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In response to "the best thing about blu-ray lagging is I *still* hear people making the "blu-ray is ahead of where dvd was at this point in its life!" argument...." by x

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Posted by Stewie (aka whysoserious) Nov 3 '08, 03:50

HD regularly registers 10-12% of DVD sales these days, and sales of HD movies have doubled since HD-DVD died.

You are also ignoring that people need a new tv to take advantage, something that DVD didn't have to deal with and an issue that is surely going to slow adoption. There also is no mandate to rebuy everything because Bluray players play DVDs, so even those that have adopted the format aren't likely to buy very many older movies like they did with DVD.

Besides, anyone arguing the choice hasn't already been made for "the mainstream" by the retail industry isn't paying much attention.

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Just to clarify that's 10-12% of the top 20 sales. Not of the whole market. - Inigo Nov 3, 05:11 2
- Let's see how it's doing when it's not relying on mega-blockbusters to drive sales. - Will Hunting Nov 3, 05:21 1
  - 10-12 % of the big releases would seem to me to show that a fair number of people won't pay the markup.... - x Nov 3, 05:25
market share there higher than i've seen elsewhere, i'll admit.... - x Nov 3, 03:58 7
- The potential customer base is only people with HDTVs, that's what 20% of households? - Stewie Nov 3, 04:11 6
  - it's sort of a success in the way ps3 is. you're making profits, which is good. just not the way you'd hoped....nm - x Nov 3, 04:13 5
    - But it comes with a free frogurt. - Don Homer Nov 3, 04:34 4
      - But the frogurt is also cursed. - Shaun of the Dead Nov 3, 05:26
      - the frogurt is also cursed. - mafic Nov 3, 05:25 2
        
        But you get your choice of toppings. - Cuzzin Todd Nov 3, 05:48 1
        
        The toppings contain sodium benzoate. -- nm - Ender Nov 3, 06:55

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