Thursday, August 24, 2006
HD-DVD Players Outsellf Blu-Ray, Albeit at Lower Revenue Totals
Posted by Jason Dunn in "NEWS" @ 11:30 AM
"HD DVD players posted a more successful launch than its Blu-ray rival, at least in terms of the number of players sold. Home Media Retailing quotes an NPD study that found that HD DVD player outsold Blu-ray players by 33% during their first six weeks after launch. HD DVD sales began in April, while Blu-ray players followed in June; the only Blu-ray play currently offered is Samsung's $1000 BD-P1000, while HD DVD players are offered from multiple vendors for prices as low as $450."
Not surprising, but also not relevant to the success of a format (the profit of one player from one company). I was curious by the mention of "multiple vendors" selling HD-DVD players. The only HD-DVD player on the market I'm aware of is the Toshiba HD-A1 - are there others?
Not surprising, but also not relevant to the success of a format (the profit of one player from one company). I was curious by the mention of "multiple vendors" selling HD-DVD players. The only HD-DVD player on the market I'm aware of is the Toshiba HD-A1 - are there others?
