Guys, I understand you'll never be convinced that BD is any more than a niche product, but it's a bit disingenuous to try to compare the 1Q09 BD sales to the combined HD optical disc player sales in 1Q08. HD-DVD was already DOA in the first quarter of 2008 and all retailers were dumping their remaining players at fire sale prices. That's not a sustainable business model.
I'm not totally sold that BD is going to be as mainstream as DVD is, but I'm also not ruling it out at this point either. It definitely seems to be getting a little bit of traction.
Warner is one of the staunchest supporters of HD as they were of DVD when it launched. It is utterly stupid to claim they killed HD by going blu. If anything they brought some much needed clarity to the market by settling on a single HD format instead of sitting on the fence - just as many consumers were doing until the matter was decided.
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So, in other words, total disc-based HD player sales this year are approximately the same as they were last year.
Great job Warner. You killed HD.
Yes, no smoke and mirrors (again) in those numbers at all is there.
Guys, I understand you'll never be convinced that BD is any more than a niche product, but it's a bit disingenuous to try to compare the 1Q09 BD sales to the combined HD optical disc player sales in 1Q08. HD-DVD was already DOA in the first quarter of 2008 and all retailers were dumping their remaining players at fire sale prices. That's not a sustainable business model.
I'm not totally sold that BD is going to be as mainstream as DVD is, but I'm also not ruling it out at this point either. It definitely seems to be getting a little bit of traction.
Warner killed HD? What a utterly ridicolous comment.
Warner is one of the staunchest supporters of HD as they were of DVD when it launched. It is utterly stupid to claim they killed HD by going blu. If anything they brought some much needed clarity to the market by settling on a single HD format instead of sitting on the fence - just as many consumers were doing until the matter was decided.