Over the past few months, we've seen reports from both the Blu-ray and HD DVD camps, claiming victory in the high-def format wars.
Thanks to Neilsen VideoScan, we finally have some non-biased sales numbers. According to their latest report, Blu-ray outsold HD DVD by
more than 2:1 during the first two weeks of January.
According to VideoScan, during the first two weeks of January, Blu-ray
discs outsold HD DVD by more than a 2:1 margin. It should be noted that the two weeks in question saw only two new high-def disc releases
-- both from Blu-ray ('The Covenant' on Jan 2, and 'Crank' on Jan 9).
More interestingly, VideoScan's numbers indicate that
during the seven days between Jan 7 and Jan 14, Blu-ray managed to close the gap of total discs sold since inception with HD DVD by over
seven percentage points, suggesting that if the current trend continues, the two formats could be at disc sales parity within
weeks.
Say what you want about Sony and Blu-ray, but the numbers don't lie. HD DVD is getting spanked when it comes to disc
sales. Can the adult film industry pull HD DVD out of this slump? We'll have to wait and see. In the mean time, head on over to High-Def
Digest and check out the entire article.
