While much of the world is focused on the battle between Blu-ray and HD DVD, companies on both sides are trying to grab their share of
the high-def market. According to Video
Business, Sony currently dominates the set-top Blu-ray player market with 60% of total unit sales. Their only real competition is
Samsung who has accounted for 32% of units sold.
For the week ended Nov. 24, Sony captured 60% of all BD unit sales; and
Samsung was its only significant competitor with 32%, according to DisplaySearch. Panasonic was far behind, corralling a 5%
share.
Collectively, BD-exclusive players far outpaced demand for dual-format players, which primarily encompassed LG’s
first-generation model on shelves. BD-only players represented 37% of all high-def units sold. HD DVD-only was at 62%, and dual-format,
less than 1%.
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