The next 3-4 months will not determine much more than we know now, that with both HD formats combined the total percentage of disc sales is only 1% to 2%, with standard DVD accounting for about 94% of all sales, and VHS, streaming/downloads/, PSP etc, accounting for the rest.
I don't think this war will be settled for years to come. Sony had better hope Warner doesn't decide to go "HD DVD exclusive" at some point.
On the hardware front, others have mentioned here recently that right now you can get a great "upconverted DVD" player [with HD DVD playback too!] for only $199 on sale :-))
Blu-ray players aren't low enough yet. And the packaged discs are STILL TOO HIGH PRICED for either format, to entice those happy with buying the cheaper standard DVDs [that usually have more bonus content anyway].
"that with both HD formats combined the total percentage of disc sales is only 1% to 2%" This is an excellent point, we are really talking about small numbers here. Even if Blu-ray is selling two-thirds of the discs, that number is still insignificant compared to standard dvd.
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NOPE on the importance of the 4th quarter '07.
The next 3-4 months will not determine much more than we know now, that with both HD formats combined the total percentage of disc sales is only 1% to 2%, with standard DVD accounting for about 94% of all sales, and VHS, streaming/downloads/, PSP etc, accounting for the rest.
I don't think this war will be settled for years to come. Sony had better hope Warner doesn't decide to go "HD DVD exclusive" at some point.
On the hardware front, others have mentioned here recently that right now you can get a great "upconverted DVD" player [with HD DVD playback too!] for only $199 on sale :-))
Blu-ray players aren't low enough yet. And the packaged discs are STILL TOO HIGH PRICED for either format, to entice those happy with buying the cheaper standard DVDs [that usually have more bonus content anyway].
"that with both HD formats combined the total percentage of disc sales is only 1% to 2%" This is an excellent point, we are really talking about small numbers here. Even if Blu-ray is selling two-thirds of the discs, that number is still insignificant compared to standard dvd.