The number of televisions estimated that sit unused in closets.
The EPA estimates that nearly 100 million unused televisions are currently taking up precious, beautiful space. (source: EPA, July 2008)
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Pee-you. And we're continuing the 2008 trend of stinkers from both fronts. Sure, the Blu offerings are "better"--but Saw IV? Do you really need that in high-def? The Game Plan? I guess closet WWF fanboys with a chubby for The Rock would like that one in high def, but c'mon, let's get real.
And people expect Blu to prevail? You want me to pay $400+ for the privilege of seeing Dwayne Johnson in high-def? Or, for the other camp, Method Man? Looks like neither, so far.
"I guess closet WWF fanboys with a chubby for The Rock"
Thou doth protest too much...
I haven't seen The Game Plan but my wife and my two kids have and they loved it. So apparently it is a hit with WWF fanboys and women and little kids....
Again, thankfully, a movie's success will not be determined by one person's opinion...
@regeya
Thank you...you are the majority people, that think that. I even think that now, even though I bought both formats, (which I'm starting to regret buy either of them). The HD and The sound is amazing, but there is a lack of movies from both sides. I dont want SUPERBAD in HD. The SAW Movies arent on my list of mostly likely to own. Where are the great films? The only (I've bought) Blu-ray movies are the 3 Pirate's movies, black hawk down and rescue dawn. On the HD DVD side I have bought Blazing Saddles, shrek the third, the bourne series and the mummy series. Compare both of those with the DVD collection, and its pathetic. It doesn't help that FOX movies are the most expensive movies on Blu-ray and that there isn't that many from FOX to boot. Personally, I wanted to be assured that from either party that I'm going to get the bang for my buck, but right now I'm not seeing anything. IF either side wants people to adopt on a mass scale, prices going down won't do it! It's CONTENT, so if they want to kill DVD, they might want to step up the movie HD production about 50 times more than they are doing right now.
What about 300? Kingdom of Heaven? Harry Potter movies? I mean come one, are you guys that critical to think that none of these movies are worth buying? Stargate, Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy, Harry Potter set, Pirates set, Blade Runner, surely out of 400+ movies, there's more than you've listed that are worth buying???