-hd-dvd-blu-ray-charts-results-still-inco/
Spielberg titles were included on the list pending "filmmaker involvement."

IOW they will come out when Spielberg says so. IOW they don't know when.

Much like Star Wars (1-6) are Blu Ray exclusives, but George Lucas would have to agree.

Both Lucas and Spielberg maintain tight control of their titles. Until there is a date, this is non-news.

In the end. I think the demographic of big screen buyers is going to miss Star Wars/Spiderman/Pirates of the Carribean more than Universal titles. Fox/Sony/MGM et al. Just have way more announced (with actual shipping dates) and unannounced block busters.

Anyway I have to get a new TV first anyway. After that I will decide what player to get. Today I would get a PS3. In 6 months I am sure things will be more clear which way the wind is blowing, but if I had to bet I think BD will have a significant obvious lead by then.

Anyway you probably have a HD player so are feeling a bit defensive. That is the price of being an early adopter. Sometimes you get stuck with orphaned tech. Enjoy.
]]>Feb 2nd 2007 2:00PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/02/01/videoscan-releases-hd-dvd-blu-ray-charts-results-still-inco/http://www.engadget.com/2007/02/01/videoscan-releases-hd-dvd-blu-ray-charts-results-still-inco/I bought a Xbox 360 HD DVD player in November last year. I love it. And, I won't be stuck if it doesn't become the future format, because the player upscales DVDs so well (in my own personal opinion).

I'm actually trying do defend my sourcing. Sorry if I looked "fanboyish".]]>Feb 2nd 2007 2:30PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/02/01/videoscan-releases-hd-dvd-blu-ray-charts-results-still-inco/http://www.engadget.com/2007/02/01/videoscan-releases-hd-dvd-blu-ray-charts-results-still-inco/
http://www.hddvdprg.com/eng/list.html]]>Feb 11th 2007 9:56AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/02/01/videoscan-releases-hd-dvd-blu-ray-charts-results-still-inco/http://www.engadget.com/2007/02/01/videoscan-releases-hd-dvd-blu-ray-charts-results-still-inco/"format, because the player upscales DVDs so well (in my own personal opinion)."

The 360 does that not the addon. ]]>Feb 26th 2007 12:14AM