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Blu-ray Disc Among Top Selling DVDs at Amazon

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the wars-waged-at-the-cash-register dept.

An anonymous reader writes "In a milestone for the next-gen disc format, the Blu-ray edition of 'Casino Royale' cracked the top ten on Amazon's DVD top sellers list upon its release Tuesday, peaking late in the evening at #8. Of course, the two-disc standard-def DVD still topped the chart at #1, but a strong showing for Blu-ray regardless."

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  1. 3 Titles in top 100 by MightyYar · · Score: 4, Insightful

    Well, since there are a total of 3 Blu-Ray titles in the top 100, forgive me for seeing this as a desperate pent-up demand for new titles.

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  2. heh by smoondog · · Score: 5, Insightful

    I think a lot of customers are going to be disappointed when their purchase doesn't play in their dvd player.

  3. Parent += 1, .= Insightful by patio11 · · Score: 4, Insightful

    My mother things BlueRay is a "new brand of DVD player, right?" I'd hate to be Amazon's customer service department explaining to people that they need to read carefully because the new Bond requires a new gadget to be able to play. Maybe if you beat somebody in a high-stakes poker game you'll be able to afford a BlueRay player... or at least the cable for one, which is a start.

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  4. but Blu-Ray isn't DVD by 58797A7A79 · · Score: 4, Insightful

    ...but.. Blu-Ray isn't DVD. Blu-Ray is Blu-Ray. Just like DVD isn't CD, it's DVD. That's like saying that this USB pen drive is the best CD-ROM format thus far.