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Despite Bourne, Blu-ray still wins week
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article published on 28 December, 2007
After taking a week off for the holiday season, the official HD disc sales data are in from Nielsen VideoScan, and the results are not surprising.
Despite very strong sales of the HD DVD-exclusive "Bourne Ultimatum", Blu-ray won the week ending December 16th by a 61:39 margin. "Ultimatum" outsold Blu-ray's best title, "POTC: At World's End" by an almost 2:1 ratio, but Amazon's Blu-ray ... [ read the full article ]
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vinny13
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4. January 2008 @ 13:18 |
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This proves that Hughjars logic makes no sense.
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juankerr
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4. January 2008 @ 16:08 |
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According to Reuters Warner is going BluRay exclusive:
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080104/tc_n...QnU3yRg_k2s0NUE
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"The window of opportunity for high-definition DVD could be missed if format confusion continues to linger. We believe that exclusively distributing in Blu-ray will further the potential for mass market success and ultimately benefit retailers, producers, and most importantly, consumers," Warner Bros Chairman and Chief Executive Barry Meyer said in a statement.
Warner said it would continue releasing in the HD DVD format until the end of May, although those releases would follow the standard DVD and Blu-ray releases.
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tester22
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4. January 2008 @ 16:09 |
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Ummmmmmm...................a "sweep" as you said 'juankerr' means NOTHING SOLD FOR HD-DVD. Just like a world series 'sweep' means one team wins all. Those numbers are meaningless regarding whether or not one stays or goes. They are both substantial numbers..............too substantial to have one go away.
Besides HD-DVD has not made one single ad that I have ever seen. No commercials no paper ads. Blu-ray has heavily done so and of course they are selling more. It's to be expected by anyone that doesn't have their head up their arse. Fortunately those who do KNOW WHO YOU ARE. They are both here to stay and everyone better get the idea in their head that dual format players or having two players is going to be a necessity.
"Sweep" my ass....................PUTO!
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juankerr
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4. January 2008 @ 16:13 |
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"Sweep" means 52 weeks for BluRay - zero for HD DVD.
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eatsushi
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4. January 2008 @ 16:20 |
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Originally posted by juankerr:
According to Reuters Warner is going BluRay exclusive:
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080104/tc_n...QnU3yRg_k2s0NUE
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"The window of opportunity for high-definition DVD could be missed if format confusion continues to linger. We believe that exclusively distributing in Blu-ray will further the potential for mass market success and ultimately benefit retailers, producers, and most importantly, consumers," Warner Bros Chairman and Chief Executive Barry Meyer said in a statement.
Warner said it would continue releasing in the HD DVD format until the end of May, although those releases would follow the standard DVD and Blu-ray releases.
Here's the article from HD Digest:
http://www.highdefdigest.com/news/show/W..._Exclusive/1325
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Breaking: Warner Goes Blu-ray Exclusive
Fri Jan 04, 2008 at 04:01 PM ET
It's official: Warner has announced it will drop its support of the HD DVD format, and will begin releasing its next-gen titles on Blu-ray exclusively.
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eatsushi
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4. January 2008 @ 16:24 |
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Originally posted by tester22:
"Sweep" my ass....................PUTO!
No need for personal attacks.
The Nielsen numbers are released weekly. BluRay won each and every week in 2007 plus the last 2 weeks of 2006.
"Sweep" is the correct term.
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tester22
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4. January 2008 @ 16:35 |
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This is crap and I will find out EXACTLY what's up with those trumped up 'lists' that you all keep posting. First, NOT A DAMN website has properly or accurately sited Nielsen's supposed "list of high def. DVD sales" and seconds, none of you generally site either. So until someone can actually show ON NIELSEN'S SITE AS TO THE SALES OF ONE VS. ANOTHER, then PIPE THE F' DOWN. I have sent an email and put a call into the director of marketing for Nielsen's Videoscan department and we will truly find out. In the meantime, that BS list that 'juankerr' dropped like a stinking load doesn't seem to be the same as what's on Nielsen's site which are shown as "DVD sales" in general.
1 -- The Simpsons Movie TWENTIETH CENTURY FOX HOME ENT 12-18-2007
2 1 Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix WARNER HOME VIDEO 12-11-2007
3 2 Bourne Ultimatum UNIVERSAL HOME ENTERTAINMENT 12-11-2007
4 4 Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End DISNEY/BUENA VISTA HOME VIDEO 12-04-2007
5 3 High School Musical 2 DISNEY/BUENA VISTA HOME VIDEO 12-11-2007
6 5 Superbad SONY PICTURES HOME ENTT 12-04-2007
7 -- Underdog DISNEY/BUENA VISTA HOME VIDEO 12-18-2007
8 8 Ratatouille DISNEY/BUENA VISTA HOME VIDEO 11-06-2007
9 7 Planet Earth - The Complete Collection WARNER HOME VIDEO 04-24-2007
10 -- Halloween GENIUS PRODUCTS INC 12-18-2007
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eatsushi
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4. January 2008 @ 16:41 |
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The DVD sales you listed are regular DVD sales - not high-def media (HD DVD or BluRay). For up to date Nielsen numbers for HD DVD and BluRay subscribe to Home Media Magazine or get their weekly digital edition:
http://www.homemediamagazine.com/
OR watch the weekly numbers as leaked by Dave Vaughn at avsforums or highdefdigest.com.
