Are you seriously claiming that a blu ray player promotion on a TV set is the reason that HD DVD sales tanked in the same time frame? Here, let me quote you the Home Media Magazine article:
"According to raw retail data collected by NPD, consumers bought just 1,758 HD DVD players the week of Jan. 12, down from 14,558 players the week before. In contrast, consumers bought 21,770 Blu-ray Disc machines, up from 15,257 the previous week. "
So HD DVD sales were 12% of the week before. There is a simple reason for the slump - Warner knocked the stuffing out of HD DVD with their announcement.
If its any consolation, I expect the recent firesales by Amazon and others may allow sales to pickup a little over the next few weeks, but certainly nothing that heralds a recovery.
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Are you seriously claiming that a blu ray player promotion on a TV set is the reason that HD DVD sales tanked in the same time frame? Here, let me quote you the Home Media Magazine article:
"According to raw retail data collected by NPD, consumers bought just 1,758 HD DVD players the week of Jan. 12, down from 14,558 players the week before. In contrast, consumers bought 21,770 Blu-ray Disc machines, up from 15,257 the previous week. "
So HD DVD sales were 12% of the week before. There is a simple reason for the slump - Warner knocked the stuffing out of HD DVD with their announcement.
If its any consolation, I expect the recent firesales by Amazon and others may allow sales to pickup a little over the next few weeks, but certainly nothing that heralds a recovery.