Nielsen/VideoScan sales ratios
http://www.avsforum.com/avs-vb/showthread.php?t=798080

Quote :

"Week ending May 13, 2007 Week: Blu-ray 62 HD DVD 38 YTD 68/32 SI 57/43 What does that mean? Week: During the week ending on the date shown above, of every 100 hidef disc units sold, 62 were Blu-ray and 38 HD DVD. YTD (year-to-date): in the period from Jan 1, 2007, of every 100 hidef disc units sold, 68 were Blu-ray and 32 HD DVD. SI (since inception): since the inception of both formats (April 2006 to the date shown above), of every 100 hidef disc units sold, 57 were Blu-ray and 43 HD DVD."

Day      Week         YTD         SI
01/07  63.3/36.7   63.3/36.7   41.2/58.8
01/14  68.2/31.8   65.7/34.3   43.2/56.8
01/21  67.8/32.2   66.4/33.6   45.1/54.9
01/28  68.8/31.2   67.0/33.0   46.7/53.3
02/04  69.0/31.0   67.4/32.6   48.1/51.9      
02/11  69.6/30.4   67.7/32.3   49.3/50.7
02/18  65.0/35.0   67.4/32.6   50.3/49.7
02/25  68.5/31.5   67.4/32.6   51.5/48.5
03/04  65.7/34.3   67.2/32.8   52.2/47.8
03/11  68.7/31.3   67.9/32.1   52.8/47.2
03/18  81.7/18.3   69.2/30.8   54.3/45.7
03/25     n/a      70.4/29.6   55.6/44.4
04/01     n/a      69.9/30.1   56.2/43.8
04/08  62.4/37.6   69.4/30.6   56.4/43.6 
04/15    61/39       69/31       57/43 
04/22    52/48       68/32       57/43
04/29    71/29       68/32       58/42
05/06    60/40       68/32       57/43
05/13    62/38       68/32       57/43

5/27/2007 12:44:16 AM

well at least hd dvd is in second place...lol

5/31/2007 8:42:18 PM

I actually have to root a little bit for Blu-Ray, only because businesses today (particularly large ones like Sony) are so risk averse and live only for short term profits. Sticking their neck out (and failing) multiple times in the hopes of finally striking rich on a proprietary format takes a lot of balls and I have to give them credit for that.

I'm no fan of proprietary formats, but at least there's a corporation who's willing to sacrifice lots of short-term profit in the interests of huge long-term gain

[Edited on May 31, 2007 at 9:15 PM. Reason : s]

5/31/2007 9:15:06 PM

well at least hd dvd is in second place...lol

5/31/2007 10:10:52 PM

LG has a multi format player on the market

blue ray, hd dvd, and dvd

it has component and hdmi output

5/31/2007 10:18:11 PM

i received the matrix trilogy on hd-dvd today.

circuit city price mistake at $19.99 ftw.

5/31/2007 11:08:45 PM

why did not you post that

6/1/2007 11:35:54 AM

i thought everyone and their cousin checked slickdeals.net

6/1/2007 12:29:19 PM

were there any more of the matrix trilogy @ CC for 20 bucks?

6/1/2007 12:41:50 PM

it was online for about 4 hours like a week ago...just check slickdeals regularly because price mistakes don't last long.

6/1/2007 1:21:04 PM

watching the Matrix ReLoaded in HD...BY FAR the best HD-DVD yet.

6/2/2007 3:27:47 PM

damnit that sucks.

i don't want to buy the whole trilogy, wish i coulda taken advantage of that $20 deal lol

6/2/2007 3:39:21 PM

It's a shame that all the best demonstrations of HD-DVD picture quality happen to be tied to shit movies.

6/2/2007 5:05:53 PM

lol

6/6/2007 6:30:37 PM

Blockbuster just announced that they are offering Blu-Ray, and excluding HD-DVD

another nail in the coffin of open standards

6/18/2007 9:08:47 AM

another reason while i'll keep netflix

supporting a single standard is the dumbest thing they could have done.
having the industries battle to make 1 format cheaper than the other ftw.

