Absolute HD-DVD/Blu-Ray sales figures

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HappySqurriel said:

ZX-VETTE said:

Considering high def DVD is a new format, it IS selling quite well.  According to sales figures, Blu-ray in particular, but high def in general is taking off faster than standard def DVD did when it first came out.

The same thing was said about UMD at about the same point in its life ...

I'm not saying that Blu-Ray/HD DVD are going to face the same fate as UMD but I suspect that both formats will see rapid growth to a point and then stall.

 

Ah, but there's a big difference between UMD and Hi definition formats.  UMD was just a crappy format.  It had fewer features, could only be viewed on a 3" screen, and ran your PSP's batteries down at lightning speed.  Blu-Ray has challenges, but I don't think you can compare UMD to Blu-Ray in terms of chances of success.