Forgive me for not believing the BDA (BSA) when they are using percentages and not raw data, 396% means nothing without supporting information. In a recent Australian article, blu ray is reported to be struggling at 1% of the total market, and that is fact, not BDA snake oil. It would be nice, just once, if they could present the facts for a change and forget the continual lies and deception.
Spiza, I fail to see any irony in my post at all, however having been on the receiving end of some of your bitter vitriol before, I'm sure you'll have a sarcastic and negative response.
...and 4 is a party!!! Lets join the dots for you, pay attention now Gus!
It's ironic because you moan about the BDA touting percentages and then backup your whine by touting another percentage and proudly proclaim it as fact!
Google is your friend, I have found an article Gus I presume is the one you are talking about, problem is your wrong, turns out blu ray is actually 1.35% of the total market down under, so stop exaggerating OK! From the article...."In the second quarter of 2008, 207,841 HD movies were sold, up 7.2 per cent on the first quarter but still only 1.35 per cent of the total DVD movie market".
I'm a thrill junkie too, so stuff the danger, I'll post the link !!
All across Europe (just like the rest of the world) the economy is taking a serious dive.
Only the nutters of the BDA, their paid optimist (sorry, marketing analysts), their unhinged press buddies (desperate to avoid the recession themselves & not pi$$-off the BDA advertising budget) & their fanclub continue to delude themselves and talk-up ludicrous stupidity which tries to convince that in the current climate Blu-ray will sell strongly.
Nevermind record drops in consumer spending, major unemployment hikes or the car & housing markets completely flat on their backs. Oh no, they prefer to spout BS about a video format.
Wise up. TBH in the current climate it's becoming more than a sick joke.
All the serious commentators say this coming recession (still not at it's height yet) will see economic activity to continue to fall until the end of next year, at least, with little prospect for a recovery to pre-recession activity for a several years.
The idea that a new and relatively expensive video system will somehow manage to side-step this reality is plainly idiotic.
I feel I should point out Australia is not in Europe, perhaps you are confusing it with Austria. I don't remember any roos in The Sound of Music, nor any Alps down under.
Thanks dvd4me, that is the article, apologies about the missing .35% and you are correct, i did not supply the link as i thought that was no longer allowed. On that subject thouigh, surely as long as the link is about the topic it should be OK, deliberate sales and spam links etc, I agree should be banned.
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Forgive me for not believing the BDA (BSA) when they are using percentages and not raw data, 396% means nothing without supporting information.
In a recent Australian article, blu ray is reported to be struggling at 1% of the total market, and that is fact, not BDA snake oil.
It would be nice, just once, if they could present the facts for a change and forget the continual lies and deception.
Oh the irony of your post.
Spiza, I fail to see any irony in my post at all, however having been on the receiving end of some of your bitter vitriol before, I'm sure you'll have a sarcastic and negative response.
You really don't see the irony?
Liquid,........two's a party, three's a crowd!
...and 4 is a party!!! Lets join the dots for you, pay attention now Gus!
It's ironic because you moan about the BDA touting percentages and then backup your whine by touting another percentage and proudly proclaim it as fact!
Bit hard when your not allowed to post links anymore!
Google is your friend, I have found an article Gus I presume is the one you are talking about, problem is your wrong, turns out blu ray is actually 1.35% of the total market down under, so stop exaggerating OK!
From the article...."In the second quarter of 2008, 207,841 HD movies were sold, up 7.2 per cent on the first quarter but still only 1.35 per cent of the total DVD movie market".
I'm a thrill junkie too, so stuff the danger, I'll post the link !!
http://www.news.com.au/technology/story/0,25642,24522714-5014239,00.html
The BDA live in a daydream.
All across Europe (just like the rest of the world) the economy is taking a serious dive.
Only the nutters of the BDA, their paid optimist (sorry, marketing analysts), their unhinged press buddies (desperate to avoid the recession themselves & not pi$$-off the BDA advertising budget) & their fanclub continue to delude themselves and talk-up ludicrous stupidity which tries to convince that in the current climate Blu-ray will sell strongly.
Nevermind record drops in consumer spending, major unemployment hikes or the car & housing markets completely flat on their backs.
Oh no, they prefer to spout BS about a video format.
Wise up.
TBH in the current climate it's becoming more than a sick joke.
All the serious commentators say this coming recession (still not at it's height yet) will see economic activity to continue to fall until the end of next year, at least, with little prospect for a recovery to pre-recession activity for a several years.
The idea that a new and relatively expensive video system will somehow manage to side-step this reality is plainly idiotic.
I feel I should point out Australia is not in Europe, perhaps you are confusing it with Austria. I don't remember any roos in The Sound of Music, nor any Alps down under.
Thanks dvd4me, that is the article, apologies about the missing .35% and you are correct, i did not supply the link as i thought that was no longer allowed.
On that subject thouigh, surely as long as the link is about the topic it should be OK, deliberate sales and spam links etc, I agree should be banned.
Pete, LOL, I'll pay that one! :)
I always look to Australia when I want to know what is going on with Consumer Electronics due to their long history of being a leader in that field.