Blu Ray sales are up and DVD sales are down

[D_Boy]

Ail said:

D_Boy said:
That is true...for now. But things can change soon enough. Maybe the process will be nearly as cheap as DVD in the near future. Maybe a new format will come out (like the Hologram Disc they have been talking about). But for now, Blu Ray is doing better than most people expected.

I don't think the process is the main reason the prices dropped down.

In my view DVD prices dropped for 3 reasons.

-Some retailers started to use low priced blockbuster DVD as a way to attract customers to their shops ( WallMart for example, Best Buy too).

Lets not forget that a new movie retails at 15$ at Best Buy or WallMart and that is between 50 and 60% of the MSRP so basically retailers forfeits most of their profits on those in order to generate foot traffic in their shops...

-Many retailers expected the transition to HD to go faster and started to try to liquidate their old stocks.

-Netflix and others digital downloads have become serious competitors for old non Blockbusters dvd movies and the only way to compete was to lower severely the price of old movies ( every week you see DVD of movies 2-3 years old for 5$ ).

You make valid points, which are all true. So as we move toward HD more and more...they will start lowering prices of the Blu Ray as well, while trying to liquidate DVD's...yeah?