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BluRay
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Written by Michael Lankton
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Wednesday, 28 November 2007 |
 Reuters has reported that the BDA released a statement Tuesday announcing that Blu Ray Disc sales have passed the million mark in Europe.
In Europe the software sales lead commanded by Blu Ray is indisputable: 73% Blu Ray, 27% HD DVD for YTD HD disc sales. Spider-Man 3 and Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End both enjoyed strong sales that secured Blu Ray's 3 to 1 advantage over HD DVD in Europe for 2007 disc sales.
With the war in Japan and Europe all but conceded by HD DVD, one has to wonder what rabbit they can pull out of their hat to keep their format alive. Lots of cheap HD DVD hardware is flying off store shelves in the US this holiday season, but HD DVD needs to launch an offensive on the content front as well and start releasing some titles that will bolster sales numbers.
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HD DVD
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Written by Michael Lankton
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Tuesday, 27 November 2007 |
 The HD DVD Promotional Group announced big sales figures over the Black Friday weekend have pushed the number of HD DVD standalone plus Xbox 360 add-on players to over the 750,000 mark.
Ken Graffeo, executive VP of HD strategic marketing at Universal and co-president of the HD DVD PRG said "HD DVD continues to gain momentum and market share with consumers. With more than four weeks left for holiday shopping, HDDVD is turning out to be a perfect consumer electronics gift."
HD DVD's low hardware prices are moving players to a point where Blu Ray exclusive publishers need to start thinking about their strategy. However, HD DVD needs to step up and start a flow of quality releases that increases their software sales if the HD DVD side really wants to secure their existence in the HD optical marketplace.
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HD DVD
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Written by Michael Lankton
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Friday, 16 November 2007 |
The specification for TL51 discs had been approved by the DVD Forum back in September.
Final approval for triple layer 51GB HD DVD media has received the green light from the DVD Forum. TL51 is now part of the official HD DVD specification. No announcements have been made regarding content or hardware, but look for Toshiba and HD DVD publishing studios to begin using the new format soon.
The Blu Ray camp has used it's storage capacity advantage as one of their bullet points on why Blu Ray is superior to HD DVD. As of November 15, HD DVD can boast that HD DVD has superior storage capacity, in addition to better interactivity and cheaper hardware.
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HD DVD
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Written by Michael Lankton
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Tuesday, 13 November 2007 |
The European HD DVD Promotional Group has released some attach rate figures, and it's very good news for HD DVD.
European HD DVD owners have purchased an average of 3.8 movies, compared to 0.6 movies for European Blu Ray player owners. The highest attach rate came from Spain, where HD DVD owners purchased 5.7 movies per player, in contrast to 0.4 for Spanish Blu Ray owners. Italy boasts a 4.4 movie/player rate for HD DVD, 0.4 for Blu Ray. French owners bought 5 movies each, 0.6 for Blu Ray. German HD DVD owners bought 2.9 movies/player, German Blu Ray owners 0.6, and UK owners took home 3.7 HD DVD movies per player compared to 0.8 for Blu Ray.
Attach rates don't tell the whole story, but they are an indicator of healthy demand. Player sales are important, but players are sold to move discs, and the numbers for HD DVD coming out of Europe are very encouraging for HD DVD.
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Format War
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Written by Michael Lankton
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Friday, 09 November 2007 |
 Sony Corp. C.E.O. Howard Stringer was quoted Thursday as saying that the Format War is a "stalemate".
Quite the turnaround to the many and repeated statements of victory that have come from the Blu Ray camp in the last year. Stringer called the duel between Sony's Blu Ray and rival HD DVD "a difficult fight". "We were trying to win on the merits, which we were doing for a while, until Paramount changed sides," Stringer stated. Stringer shrugged off the importance of the fight between the rival formats, saying it was mostly for bragging rights. "It doesn't mean as much as all that," said Stringer. He did express regret for the two sides not being able to come together behind one format before the launch of both Blu Ray and HD DVD.
Sony's C.E.O. expressing such sentiments publicly should alarm all Blu Ray advocates. It demonstrates a waning commitment to their format, or at the very least, a serious decline in the confidence they have in their format's chances in this struggle for HD optical supremacy.
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