For most of 2007, Blu-ray outsold HD DVD in the U.S. by a 2-to-1 margin. With Warner's recent decision to release titles
exclusively on Blu-ray, HD DVD's sales numbers has dropped even further. According to the Home Media
Magazine, Blu-ray accounted for 85% of last week's high-def disc sales, outselling HD DVD by more than
5-to-1.
The product announcements come in
a week when the top 10 high-definition disc sellers are all Blu-ray Disc releases, according to an analysis of Nielsen VideoScan First
Alert sales numbers by Home Media Magazine’s market research department.
Net HD DVD sales, according to Nielsen, constituted
only 15% of hi-def disc sales last week. And the top HD DVD seller, The Kingdom, sold just 10% as many copies as the top Blu-ray Disc
release, 3:10 to Yuma.
While Toshiba may be able to keep HD DVD on life support by offering cheap players, the format
won't survive long on sales numbers like this. If you'd like to read more, the entire article can be found here. Please feel
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