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Blu-ray disc sales pass one million mark |
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It seems 2007 really is shaping up to be the year of Blu-ray. After getting a lot of support from various outlets and having a steady stream of releases, Blu-ray has now become the first high-definition video format to sell more than one million discs. As the icing on top of the cake, it managed to reach this milestone in less than a year.According to TMCnet, sales figured published by Home Media Research reveal that Blu-ray disc sales accounted to 70% of the high-definition movies sold during the first quarter of this year. The same HMR figures also showed that "nearly three out of every four high-definition movies sold in March were on Blu-ray."
"Blu-ray Discs have been outselling HD DVD by more than two to one since the beginning of the year and the gap is steadily widening," said Andy Parsons, Chairman of the Blu-ray Disc Association's U.S. Promotion Committee and Senior Vice President New Product Development at Pioneer Electronics.
"It's exactly what we've said all along would happen - the strong support for Blu-ray among movie studio and equipment manufacturers means that consumers have more choices when it comes to players and titles. And they're choosing Blu-ray by an ever-increasing margin."
Via TMCnet
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in the end the rich get richer, regardless of who they realy are the consumer sees very little difference. i say just let one format win, and as bluray is kicking ass right now then that's fine... look at dvd there were no losers, whereas with vhs vs betamax those who spent a lot on betamax lost a lot... we need a quick outcome so that people don't waste their money.
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I always knew it would win!
The porn industry will have to change their minds now!
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* Apple
* Dell
* Hewlett-Packard
* Hitachi
* LG
* Mitsubishi Electric
* Panasonic
* Pioneer
* Philips
* Samsung
* Sharp
* Sony
* Sun Microsystems
* TDK
* Thomson
* Twentieth Century Fox
* Walt Disney Company
* Warner Bros.
So, tell me blu-ray aint winning? Oh Yes, they will win!!
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haha...jk..i was gonna buy night at the museum tomorrow anyways.
but yah... go bluray!!
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If I buy a PS3 and blu-ray fails then I still got my PS3, where as a stand alone player is pretty much garbage.
I dont think there are enough movies on either format to justify a purchase just yet but blu-ray is just going to keep pushing ahead because of the PS3.
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This was obvious since the beginning. and I sure the ps3 helped bluray achieve that milestone. For those of you who wanted to stay away from the format war.... buying a ps3 automatically puts you in the war. This is good news.
Anyways, I'm glad bluray is becoming successful. The format war is just confusing everyone and getting annoying. How many of you watch a really good movie (in theatres, or bootlegged) and all of a sudden dislike it cuz you know its universal...or sony, disney, fox. or how many times have you heard..."the bluray release list just doesnt appeal to me." VERY ANNOYING....cuz i know they WANT those movies.
anyways....go blu!!
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just like video did lol
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The Difference between 480p to 720p is dramatic and the jump to 1080p is just as dramatic for people who pay attention to little details.
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Check out the DEDICATED player sales like it or not the HD-DVD is outselling the Blu Ray player.
Did you not also see this news on TMCnet to? -
One of the main backers of the Blu-ray Disc format, South Korea's Samsung Electronics plans to release an optical disc player this year that will play both Blu-ray Disc and the rival HD DVD format, it said Friday.
http://www.tmcnet.com/usubmit/2007/04/13/2508543.htm
And who is Blu-ray Disc Association's U.S. PROMOTION Committee !!!! anyway ??.
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One of the main backers of the Blu-ray Disc format, Samsung Electronics plans to release an optical disc player this year that will play both Blu-ray Disc and the rival HD DVD format, it said Friday.
http://www.tmcnet.com/usubmit/2007/04/13/2508543.htm
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The news makes Samsung the second company to shift from a single-format stance and adopt the idea of a dual player than can read both types of disc. The other, fellow South Korean makerLG Electronics, launched a dual player in North America earlier this year.
