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Blu-ray/HD DVD Disc Sales Numbers Revealed

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the battle-of-the-micro-titans dept.

An anonymous reader writes "The High-Def format wars finally have a yardstick against which to measure who's winning with the first public release of VideoScan sales figures for both HD DVD and Blu-ray. The first two weeks' worth of data seem to back up what many predicted — that the Blu-ray-enabled PS3 is helping Sony quickly close the gap with HD DVD, with almost three Blu-ray discs sold for every one HD DVD during the first week of January. HD DVD still leads in overall discs sold since inception, but that lead looks to be quickly dwindling. While they do show a trend, the results from VideoScan are still fairly vague. Why are consumers being denied the information they need to make a considered choice?"

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  1. Re:Save yourself some time by P3NIS_CLEAVER · · Score: 4, Informative

    Am i missing something? Phillips brought the CD to market, and the format is not proprietary.

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  2. Re:Save yourself some time by Penguin's+Advocate · · Score: 3, Informative

    The CD was developed by a partnership between phillips and sony (just like Blu-Ray!)

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  3. Re:Save yourself some time by tepples · · Score: 3, Informative

    Phillips brought the CD to market

    Nit: Phillips makes screws. Philips (one L) invented CD along with Sony.

    and the format is not proprietary.

    Compact Disc was proprietary for its first twenty years.

  4. Simple... by msauve · · Score: 4, Informative

    I'll be patient, and TiVo it when it's on cable.

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  5. Re:being denied information by Wdomburg · · Score: 3, Informative

    DVD doesn't look great, its essentially the same quality as broadcast TV.

    You should probably get your eyes checked or maybe buy better equipment. DVD's horizontal resolution about 720. Broadcast "quality" is 330 and VHS is 240. Even without a progressive scan display it's pretty far from "essentially the same quality".