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> Well, here's more proof the end for HD-DVD is fast approaching.
>
> In addition to amazon.com, other sales channels are reporting much
> stronger blu-ray sales, even though HD-DVD got out first in 2006.
>
> http://www.videobusiness.com/index....icleid=CA640...
>
> for online retailer DVDEmpire:
>
> 1. Sales of Blu-ray discs are now stronger than sales of HD-DVD titles.
> For the week including Tuesday, Jan. 16, DVDEmpire.com noted that 57.7%
> of its high-def sales were BD and 42.3% were HD DVD.
>
> 2. there are already more titles in Blu-ray than HD-DVD....Through Jan.
> 16, DVDEmpire.com counted 190 HD DVD releases and 203 BD releases.
>
> And it'll just get worse as more people buy playstation and more
> blu-ray titles come out. Just this week, i already got the recent Ice
> Age 2 in blu-ray (and it's 20th century fox, so NO HD-DVD copy!)

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>Blu-ray sales continues to expand its lead on hd-dvd on almost a
>weekly basis. The fact that Blu-ray dated releases outnumber Hd-dvd by
>a wide margin in the future, and that europe will soon join in the
>Blu-ray fray probably means big trouble for hd-dvd.
>
>Plus, i started noticing unsold hd-dvd titles are starting to pile up
>in best buy (ie, each title has multiple copies on the shelves),
>whereas manyBD titles have only 1 or 2 copies left on the shelves (e.g.
>i got the one and only Ice Age 2 copy at a northern Nj best buy)....
>
>
>DVDEmpire Blu-ray vs hd-dvd sales:
>
>For the week ending Wed Jan 3rd
>HD DVD 44.50%
>Blu-ray 55.50%
>
>For the week ending Wed Jan 10th
>HD DVD 42.16%
>Blu-ray 57.84%
>
>For the week ending Wed Jan 17th
>HD DVD 42.30%
>Blu-ray 57.70%
>
>For the week ending Wed Jan 24th
>HD DVD 39.01%
>Blu-ray 60.99%
>
>Current:
>HD DVD Blu-ray
>36.35% 63.65%
>
>http://forum.blu-ray.com/showthread.php?p=46399
>
>
>On Jan 22, 5:27 pm, asjbio...@gmail.com wrote:
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> In article <1169883491.210403.183810@s48g2000cws.googlegroups.com>,
> asjbiotek@gmail.com says...
http://www.videobusiness.com/index....icleid=CA640...[vbcol=seagreen]
>
> Blu-Ray is spiking right now because of the PS3 release. If PS3 demand

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> stay high than Blu-Ray sales numbers will come down.

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>
> 2 free bluray movies AND a $200 price
> cut!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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> Blu-ray sales continues to expand its lead on hd-dvd on almost a
> weekly basis. The fact that Blu-ray dated releases outnumber Hd-dvd by
> a wide margin in the future, and that europe will soon join in the
> Blu-ray fray probably means big trouble for hd-dvd.

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>On Jan 27, 5:44 am, "Li'l Slugger" <Mar...@paranoiaagent.com>
>wrote:And how many of these "sales" are due to free giveaways like
>this one..http://www.bestbuy.com/site//olspage.jsp?
>id=pcmcat111000050003&type=c...
>
>Perhaps the most moronic reply i've encountered so far.
>
>1. bestbuy != online DVDempire
>
>2. the sales of players are way below sales of dvd discs to make
>almost no dent on dvd sales
>
>3. i'm almost sure there are similar promos with hd-dvd giveaways -
>because, when you come to think about it, it looks like going forward
>in future, FREE giveaways are the only way you'll be able to GIVE AWAY
>this dying Hd-dvd format.
>
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><asjbiotek@gmail.com> wrote in message
>news:1169883491.210403.183810@s48g2000cws.googlegroups.com...
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>Good God man, give it a break. Nobody really cares.
>
>Besides, why aren't you spending all this free time playing your 'wonderful'
>PS3? Oh yeah..I forgot..it's a useless pile of shit. Sorry.
>