The price of standalone Blu-ray players have significantly dropped over the past 10 months, but the cost of Blu-ray discs -- while they've decreased -- still are somewhat pricey, many of you have proclaimed in the comments section and forums.
Trying to figure out what's going on in the current Blu-ray market can be rather difficult at the moment. A new analyst statement every other week contradicts previous reports, and here we go again:
During November in the U.K., consumers purchased 462,500 Blu-ray discs, a 165 percent increase over the month of October.
""When you can get a DVD upconverter for $50 at Wal-Mart, it's hard to justify even $200 for a Blu-ray player, especially when you then have to invest in more expensive Blu-ray."
In Europe, sales of Blu-ray players is expected to triple, with 2.5 million units sold across Europe -- not including the Sony PlayStation 3. According to the press release, Blu-ray -- including the PS3 -- overall sales have outsold DVD by "about five times" over the first three years of DVD's release.
The European market reportedly didn't receive the drastic Blu-ray price cuts that North America received, so it's possible a further sales boost could happen once manufacturers drop prices further.
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