Blue-ray surpasses 1 m sold mark

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NorthStar said:

shams said:

Hus said:

Since the high-def format's inception -- HD DVD launched in April 2006, while Blu-ray got rolling two months later -- more than 2.14 million discs have been purchased by consumers: 1.2 million Blu-ray Discs and about 937,500 HD DVDs.

Wow... 2million sales (approx 1m per format) in 12 months. I'm SOOO impressed.

 

 

 

The resistance to DVD was much greater ...how long did it take DVD sales to hit 2 million....and there was no format war

You are kidding... right? Resistance to DVD? The only "resistance" I can remember for DVD, was that players started expensive - and came down gradually. There was never a question of should I upgrade - just when.

Everyone was familiar with discs (CD's), and knew the benefit over tapes:

 - analog vrs digital signal
 - no need to rewind!
 - instant jump to any chapter/spot in the movie
 - longer lifetime (many of my tapes have died since)
 - significant improvement in picture quality

You can't possibly compare this to BluRay/HD-DVD vrs DVD - its just silly. The only benefit for Blu/HD is a higher resolution picture - and only when you have the matching high-resolution compatible display device to watch it on. DVD's were an instant benefit for everyone.

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How old are you? How many VHS tapes do you have in your collection? I can remember my parents recording "Close Encounters of the 3rd Kind" off TV - back in 1981, with a wired VHS remote.