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NPD Group Says "Wait! HD-DVD Isn't Dead Yet"

Posted by ScuttleMonkey on from the get-on-the-cart dept.

The NPD group, owners of the not-quite-as-popular-as-they-had-hoped HD-DVD format, attempted to battle back against the tide of "naysayers" who claim that the format war is over and have declared Blu-Ray Disc the winner. "While select articles have implied that HD-DVD as a format is doomed and the sky is falling for the format's supporters, the NPD Group this afternoon reinforced that sales results from a single week do not necessarily indicate a trend, and that the week in question had several intriguing variables that have gone unreported."

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  1. Not dead yet! by Darkman,+Walkin+Dude · · Score: 3, Funny

    It wants to go for a walk!

    --
    What he can't kill, he has sex on. Trent.
  2. Just dreaming of Norway by Cannelloni · · Score: 3, Funny

    It not dead yet, just resting and dreaming of Norway.

    --
    Beauty is in the beholder of the eye.
  3. Black Knight by zepo1a · · Score: 4, Funny

    Blu-Ray: You fight with the strength of many men, HD-DVD. [Slashes HD-DVD's arm off]
    HD-DVD: 'Tis but a scratch.
    Blu-Ray: A scratch? Your arm's off!
    HD-DVD: No, it isn't.
    BLU-RAY: Victory is mine! We thank Thee Lord, that in Thy mer--
    HD-DVD: Hah! [kick] Come on, then. Have at you!

  4. The war is over. by foxtrot · · Score: 3, Funny

    You can talk about sales rates or attach rates or how much shelf space is dedicated to blue boxes as opposed to red boxes, you can talk about technical merit or political merit, you can talk about studios committing to or being bought out by one side or another. You can talk about all number of things, but I know the war is over.

    Blu-ray wins. I know this to be true.

    I know this because sitting on the shelf underneath my teevee is a Toshiba HD-A3.