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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. top ten by j00r0m4nc3r · · Score: 4, Funny

    They left out this part:

    "Barely beating BARBIE MAGIC OF THE RAINBOW and EASTER BUNNY ADVENTURE.."

    1. Re:top ten by PFI_Optix · · Score: 4, Interesting

      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.

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  2. Probably What Happened by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    Sony Employee "Sir, I did what you said and bought thousands of blue ray discs from amazon"

    Sony Exec (in Mr. Burns Voice) "Excellent"

  3. Oh Great by Psx29 · · Score: 4, Interesting

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

  4. 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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    1. Re:3 Titles in top 100 by ivan256 · · Score: 4, Funny

      Really? All three Blu-Ray titles are in the top 100?

      Kidding, of course, but the Blu-Ray selection, and the HD-DVD selection too for that matter is pretty terrible right now.

  5. 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.

    1. Re:heh by hansamurai · · Score: 4, Informative

      This is an interesting comment as my wife and I subscribe to the Blockbuster delivery service and I've had to take Blu-Ray and HD-DVD discs off our queue quite a few times as my wife just adds the first version of the movie she sees. One time, she even had the DVD and Blu-Ray version of the same movie on our queue, but that's another story.

      I'm not saying that Amazon shoppers are making obvious buying errors and that the disc has no right being in the top 10, more just pointing out that difference between DVD and the other formats isn't always obvious to non-techies.

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    2. Re:heh by LordNimon · · Score: 4, Informative

      You might want to switch to Netflix then, because Netflix won't allow you to add BluRay or HD DVD (not "HD-DVD") discs unless you tell it you have an appropriate player.

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  6. PS3 by DogDude · · Score: 4, Interesting

    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.

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  7. Lies!!! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 4, Funny

    Blu-Ray owners are committing suicide by the hundreds on the gates of Baghdad. Be assured, HD-DVD is safe, protected.

  8. 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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  9. 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.

  10. HD-DVD is failing fast by elrous0 · · Score: 4, Interesting
    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

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