No, actually it's just for the discs.

http://www.electronichouse.com/article/blu_ray_disc_sales_rise_91_in_first_half_of_2009/

Not sure what hardware did, but I'm sure it was up as well.

Edit:  Whoops it was right in the same article.  Up 25% for the same period.

I've read articles that state it's the spending, and the discs just rost 78%.

Either way, that's still less growth than needed to reach mainstream, considering 20 million discs shipped in a quarter is dwarfed by any one current game system's software shipments.

Well that was a short-lived "victory" for Blu-Ray. Honestly, though, I don't understand why people would want to shell out $30 or so for a BR movie when they can get the same thing on DVD for, like, half the cost.

Oh well, kudos to DVD for sticking a fork in BR.

Movies should be $10 on DVD, and $15 on Blu-Ray. Music albums should be $10 and no more. Games are a one time purchase, but they include content that can be played for 20-100+ hrs depending on the game and its features/modes.

Honestly, neither blu-ray nor HD-DVD had a shot. There was no win for blu-ray because a format war is a race to the mainstream, not fight to the last man standing.

And as I mentioned, the way films and TV shows are done is why the higher resolution is not sufficient. Basically they are movies that look slightly prettier. The writing isn't any better. The acting isn't any better. The plots aren't any better.

What did DVD have over VHS? You never had to rewind it. There was no need to stick it in an HDTV (and make sure you use the right cables, and make sure the TV settings are correct). It was inherent.

If something is to top DVD, it needs to be more convenient, not better. Which CD successor won that format war? DVD Audio, or Super Audio CD? (I hope you know that's a trick question.)

YES!  The current movie industry is in a shambles.  Spoiled, over-paid actors and diva actresses - who think that their fame means that they know ANYTHING about politics - starring in crappy, overpriced, bloated budgeted snore fests are the reason why Hollywood is in trouble.

I own over 500 DVD's, and I haven't bought many new ones in the past year (a handfull at most) because most of them aren't worth buying on DVD, much less blu-ray.  Who cares about the extra resolution if the movie itself is crap?

Meh. The general decline in physical sales has been a long time coming. This will happen to the game industry eventually aswell. Luckily hollywood has the box office (which has been very resilient during the crash) and other distribution methods such as television and merchandise.

They will adapt, they survived television and they will survive this.

If this leads to an increased emphasis on profitability at the box office and less ridiculous pay checks to actors all the better.

Stupid Actors, they can all stick a hamster where the sun dont shine !

What? Most of the store I have been going to have been increasing the BD section and decreasing the DVD section.

I just hope the Xbox 720 w/ Blu-ray announcement comes soon.

There were other advantages of DVD over VHS which jumpstarted its success... mainly the ability to watch special features like director commentaries, making-of documentaries etc. Then there were some other minor advantages like durability, better picture quality and subtitles and audio in different languages on the same disc.

Of all of those, Blu-Ray only has better picture quality. No doubt that it can approach DVD in market share at some point, but more due to being close in price at which point it becomes a "why not" purchase.