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Originally Posted by Bobblehead
Well, HD-DVD stand alone players are outselling Blu-ray stand alone players. According to your article, 1.4 million of the 1.5 million Blu-ray players are in a PS3.
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Of course the stand alone HD-DVD players are outselling the stand alone Blu-Ray players!
The best valued Blu-Ray player happens to come inside a PS3. Anyone in the market for a Blu-Ray player would be foolish to over look the PS3. It is cheaper than other stand alone Blu-Ray players, and you get the console for free. It is an especially great deal with the recent price drop and 5 free movies.
All that being said, 100,000 of the Blu-Ray players out there are stand alones. Only 150,000 of the 300,000 HD-DVD players are stand alones. 50,000 more stand alone units is nothing for HD-DVD supporters to brag about.
Really, Studio support is the key component in this format war. I imagine that the Studios will support whatever format sells the most discs. With Blu-Ray players outnumbering the HD-DVD players 5:1, I can only see Blu-Ray outselling HD-DVD. I think VanCity Cowboy's disc numbers support my assertion.
Personally, I think this war is over. It is only a matter of time until HD-DVD is a memory - just like laserdisc. It will stick around for a few years, especially with Microsoft behind it.
Well, I guess it could turn, but it would take an astonomical turn of events. Something like HD-DVD players being priced at $100, and at the same time, Blu-Ray players being unable to match that price point.