I have updated the original post.
Update:
"It turned out to be a phenomenal year for Blu-ray," said Tom Adams of Adams Media Research. In the fourth quarter of 2008, which is only too important for tech companies, U.S. consumers bought up 28.6 million Blu-ray titles."
http://www.afterdawn.com/news/archive/16575.cfm
http://tech.yahoo.com/news/ap/20090109/ap_on_hi_te/tec_gadget_show_blu_ray
According to Videoscan 22.7 million DVDs were sold for North America in 1999 as a whole.