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Samsung DVD-HR737 DVD/HDD-Recorder 160GB HDMI
For £239 proberly a lot cheaper if I look around, so I can record all day long and watch what I want to record and through HDMI.
http://www.komplett.co.uk/k/ki.asp?sku+331172+cks+ASS+assoc+8070E5CC-28EB-433D-8345-6176BFE08D72
I dont think I will be bothering with Hd-dvd or blu ray non recordable expensive players anytime soon.
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But ill be damned!.. sony's trojan is working.. O.O
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480p upscaled vs 1080p natural.
http://alteredbeast.i8.com/480vs1080alba.html
It's only "slightly enhanced", eh?
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Sony get me some more games.
Crack, Bond, Happy Feet, Ice Age, Descent, Silent Hill, Layer Cake even the Devil wear.. are awesome (looks and interface) on Blu-ray.
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Currently, five Hollywood studios exclusively support Blu-ray Disc: Columbia Pictures, MGM, Disney, Lionsgate and 20th Century Fox (Columbia Pictures and MGM are owned by Sony Pictures).
Four Hollywood studios support both Blu-ray and HD DVD: Paramount Pictures, DreamWorks, Warner Bros. and New Line Cinema (the former two are owned by Viacom, and the latter two by Time Warner).
Two Hollywood studios exclusively support HD DVD: Universal Studios and the Weinstein Company.
Thats who supports Bluray and those who support HDDVD
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Whats going to be crazy is what Warner Bros. are going to make. They are making a double side disc that will support blu-ray on one side the HDDVD on the other. Now thats pretty cool.
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I love sony and blu gay!
Long live scandalous marketing!
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Are you a sony CEO? Or just the biggest "dumb consumer" in the world? The format war was a result of sony's greed, and if you find it annoying, you're on the wrong side!
..."the bluray release list just doesnt appeal to me." VERY ANNOYING....cuz i know they WANT those movies."
Yeah, I just heard "The Queen" is out on blu-gay. Awesome! All the blu gay movies are the best! There's no bad blu-gay releases. I own them all! Sony told me to buy them so I did!
Good luck being a sony profit tool moron.
Maybe I too can succeed in the business world if I learn to take advantage of dumbasses like yourself. You just lowered the human race to peasants begging for scraps against the biggest richest corporations.
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I just try to set them straight.
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The format war is a result of both the hd-dvd camp and blu-ray camp, sony ISN'T A NON-PROFIT company you know
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Wrong. Therye just being smart. They know for a fact, that, if even for only a little while, many people will still buy into the HD-DVD tech even though Blu-Ray is superior. Why? Price, or loyalties. Whatever.
Point in case being, they know they will make more money if they cater to both groups of people. Simple as that.
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buying ps3 + automatic bluray supporter. wheres the cunfusion in that?
sony's greed - never said anything about that.
bluray releases not appealing? annoying from people that watch spiderman, POTC... then say bluray releases doesnt appeal. i'll put it in your terms - I like windows XP, its very easy to use, but i dont like releases from Microsoft.
The Queen - never heard of it either. Think about other releases please.
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1:Consumer base-Dedicated HD player or not--if it plays the disc, that's good enough
2:Profit. More discs sold+profit for movie industry. More dedicated players on the other hand...means nothing to them.
Besides, do you really think there isn't a single person with a PS3 that bought it because of the BD feature? Really?
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Wal-Mart Names HD DVD the Winner
http://news.digitaltrends.com/talkback184.html
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Why would I spend $800 on a "dedicated" blu-ray player when I can get a PS3 for $600. It would be stupid to buy a stand alone player.
There are already duel players, that helps neither side.
Blu-ray is winning period. You know Sony pictures owns the rights to half the movies EVER made right. They could keep blu-ray alive with just them and Disney signed on.
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I love how xboys think innovation is a bad thing. they would be glad to buy a new system very 4 years, even if nothing changes but the graphics. They are "hard-core" gamers, you know the people without hdtv's. I also love the way they don't need anything until M$ says they do. Look at all the posts about how they don't need bigger harddrives or hdmi. But then look at the same people claiming the 360 elite is the *****. It more than funny.
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