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Blip on 09 April 2007
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larry said:
Blip said:

Another sign HD DVD is gaining some ground back?

http://www.dvdempire.com/Content/Features/hidef_wars.asp?userid=99365557675282

I realize BluRay is still ahead here, but it seems the drastic differences are starting to end. Now with the HD player price drop, 70 new titles over the next three months, continued lackluster sales of the PS3... the war is not over yet! Though I still hold to my beliefs that buy the time regular dvd's are not the format of choice, downloading will be the actual new format.


 


no HD DVD has not gained any ground.

the recent release of MATRIX trilogy on HD-DVD saw the sales jump a little.

dont forget over 50% of ps3 owners have purchased atleast one BD disk.

In addition to that the BD players would be available for as low as 300$ from june.

TDK plans to release the 200gig BD disc in summer .

SONY plans to release SPIDERMAN trilogy(1 , 2 & 3 ) this year as well.

 

 


Ah Champ, the Matrix Trilogy does not come out until mid-May.  I think the chart at DVDEmpire is probably portraying the real market now that Casino Royale is running its course mixed with the fact all the coupons from the PS3 have been spent, and the novelty of BluRay for the PS3 owners is probably winding down considering the price of BluRay discs.  I still say as the PS3 sales continue to flop, some of these companies are going to start releasing movies on HDDVD.   Also, I noticed this weekend Circuit City was giving away 4 or 5 HDDVDs away with the purchase of a reduced price HDDVD player.  Combine that with the fact that HDDVD is releasing 70 titles over the next three months, they are not giving up the fight and I think things are going to be more evenly situated for the next few months.