Blu-ray Sales Up Sharply in Q1
Submitted by: KnightMare @ 09:17 PM | Friday, April 17, 2009 | (url: http://www.homeme...)
Unit sales of Blu-ray Discs in the first three months of 2009 nearly doubled, compared to the same period last year, according to Adams Media Research.
Monterey, Calif.-based Adams said the high-definition format tallied about 9 million units through March, compared to 4.8 million units in 2008. There are about 10.5 million BD-enabled households, including about 7 million to 8 million dedicated BD players.
At least twice as many homes have a BD player, so it is very expectable that it would double or more, Adams said.
Despite Blu-rays strong start, Adams said the Blu-ray sales do not offset declines in DVD revenue.
He also said that due to the recession, the format is rolling out slower than DVD, although faster than VHS.
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Not surprising. Wal-Mart sold all their Magnavox (heh, crap) Blu-Ray players at $128 from thanksgiving to Christmas. That put it pretty much in half of those households.
Gee... who'd a thunk'd it...
eliminate all competition... and sales magically increase in your favor.
eliminate all competition... and sales magically increase in your favor.
Originally posted by DocHollidayDrop the prices below $150 and see what happens.
tech.yahoo.com/news/pcworld/20090418/tc_pcworld/cheapblurayplayerstohitusshelves
Originally posted by DocHollidayAccording to a Blu-ray.com report, Chinese manufacturers are preparing to enter the market for the high-definition video players, and this development could mean very aggressive prices for low-end Blu-ray hardware. The Blu-ray Disc Association recently began licensing Blu-ray technology in China, a move that has led Samsung marketing director Mark Leathan to speculate that $99 players aren't far off, the report states.
Yep. I'll do they same if they get around $99. The cheapest ones I can buy right now are terrible Sony ones that apparently take several minutes to load anything, which is unacceptable. Plus, there's a chance that Chinese-manufactured ones will be able to skip ads...
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