[Edited on June 18, 2007 at 9:15 AM. Reason : .]

6/18/2007 9:13:59 AM

they support the VHS standard excluding BetaMax... is that stupid?

6/18/2007 9:23:04 AM

are betamax players readily available?

6/18/2007 9:25:16 AM

are HD-DVD players readily affordable?

6/18/2007 9:51:02 AM

http://edition.cnn.com/2007/TECH/biztech/06/18/blockbuster.blu.ray.ap/

Quote :

"Blockbuster has been renting both Blu-ray and HD DVD titles in 250 stores since late last year and found that consumers were choosing Blu-ray titles more than 70 percent of the time."

6/19/2007 5:12:23 PM

HD-DVD is 300 for their new cheapest player. Blue-ray's cheapest player (or damn near) is a ps3 at 500ish.

6/19/2007 6:04:04 PM

Quote :

"are HD-DVD players readily affordable?"

200 bucks for an xbox isn't bad at all.
grow up
btw i will have both eventually

"if you ain't got no money take your broke ass home"

6/19/2007 7:41:22 PM

^^ you can get the USB HD DVD add-on drive for the xbox 360 for $185 (that's what it was at the walmart in hartsville, sc -- i know the price elsewhere is $199) and it'll work on a PC (with appropriate software installed -- new DVD playback software windvd or powerdvd supports it) as well as the xbox 360

6/19/2007 8:32:54 PM

HD DVD came back with a strong showing to finish second, while Blu-Ray finished next to last

6/19/2007 11:37:38 PM

so what you're saying is Blu-Ray is winning?


Where'd all the MS fanboys from the first few pages go?

6/20/2007 1:01:00 PM

i was unaware that hd-dvd was a ms product...

6/20/2007 1:52:14 PM

it's pretty obvious there is a direct correlation b/w the two.

You can find all the same tools that were littering the first few pages of this thread in the 360 thread over in the Entertainment section.

6/20/2007 3:11:52 PM

Quote :

"Even if Blu-Ray is winning, it's still winning a miniscule market share. It's kind of like being President of a third-world country. Sure, you're President, but by and large, no one cares."

6/20/2007 11:10:41 PM

Its somewhat incongruous that I would be told to "grow up" after balking at dropping hundreds of dollars on a first-adopter entertainment device

and that the same person talking about how I need to grow up would quote a song that makes fun of being frugal.

who needs to grow up, in this situation?

[Edited on June 21, 2007 at 6:57 AM. Reason : s]

6/21/2007 6:56:16 AM

I believe his point although stated in a childish manner is,

"If these players are not yet in your price range (especially hd-dvd) then you probably haven't had dvds for that long. It would also be safe to assume that multi-media centers and enjoying their platforms would probably also not be considered one of your hobbies thus you have no business commenting on someone else's hobby and a market that is not aimed at your demographic (whether you cannot afford it or cannot justify the expense)."

[Edited on June 21, 2007 at 7:11 AM. Reason : .]

6/21/2007 7:09:17 AM

is it just me or did the nasaly tone of that last post actually come through my laptop speakers??

6/21/2007 7:23:40 AM

I bet you'd find mountain dew residue on his keyboard at lest a centimeter thick and a gallon of nasal spray on his desk. just a guess.

6/21/2007 8:04:26 AM

If i had a gift card which allowed me to select 8 , hd-dvd movies, or bluray movies.

I would breeze through the first 4, then the last 4 would be a struggle.

"Well I've never seen click"

"Blazing Saddles would look good in high definition....i think"

"Couldn't hurt to own 3 copies of the 5th element...could it"

6/21/2007 8:07:12 AM

Well you asked for grown up so i gave it to you..

In plane terms

Bitch you gotta pay to play and you're not worthy of commenting on a topic that doesn't concern your cheap and/or broke ass.

Quote :

"is it just me or did the nasaly tone of that last post actually come through my laptop speakers?? "

ohh and i'm guessing you felt like going back to being childish right?



