psxextreme.com— The Nielsen VideoScan tracking data has come in and it shows that Blu-Ray movies are outselling HD-DVD by over a 2:1 margin; in fact, closer to 3:1.
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Oh and before anyone accuses me of being an "HD-DVD Fanboy" know this:I don't have an HD TVI don't have a Playstation 3I don't have an XBox 360 (or their HD-DVD drive)I don't really give a crap about what format "wins" the war, I'm waiting until it all gets sorted out and the prices drop on all this HD crap.Besides, whichever side wins, it doesn't really matter since they're just going to live long enough for online distribution to mature and kick all their candy asses.
Since the porn industry has selected HD-DVD, I guess the battle for supremacy is over. HD-DVD will be the defacto standard. That and plus it was cracked first....
Actually, that article blows it even worse.They say that FOX says that "early January there were 3.5 BDs sold on every single HD DVD movie".Except if you look at the chart, FOX predicts 3.5:1 in late March, they didn't say it was already trueby late January.
What matters is what people are going to buy as the actual media player to hook up to the TV. Some distributors are playing it safe, releasing in both HD and Bluray. Others aren't. You can get Superman Returns in either format, but Serenity is only available in HD. I want to be able to watch both...so, I have to get a combo player. This is like DVD+r vs DVD-r. You end up getting the DVD+-r , cuz you wanna use either, or whichever is cheaper. Right now, Superman is 27.95 on HD-DVD ($40 retail), but only $23.95 on Blu-Ray ($35 retail). If I had the dual format player, I'd pick up the Blu-Ray version. Its simply better economics. Also, judging by the fact that there are maybe a million blu-ray units out there, and about 150,000 HD-DVD units, I think Blu-Ray is winning. I hate Sony, but thems the facts.
happyscrappyFeb 3, 2007
BluRay already has porn outside the US. It will have porn in the US soon. Hd-DVD will also.<a class="user" href="http://www.highdefdigest.com/news/show/Vivid/Disc_Announcements/Blu-ray_PornGate_Ends_with_the_Return_of_Debbie_Does_Dallas/445">http://www.highdefdigest.com/news/show/Vivid/Disc_Announcements/Blu-ray_PornGate_Ends_with_the_Return_of_Debbie_Does_Dallas/445</a>
madman459Feb 3, 2007
Oh and before anyone accuses me of being an "HD-DVD Fanboy" know this:I don't have an HD TVI don't have a Playstation 3I don't have an XBox 360 (or their HD-DVD drive)I don't really give a crap about what format "wins" the war, I'm waiting until it all gets sorted out and the prices drop on all this HD crap.Besides, whichever side wins, it doesn't really matter since they're just going to live long enough for online distribution to mature and kick all their candy asses.
satertekFeb 3, 2007
@afx1No it wasn't quite 3:1, so one of the blu-ray discs must have come broken in the case.
luken7Feb 3, 2007
Since the porn industry has selected HD-DVD, I guess the battle for supremacy is over. HD-DVD will be the defacto standard. That and plus it was cracked first....
happyscrappyFeb 3, 2007
Actually, that article blows it even worse.They say that FOX says that "early January there were 3.5 BDs sold on every single HD DVD movie".Except if you look at the chart, FOX predicts 3.5:1 in late March, they didn't say it was already trueby late January.
happyscrappyFeb 3, 2007
I'm sure that the poster is referring to is the Jan 14th data, and is saying that 1000:383 is closer to 3:1 than 2:1. And it is, for what it matters.
ubuwalker31Feb 3, 2007
What matters is what people are going to buy as the actual media player to hook up to the TV. Some distributors are playing it safe, releasing in both HD and Bluray. Others aren't. You can get Superman Returns in either format, but Serenity is only available in HD. I want to be able to watch both...so, I have to get a combo player. This is like DVD+r vs DVD-r. You end up getting the DVD+-r , cuz you wanna use either, or whichever is cheaper. Right now, Superman is 27.95 on HD-DVD ($40 retail), but only $23.95 on Blu-Ray ($35 retail). If I had the dual format player, I'd pick up the Blu-Ray version. Its simply better economics. Also, judging by the fact that there are maybe a million blu-ray units out there, and about 150,000 HD-DVD units, I think Blu-Ray is winning. I hate Sony, but thems the facts.
sybermileFeb 4, 2007
i like how it goes back and forth from week to week