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Blu-ray sales are impressive for 2008
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article published on 18 August, 2008
According to Home Media Research compiled by the Redhill Group, it appears that Blu-ray sales are actually quite solid for the year, and up 300 percent year-on-year from 2007.
The research says that Blu-ray movies are selling at about 1.14 million per month on average for the year, for a total of about 8 million. The combined total for 2006 and 2007 was about 6 million discs sold.
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SANTI737
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18. August 2008 @ 02:59 |
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18. August 2008 @ 03:26 |
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Not a real shocker here but they do need to start dropping prices on Hardware & Software.If they don't by the holidays then Blu-Ray will find themselves with very serious issues.
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18. August 2008 @ 06:39 |
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Why do they keep insisting that Blu-ray is doing much better than it actually is? About 8 million BD movies sold in USA during 2008 is still minuscule, when one title on DVD sells millions of copies within USA. For instance titles like "I Am Legend" or "National Treasure - Book of Secrets" have sold each about 6 million DVDs in USA since they were released months ago, and there're hundreds of DVD titles released annually. I'm sure BD backers are praising this as a mayor accomplishment, but in reality it is not.
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18. August 2008 @ 08:26 |
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Why do they keep insisting that Blu-ray is doing much better than it actually is? About 8 million BD movies sold in USA during 2008 is still minuscule, when one title on DVD sells millions of copies within USA. For instance titles like "I Am Legend" or "National Treasure - Book of Secrets" have sold each about 6 million DVDs in USA since they were released months ago, and there're hundreds of DVD titles released annually. I'm sure BD backers are praising this as a mayor accomplishment, but in reality it is not.
Maybe because Blu-ray just started as opposed to DVD? It's like when a parent says how well their 2 year old is doing with walking. DVD is like the teenager that runs track.
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gnovak1
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18. August 2008 @ 10:30 |
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Sounds like all BS to me. Who knows where they get their data from?
If sales are skyrocketing, then there a lot of people paying way too much money for movies. I will not be joining them any time soon.
Not until prices go way down.
The playstation is the only saving grace for Blu-Ray.
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13thHouR
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18. August 2008 @ 11:58 |
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you know what, they can keep their attempts to lock down all content as i'll be sticking with analogue or copy write infringement until they realise that they should not be constantly screwing us all over, i will not support draconian restrictions to aid them to rape the world.
blu-ray = drm tool
its funny this information comes at the time of the sales details of the ps3 slumping, as the ps3 is the only reason that any blu-ray disks are sold!
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Unfortunately for Sony, they actually saw a sales dip. July netted them a little over 221 thousand PS3 sales, which gives them a ?middle of the road? look. PS3 sales actually went down about 45% compared to last month, but even so they managed to best Microsoft by a small amount.
how many dvd's are sold exactly, and im sure these figures are quite pathetic in regards to, even the amount of ps3's there are in existence.
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18. August 2008 @ 13:12 |
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people will vote with there wallets
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18. August 2008 @ 13:29 |
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Originally posted by 13thHouR:
its funny this information comes at the time of the sales details of the ps3 slumping, as the ps3 is the only reason that any blu-ray disks are sold!
Wii still doing well, PS3 takes sales hit
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Unfortunately for Sony, they actually saw a sales dip. July netted them a little over 221 thousand PS3 sales, which gives them a ?middle of the road? look. PS3 sales actually went down about 45% compared to last month, but even so they managed to best Microsoft by a small amount.
take note and ask yourself why ps3 sales were as high as they were in june? it was the result of one game and one game only. it needs no explanation but surely any rational individual would expect console sales to return to their "normal" levels. funny you say "slump" when the system still sold more than its main competitor. stating the downward fall in sales by "X" percent for the ps3 from June to July is simply PR spin. the answer is obvious to those who see the big picture.
there was no price drop or any hit titles announced during july so one would expect sales to level off. it is the middle of summer anyhow, not really the make or break it time of year which actually isnt too far off.
buying BRs online is the best option for getting movies at reasonable prices. i do really enjoy the fantastic picture of BR and look forward to watching Ironman, transformers, Dark Knight etc etc in the near future. prices aren't that expensive if you shop in around...
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18. August 2008 @ 13:52 |
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Originally posted by fergus100:
people will vote with there wallets
That's the best way to do it.
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18. August 2008 @ 14:35 |
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you know what i loved to do, i used to take a spindal of 100/CD. find artist that are backing RIAA burn all 100 of those CD's and set them out in public place's bus stops, trucking rests,and phone booths, wall-mart bath rooms, not only was it funny but it worked, they would gradually disappear.
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18. August 2008 @ 16:34 |
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Originally posted by DXR88:
you know what i loved to do, i used to take a spindal of 100/CD. find artist that are backing RIAA burn all 100 of those CD's and set them out in public place's bus stops, trucking rests,and phone booths, wall-mart bath rooms, not only was it funny but it worked, they would gradually disappear.
Do you really hate musicians that much?
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18. August 2008 @ 17:38 |
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Only the Asshat ones, when you become rich and famous you let it get to your head, you then forget who made you what you are. An artist cannot portray his paintings if nobody looks. A poet cannot preform if nobody is willing to watch. A musician cannot preform music if nobody is willing to listen.
We the people,that consume will do so only if you prove it worth are money and time.
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19. August 2008 @ 08:01 |
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The trouble is DVD was a huge jump over VHS, BR is not much of a jump it just pretty, without a huge price drop its SOL....
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23. August 2008 @ 04:52 |
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Originally posted by ZippyDSM:
The trouble is DVD was a huge jump over VHS, BR is not much of a jump it just pretty, without a huge price drop its SOL....
That's the real reason.
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