[Edited on June 21, 2007 at 12:17 PM. Reason : BTW ITS SUNDROP BITCHES.]

6/21/2007 12:06:55 PM

blazing saddles is a really good hd-dvd

corpse bride is the best picture if you had to choose 8 and didn't like anything else

6/21/2007 12:16:19 PM

Quote :

"If these players are not yet in your price range (especially hd-dvd) then you probably haven't had dvds for that long."

ahahaha

Quote :

"200 bucks for an xbox isn't bad at all."

a regular xbox is a hd-dvd player now? here i thought you needed a xbox360 ($300) and then another box ($200) still with no HDMI

combined cost of $500 to $600 (taxes)

...


or get a ps3 $600, get HDMI, avoid ugly add-on

6/21/2007 12:23:12 PM

gg playing on a miss communication
you know what i meant don't be a dick


http://www.amazon.com/Toshiba-HD-A2-HD-DVD-Player/dp/B000IJV4BC/ref=pd_bbs_sr_1/104-4522188-3203926?ie=UTF8&s=electronics&qid=1182443779&sr=1-1

ohh noes its a 225 dollar hd-dvd player..
i think you can still get regular dvd players for that
basically if you consider your ps2 or coby a sufficient dvd player you don't care and just got sick of looking for vhs.

if you don't have an hd-tv though really... just leave this thread cause why do you care who wins?

6/21/2007 12:40:09 PM

ps3 is everything xbox360 wishes it was

6/21/2007 2:29:21 PM

Quote :

"if you don't have an hd-tv though really... just leave this thread cause why do you care who wins?"

We get to make fun of both camps. Everyone else is stuck trying to make fun of the other group in hopes that it will somehow validate their choice.

[Edited on June 21, 2007 at 2:45 PM. Reason : -s]

6/21/2007 2:34:53 PM

^^ except a success... yet...

6/21/2007 4:58:40 PM

ps3 has no good titles yet

even though it is a much better movie player.
the fact the a 360 can be linked to a pc is def ftw.

^^ to validate your inferior home entertainment system.

[Edited on June 21, 2007 at 5:23 PM. Reason : .]

6/21/2007 5:22:30 PM

Quote :

"ps3 is everything xbox360 wishes it was"

shinier?
less, but crappier games?
shittier online system?
old ass controller that i (and many others) still think blows?

the only thing you can really argue for is hdmi and built in bluray. maybe reliability but that is becomming less of an issue.

6/21/2007 5:29:05 PM

Turning this thread into a PS3 vs 360 argument is retarded.

This statement:

Quote :

"it seemed like most wolfwebbers were going with the 360 before the ps3 was released" "ps3 is everything xbox360 wishes it was"

Is like retarded times infinity.

6/21/2007 5:45:51 PM

=]

6/21/2007 5:47:53 PM

yeah, but i was bored and reading it and i like console wars more than format wars.

6/21/2007 5:50:56 PM

imho a real gamer doesn't get into console wars cause he'd be fighting on all sides.

as soon as gran tourismo 5 is released i'll buy one... until then... still waiting

6/21/2007 5:58:19 PM

shrug, ive got a wii and 360. if the ps3 ever shows any promise i might actually consider it.

6/21/2007 7:12:48 PM

↑ mee too... i'm not saying they suck... its just that blue ray movies are the most impressive thing released on them right now.

6/21/2007 8:16:12 PM

i did kind of like the original matrix movie, maybe i should buy the trilogy

ultraviolet? thats got to be made even better by bluray

[Edited on June 22, 2007 at 8:31 AM. Reason : .]

6/22/2007 8:30:11 AM

Quote :

"to validate your inferior home entertainment system"

completely subjective...i enjoy, with no complaint, my 32" CRT(?) tv, my upconverting dvd/divx player, and my klipsch surround sound...i don't feel the need to spend $1000+ to "enjoy" watching television or movies or listening to music

6/22/2007 8:54:34 AM