The problem is they may not mean that much in a few months now that Warner has announced BluRay exclusivity.
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tester22
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4. January 2008 @ 16:42 |
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And that's BS too...........sweep in one year???????????? Why don't you just sway the facts to favour you all the time like...........in the past 60 minutes, 100 days or 4 full moons ago. Sweep applies to the ENTIRE FRAKKIN' TIME. Up until the end of 2006 or early 2007 (when BD started actually advertising, HD-DVD was doing better and quite well overall. They are BOTH HERE TO STAY and those that honestly believe that if one wins.........then the other will fold and revamp their manufacturing line. ppfffttt. Some people really are twits and good thing they generally don't go into business for themselves.
Ask yourselves this..........If you were President or CEO or inventor of HD-DVD, at 35-40% the sales of a competitor..........would you fold? Yeah....right.......good thing that those who actually say "yes" aren't running Apple, who by the way only has ABOUT 10% of the market.
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tester22
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4. January 2008 @ 16:48 |
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Originally posted by eatsushi:
The DVD sales you listed are regular DVD sales - not high-def media (HD DVD or BluRay). For up to date Nielsen numbers for HD DVD and BluRay subscribe to Home Media Magazine or get their weekly digital edition:
http://www.homemediamagazine.com/
OR watch the weekly numbers as leaked by Dave Vaughn at avsforums or highdefdigest.com.
The problem is they may not mean that much in a few months now that Warner has announced BluRay exclusivity.
Just as I stated in my last comment so READ UP!!! You have proved nothing except that you can't read accurately.
Highdefdigest can't even site the supposed 'figures' from Nielsen and they are by no means a "proven reputable and accurate and indisputable" website. He is a regular guy who has a site for his supposed findings.
I'm not saying one way or another, just saying that there's no documentation from Nielsen.
I'm only saying they're both here to stay.
For the record........I am well aware that BD is outselling HD-DVD but the figures are fudged.
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4. January 2008 @ 17:04 |
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They arn't both here to stay because they are 2 very different formats even though they produce the same outcome. It's not like DVD-R and DVD+R... I still don't know what the difference is between the 2.
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tester22
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4. January 2008 @ 17:38 |
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That's why they're both here to stay. Paramount presently only backs HD-DVD and others could change too. Blu-ray requires a complete revamp of the existing manuf'g lines of DVD stamping and therefore that is why some will not go that route.
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eatsushi
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4. January 2008 @ 17:42 |
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Here's the official announcement from Warner:
http://www.timewarner.com/corp/newsroom/...1700383,00.html
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In response to consumer demand, Warner Bros. Entertainment will release its high-definition DVD titles exclusively in the Blu-ray disc format beginning later this year, it was announced today by Barry Meyer, Chairman & CEO, Warner Bros. and Kevin Tsujihara, President, Warner Bros. Home Entertainment Group.
"Warner Bros.' move to exclusively release in the Blu-ray disc format is a strategic decision focused on the long term and the most direct way to give consumers what they want," said Meyer. "The window of opportunity for high-definition DVD could be missed if format confusion continues to linger. We believe that exclusively distributing in Blu-ray will further the potential for mass market success and ultimately benefit retailers, producers, and most importantly, consumers."
Warner Home Video will continue to release its titles in standard DVD format and Blu-ray. After a short window following their standard DVD and Blu-ray releases, all new titles will continue to be released in HD DVD until the end of May 2008.
"Warner Bros. has produced in both high-definition formats in an effort to provide consumer choice, foster mainstream adoption and drive down hardware prices," said Jeff Bewkes, President and Chief Executive Officer, Time Warner Inc., the parent company of Warner Bros. Entertainment. "Today's decision by Warner Bros. to distribute in a single format comes at the right time and is the best decision both for consumers and Time Warner."
"A two-format landscape has led to consumer confusion and indifference toward high definition, which has kept the technology from reaching mass adoption and becoming the important revenue stream that it can be for the industry," said Tsujihara. "Consumers have clearly chosen Blu-ray, and we believe that recognizing this preference is the right step in making this great home entertainment experience accessible to the widest possible audience. Warner Bros. has worked very closely with the Toshiba Corporation in promoting high definition media and we have enormous respect for their efforts. We look forward to working with them on other projects in the future."
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4. January 2008 @ 19:47 |
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Originally posted by tester22:
That's why they're both here to stay. Paramount presently only backs HD-DVD and others could change too. Blu-ray requires a complete revamp of the existing manuf'g lines of DVD stamping and therefore that is why some will not go that route.
Dude just kill it.Its over so lets move on numbers isn't important right now because we have gotten the results.So that proved the numbers wasn't fud as you say.
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4. January 2008 @ 22:42 |
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Knock it off and chill. There is no need for personal attacks. Just because they call it a 'format war' doesn't mean to do so literally.
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vinny13
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5. January 2008 @ 00:51 |
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Originally posted by binkie7:
@tester22
Knock it off and chill. There is no need for personal attacks. Just because they call it a 'format war' doesn't mean to do so literally.
Ya jeez...
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