MFM - thanks for posting this (I'll thank you even if EHD's band of reliable Sony fanbois insist on flaming anyone with anything other than unconditional love for Blu-ray), but I'm a little... perplexed by the stat you've posted.
How, exactly, can digital downloads suddenly now be at $1B a year given the standards are still being worked out and people are still fighting a variety of different technical challenges to get the things to show on a TV? Is it possible the figure includes ALL digital downloads, including, say, iTunes music? Given the vagueness of the article, which talks about "packaged media" rather than movies specifically, my guess is that would be the case.
I also am curious about one discrepancy in the article. Supposedly Blu-ray is up 91% for sales, but only 62% for rentals. With the relatively high cost of BD discs, you'd expect the rises to be the same. Could it be we're looking at a sales increase because a large number of players have been shifted, with new owners buying new discs to go with them, and then being less interested in the format after doing so?
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MFM - thanks for posting this (I'll thank you even if EHD's band of reliable Sony fanbois insist on flaming anyone with anything other than unconditional love for Blu-ray), but I'm a little... perplexed by the stat you've posted.
How, exactly, can digital downloads suddenly now be at $1B a year given the standards are still being worked out and people are still fighting a variety of different technical challenges to get the things to show on a TV? Is it possible the figure includes ALL digital downloads, including, say, iTunes music? Given the vagueness of the article, which talks about "packaged media" rather than movies specifically, my guess is that would be the case.
I also am curious about one discrepancy in the article. Supposedly Blu-ray is up 91% for sales, but only 62% for rentals. With the relatively high cost of BD discs, you'd expect the rises to be the same. Could it be we're looking at a sales increase because a large number of players have been shifted, with new owners buying new discs to go with them, and then being less interested in the format after doing so?