Blu-ray outselling HD DVD 2 to 1 this year

Man just when I really thought BluRay was gonna be the clear winner, you guys got me thinking that HDDVD really does have a chance. Like someone else posted b4 me I also think if MS would have had the HDDVD drive inside the 360 then HDDVD would probably be winning or if not even in this race. These stats mean that alot of people are buy stand alone HDDVD drives. Unlike BluRay which is getting most thier sales from PS3 owners.

"HDTVs are selling well, but compared to mass consumption (i.e. above 50% of US households, if not higher) of HD, this won't happen for at least 5 more years."

HDTV penetration in US households is approaching 30% and will be there by the end of this year. Most experts predict that the penetration % of HDTV's will be 50% or better by the end of 2008.

Between 2006 and 2007, the cost for Plasma or LCD flat screens has gone down by an average of 30 to 40%. That means there are many HD options out there right now that have a sub $1000 price tag.

I laugh everytime I see someone post that they do not care about HD movies because their DVD's look fine. You know the old saying "you don't know what your missing if you've never seen it" don't you?

This is a perfect example of that. Until you see a Blu-ray movie or HD-DVD movie playing on a high quality flat panel HDTV in a home setting you have no idea what you are missing.

Ignorance is bliss right guys? No thanks, I prefer HD to Chump Vision.

In the year that I have had my HDTV no fewer than 4 of my friends have gone out and bought one 2. Usually the sticking point is the wives, but once the wives see my TV and here my wife raving about the TV, they change their minds and tell their husbands that they need one of these also.

It will be interesting to see that if Blu-Ray wins, what Microsoft will do for their optical drive in the next Xbox. Just some food for thought...

Points to ponder:

1. Have you ever heard of anyone NOT having a problem w/ Blockbuster? How many times have you argued that you got a movie in on time & the computer says it was late? F them.

2. Target's frogs won't let the Salvation Army or the Girl Scouts outside their stores to raise money. F them (but they'd like it - dirty French)

I've had the HD DVD add-on for the 360 since the day it launched and have been happy with the device. I like the 360 more and didn't want to spend a bunch of money to get a standalone player (whether that be Blu-Ray or HD DVD). At the time 200 bucks for the HD player, a movie and the media remote was a steal to me. Now you can get one with 5 movies at 20 bucks cheaper....no brainer to anyone that owns a 360 in my opinion. If the format fails then you still can enjoy the movies anyways. I haven't gone buying crazy for HD DVDs (30 bucks a piece in most cases is high) but have built my collection up to around 12 or so. 300 looks fantastic and has some really cool features like the bluescreen PIP. Many HD DVDs have the HD PIP special features which I like. Will Blu-ray get that feature? I'm sure they will...and that's cool. Enjoy what you will. For now I'll be enjoying some fantastic looking HD DVDs.

again, blu-ray and hd-dvd are relevant when they beat regular dvds in sales and it aint happening yet #12

http://www.amazon.com/gp/bestsellers/dvd/

LOL .... 1.2 million units and it's out pacing HD 2/1 LOLOLOLOLOLOL. What a bunch of garbage. So combined they have sold 1.8 million. LOLOLOLOLOLOL. HD is garbage anyway. YAY my movie looks good... but damn It looks like i'm watching the news on a 56k dial up modem. well at least the numbers prove that this format sucks. Both really have no advantage over regular DVD. And they both cost ridiculously more.

"but we'd prefer people spending their money on a couple extra games instead of possibly throwing their money away on a console attachment for a dying not-selling-as-well format."

Screw you guys. I don't need some gaming blog to tell me what high definition movie format to buy or insult me in the process.

I'm NOT interested in Blu-Ray or HD-DVD, and I blame the manufacturers for coming out with two competing formats. What this has to do with gaming, I'll never know. But as long as you're talking about Blu-Ray and HD DVD player sales, why not also discuss DVD player and downloadable movie sales?

I thought size mattered more than refresh rate and contrast ratio when my father purchased a 50' DLP on the cheap ($2500 about 2 1/2 years ago).

But prices have come down a bunch and it's not unrealistic to get a nice 42' 1080p LCD today for under $1600. The higher end Samsung's and Sharp's have much better contrast ratios, which actually does make a huge difference when playing games, watching movies, etc. I spoke praises of DLP tech when I first was exposed to high definition televisions, but unless you want a reasonably priced 60'' television, LCD or Plasma is the way to go (Plasma being the more consistent of the two if price is no concern).

I could give a flying Frak about who wins this war.

I just want my BSG on HD-DVD, season 1 coming Dec. 4th. If HD DVD does fail, I'll be the one buying 20 different used 360 HD DVD attachments for cheap, putting one disc of BSG in each one, and then possibly glueing them shut and hooking it all into a massive USB switcher.

The numbers really mean jack in the grand scheme of things. All it takes is one guy sitting in a high back leather chair somewhere to say "this is the winner" and that's how it'll be. I don't think people realize how meaningless their "vote" or their dollar really is. This applies to pretty much everything.

OMG it's easier than fishing at a hatchery.
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Either your post is a bad attempt at a joke (even Data could do better) or you are an ignorant bafoon.

If you do not like new technology, go live in a cave.
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What preytell is so new about this technology. There is nothing new. You don't even know what is new about it... because there is nothing new.

Is it a technological advance when they put a vibrator in a toothbrush? No it's not it's just a toothbrush with a vibrator.

Is it new technology when a disk filled with 1's and 0's is filled with even more 1's and 0's ? No it's not.

You're an idiot. And a moron. and you live in your moms basment. and if you had a girlfriend (ever) she dumped you cause you are a worthless piece of genetic garbage who knows not anything about anything. Go play WoW and eat twinkies in your moms basment. I'm gonna be upstairs banging your mom.

HD DVD is "dying" because of Blu-Ray the same way the PS3 is "dying" because of the 360. Or the Wii, for that matter.

Take that to mean what you will.

who cares this is the only thing Sony Fanboys can diss is the the HD war and its not a big of a margin as they made it seem but what ever sony boys can only diss HD-DVD when they need 2 be worrying why PS3 isnt saling games HAHA only 2 million sales game Motorstorm and Resistence its pathetic

WOW, Morganfell!

Cars may just bring Blu-Ray a feature that is nearly STANDARD in HD DVD movies! SWEET!

regular dvd sales for 300 were 7 million units.....pales in comparison too 197,00 and 90,000 combined