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Analyst predicts continued sales slump for Blu-ray in 2008
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article published on 14 May, 2008
At last week's MEDIA-TECH Expo in Frankfurt, Germany, media analyst Richard Cooper of Screen Digest predicted that the struggling US economy will have a major impact on the growth of Blu-ray in 2008. During his presentation on the future of Blu-ray Cooper backed up his assertion with some interesting figures, largely from DVD sales, showing that US households have historically purchase more ... [ read the full article ]
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JRude
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30. May 2008 @ 23:48 |
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All is peaceful in ''The Wild Kingdom''.........for the moment.
If ya remember that, you probably don't have an HD TV & Blu Ray....;- )
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31. May 2008 @ 00:07 |
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Originally posted by JRude:
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All is peaceful in ''The Wild Kingdom''.........for the moment.
But tomorrow is another day !!!
If ya remember that, you probably don't have an HD TV & Blu Ray....;- )
"The flimsier the product,the higher the price"
Ferengi 82nd rule of aqusition
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JRude
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31. May 2008 @ 01:21 |
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''Fiddle de dee!'' lol!
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31. May 2008 @ 05:33 |
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And that ends another interesting episode at AfterDawn...
Please stay tuned for more regular entertainment scheduled at the next Blu-ray news post... LOL!
Originally posted by Mr-Movies:
Ryu77
As always you?ve done a really good job on this thread keep up the good work. You do know that some of these people will never get it though and I sure don?t need to point them out or wait a minute maybe I have. :)
Thank you.
The fact that some never get it, is why at times I think it's better to take the high road and just leave it as it is. ;-)
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31. May 2008 @ 13:25 |
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Last time on "As the Disc turns", it turned out that BD has won the contest over rival HD (for Ms.Mo'ney's attention) , but as a sore looser, and not willing to concede defeat over the prized French lovely Ms. Mo'ney, HD digs deep into his pocket and pulls out Super Def SD (As HD knows Ms. Mo'ney is basically old school). HD wants Ms. Mo'ney and won't let BD have her. But to BD's credit, he adds oriental flavor, so BD is going to woo Ms. Mo'ney with Chinese cuisine. The plot thickens. Stay tuned folks, for the next episode of "As the Disc Turns"
"The flimsier the product,the higher the price"
Ferengi 82nd rule of aqusition
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juankerr
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2. June 2008 @ 16:59 |
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Where's the sales slump?
Blu-ray sales from January through May 2008 have already surpassed sales for all of 2007
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The world just keeps getting more Blu as the end of the format war has led to consumers jumping into high-def discs with both feet.
More than 11 million hi-def Blu-ray movies have been sold so far, according to data compiled by the Redhill Group for Home Media Magazine, and that's even before the potentially biggest Blu-ray title to date hits the market on September 2: "Transformers."
Projections based on preliminary data show that Blu-ray sales through May have already surpassed sales for all of 2007.
Blu-ray software sales in the first four months of this year more than quadrupled from the same period last year, climbing to 11 million since inception.
In an indication that the surrender of HD DVD had the overall effect everyone had hoped for in sparking the average consumer to feel comfortable jumping into the high-def market, this year's Blu-ray software sales through April are more than triple the number of sales of Blu-ray and HD DVD combined during the same period last year.
To further illustrate the point, consumers are increasingly choosing Blu-ray over DVD when new releases are available in both formats. For example, a year ago each new top 10 release mostly generated only 1% - 2% of sales from Blu-ray, with a couple titles collecting as much as 5% on Blu-ray.
This year in the first quarter, the top three Blu-ray titles, "I Am Legend," "3:10 to Yuma" and "No Country For Old Men," saw 8% - 10% of their sales in the Blu-ray format. Catalog Blu-ray titles that were also in the top 10, such as "Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End," "300," "Planet Earth: The Complete Collection," and "Casino Royale," saw overall DVD/Blu-ray sales jump to 18% - 28% for the Blu-ray versions of those titles during the first quarter.
The surge will no doubt continue with today's official announcement from Paramount that "Transformers" will be coming to Blu-ray on September 2. A slew of additional heavyweight new and classic titles begins to hit Blu-ray this week with "Cloverfield" and Warner's "Dirty Harry" collection and continues next month with "Top Gun" and special editions of Batman and Tom Clancy Jack Ryan movies and the "Starship Troopers" trilogy.
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11. June 2008 @ 22:07 |
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When I go to my local rental store I see the bluray shelves full, nobody even rents them let alone buy them, I don't go by the stats mostly, I go by what I see in the trenches for myself.
As for the quality, after visiting friends and neighbors with all kinds of different size lcd or plasma's, and I do have 20-20 vision still, what I have learned is anything over 40 in. bluray kinda makes a little better of a differnce, 50 or more makes a big difference, 40 or under just like plextor said, you don't need it, actually you are throwing your money out the window, and especially most of the dvd players are the one's I believe they call upconverted or other (I'm not a techie)so I'm not quoting, but those sets are like 75 bucks, with those watching a regular dvd on a 40 or below set you would probably need to have an eye of an eagle to see any difference between the bluray and standard.
So you people with 40 or unders, don't waste your money, and the one's thinking about upgrading to 40 or under, don't get excited thinking your viewing pleasure will get better with bluray because it won't.
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HDNow
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11. June 2008 @ 22:40 |
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Where I am BluRay is selling very well. In the Walmart the PS3 sold out, the Magnavox sold out, the Samsung sold out, the Sony and Panasonic only 1 player left. The movies some are $15 and very few left. Other movies are $19 to $25 and selling very well too. The new movies like Bee Movie and There Will Be Blood and Jumper all sold out.
I wanted HDDVD but now BluRay is the only way to get highdef movies.
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12. June 2008 @ 00:00 |
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Well congrats at your local stores, the walmarts here in the philly and surrounding area's all bluray stuff is sitting and rotting.
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