Also the reason why in January Bluray sold HD DVD 2:1 was because Niesel counted the Movie that came with the PS3 and the movies that where bough with $15 off coupon that all PS3's came with. HD DVD players still outsell Bluray players.
Nice addition Ed... here's my thoughts. I am getting fed up with Sony and the blu ray camp announcing they have won?! When so long as hd dvds are still being produced, and SOLD, then this is no more than wishful thinking, and propoganda! I think HD DVD is the superior format, as its the natural successor to dvd, it is cheaper to produce, and therefore to buy, and even provides superior sound and picture quality, as many reports suggest. Why bluray is getting so much attention just cos sony stick it in a lousy console is beyond me! If there is ever an 'end' to this 'war', (other than both formats just selling alongside each other) then it will be hd dvd that is the global format for hidef movies, with bluray being left for no more than Sony to produce their games on.
Ed, don't spread misinformation and don't fall for the HD DVD spin machine.
The neilsen numbers DON'T include the free PS3 title (limited to first 400,000 units). There was no $15 off coupon with any PS3's (I wish!). There was a mail-in rebate book similar to those in the early days of DVD. However the qualifying titles were fairly poor and only $10 per title.
If it were true you'd see a huge spike in November followed by a huge lull in December and Janurary. In fact sales have climbed rapidly from November and managed to outsell HD DVD by mid-december. Sales of BD are now double that of HD DVD.
As we saw last month, Blu-ray stand alones had equalled the sales of HD DVD standalones by the end of 2006.
Lee, HD DVD isn't substantially cheaper to produce and any difference is kept by the studios rather than passed on to the consumer. There is nothing to say that reducing costs automatically mean cheaper products.
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Also the reason why in January Bluray sold HD DVD 2:1 was because Niesel counted the Movie that came with the PS3 and the movies that where bough with $15 off coupon that all PS3's came with. HD DVD players still outsell Bluray players.
Nice addition Ed... here's my thoughts. I am getting fed up with Sony and the blu ray camp announcing they have won?! When so long as hd dvds are still being produced, and SOLD, then this is no more than wishful thinking, and propoganda! I think HD DVD is the superior format, as its the natural successor to dvd, it is cheaper to produce, and therefore to buy, and even provides superior sound and picture quality, as many reports suggest. Why bluray is getting so much attention just cos sony stick it in a lousy console is beyond me! If there is ever an 'end' to this 'war', (other than both formats just selling alongside each other) then it will be hd dvd that is the global format for hidef movies, with bluray being left for no more than Sony to produce their games on.
Ed, don't spread misinformation and don't fall for the HD DVD spin machine.
The neilsen numbers DON'T include the free PS3 title (limited to first 400,000 units). There was no $15 off coupon with any PS3's (I wish!). There was a mail-in rebate book similar to those in the early days of DVD. However the qualifying titles were fairly poor and only $10 per title.
If it were true you'd see a huge spike in November followed by a huge lull in December and Janurary. In fact sales have climbed rapidly from November and managed to outsell HD DVD by mid-december. Sales of BD are now double that of HD DVD.
As we saw last month, Blu-ray stand alones had equalled the sales of HD DVD standalones by the end of 2006.
Lee, HD DVD isn't substantially cheaper to produce and any difference is kept by the studios rather than passed on to the consumer. There is nothing to say that reducing costs automatically mean cheaper products.