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You're just not comparing like with like Ben.
The DVD market is a mature market where relatively few will buy brand new releases inm the first week or 2 (but even there it still slaughters the high def number).
I'd love to see a stat showing the % BD took after 6 months.
In other words when all those who know the DVD movie price is going to drop like a stone after a few weeks/months have bought in.
You know it & I know it.
20% is just dreaming and the in-built exaggeration merely reflected because of the completely different nature of the 2 markets.
Some of the 'believers' here might want to wave a flag for the movie & CE industry's margins but I won't.
Relax, the future is DVD, the niche for those of us interested in quality above price is Blu,
for now.
But that's all that's going on, there has been no huge explosion of high def into the mainstream - and with the long deep recession about to strike all of our economies there's not going to be any such explosion for some time.
"Relax, the future is DVD, the niche for those of us interested in quality above price is Blu,
for now."
Stop talking as if you know exactly what's going to happen with Blu-Ray. I think that's what everyone hated about Truth Teller/Nfinity etc. People don't mind you having an opinion but don't act as if it is gospel and you know exactly what will happen.
"I'd love to see a stat showing the % BD took after 6 months."
Nah, that's not arbitrary enough. If you're going to shift the goalposts by making ridiculous demands why not go the whole hog.
"I'd love to see a stat showing the % BD took when the badgers screamed under a blood moon and the the guildfolk of Shrewsbury did tap their staffs thrice upon the old clock tower before the cock crowed"
Back in the real world, the reports suggest sales of Iron Man have between 20-50% on Blu Ray format for this title depending on retailer. As most titles sell their most in the first weeks, this is the figure that the industry is actually interested in. Not six months hence.
I wonder what mental knots you'll twist yourself in when The Dark Knight does even better.
"If you're going to shift the goalposts by making ridiculous demands"
Yeah, cos a comparison in actual sales numbers @ 6mths between BD & DVD is just so "ridiculous" when trying to accurately look to see how each release is really doing.
Just be honest about this, you know the comparison would not look good for BD cos it plays to the strengths of the mature DVD market whereas the present comparison favours BD.
What's so difficult about cutting the PR BS & just seeing the facts and the truth of the situation?
Why would a comparison of actual unit sales numbers @ 6, 9 or even 12mths be so bad?
(don't bother answering, it was a rhetorical question, the answer is as plain as day - to anyone prepared to be open & unbiased about this)