Earlier this week, the Blu-ray Disc Association announced that Blu-ray was the
first high-def format to sell more than one million discs.
Apparently, HD DVD isn't very far behind. According to a report by DailyTech, HD DVD has sold 998,059 units to date, putting it only 2,000
units behind Blu-ray.
In a recent battle of press releases, the Blu-ray Association announced that sales of Blu-ray Disc
titles have surpassed one million units in less than a year since the format’s introduction. In a statement from the HD DVD Promotional
Group received by DailyTech, it appears that sales of HD DVD movies are not far behind those of Blu-ray Disc.
According to stats
cited by the HD DVD Group, which are based on recent data from Nielsen Videoscan, Universal, Warner and Toshiba, HD DVD titles are now at
998,059 units sold, representing less-than 2,000 units shy of Blu-ray’s announced figures. Of course, while the next-generation formats
fight over claims of collective sales of one million, a single DVD title could easily sell over one million units on its
own.
While the numbers are close, the sales gap between HD DVD and Blu-ray has been growing larger since the beginning of the
year. Nevertheless, with cheaper players and new titles on the way, HD DVD could easily put itself back in the lead. If you'd like to
read more, the entire article can be found here.
