Blu-ray Disc Among Top Selling DVDs at Amazon

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."

Comments

Oh Great

[Psx29]

This is just like when the SNES was ahead of PS3 on amazon right? I really don't think these numbers mean anything

PS3

[DogDude]

I know a lot of people probably don't use their PS2's as DVD players, but some do (I do). I think that once the PS3 starts rolling, Blue Ray will pick up some serious steam.

Re:top ten

[PFI_Optix]

I guess then it should be pointed out that you left the part out about the fact that there wasn't a major HD-DVD release in the same time frame.

This format war may well be decided by titles rather than player sales.

I still think HD-DVD has the best chance if they can make the hybrid disks (HD-DVD that will play in DVD players) a big enough deal to get the major publishers to completely switch to them on new releases.

Re:Price comparison: $15.99 vs $27.99

[Paradox]

People who can afford the PS3 and a high-definition television (and maybe a 10x overpriced cord, if they don't wise up).

Seriously, for someone with a large HDTV, Blu-ray turns movis from a grainy experience with mediocre sound and washed out colors into a theater-quality experience. If your TV is larger than 40", 16:9(or 10) aspect, a high-def source is pretty much necessary to lot look blurry and grainy.

I don't own many Blu-ray discs, but I do own a few, and they are awesome to behold.

HD-DVD is failing fast

[elrous0]

I own an HD-DVD player and am sad to say that Blu-ray is clearly winning this format war right now. HD-DVD has no advertising (Blu-ray runs ads on many HD channels and has kiosks in every Best Buy), little studio support (half-assed HD-DVD support from Warner and Universal, who have released almost no new discs in the last month or two, WILL NOT cut it).

I see ads on TV for the blu-ray format and blu-ray discs every day now (almost at every commercial break when I'm watching HDNET and other HD channels). I have YET to see a single ad for HD-DVD or an HD-DVD release. Not one.

Blu-ray is beginning to make some name recognition headway. No one even knows HD-DVD exists. Blu-ray is getting new releases all the time. HD-DVD new releases have dried up to almost nothing.

-Eric