Blu-ray outsells HD-DVD 2 to 1 in U.S for year’s first nine months
Sales data from Home Media Research has Blu-ray outselling rival format HD-DVD by almost 2 to 1 in the first nine months of the year. This according to reports from Reuters.
Blu-ray reportedly posted total U.S. sales of 2.6 million units from January 1 until September 30. HD-DVD, on the other hand, had a total of 1.4 million discs sold. Earlier this month, we reported that Blu-ray also posted a 4 to 1 lead over HD-DVD in Europe.
Analysts expect a different scenario in the fourth quarter, however. In-Stat analyst Gerry Kaufhold believes that newly-released HD-DVD titles with new Web-enabled features such as Paramount’s Transformers will revitalize the HD-DVD camp in the fourth quarter.
Adams Media Research president Tom Adams also pointed towards Paramount and DreamWorks‘ 18-month HD-DVD exclusivity as a factor that “very much strengthens HD-DVD’s hand in the fourth quarter”. Adams, however, believes that Blu-ray will still take the lead for the year overall.
Via Reuters
Sales data from Home Media Research has Blu-ray outselling rival format HD-DVD by almost 2 to 1 in the first nine months of the year. This according to reports from Reuters.
Blu-ray reportedly posted total U.S. sales of 2.6 million units from January 1 until September 30. HD-DVD, on the other hand, had a total of 1.4 million discs sold. Earlier this month, we reported that Blu-ray also posted a 4 to 1 lead over HD-DVD in Europe.
Analysts expect a different scenario in the fourth quarter, however. In-Stat analyst Gerry Kaufhold believes that newly-released HD-DVD titles with new Web-enabled features such as Paramount’s Transformers will revitalize the HD-DVD camp in the fourth quarter.
Adams Media Research president Tom Adams also pointed towards Paramount and DreamWorks‘ 18-month HD-DVD exclusivity as a factor that “very much strengthens HD-DVD’s hand in the fourth quarter”. Adams, however, believes that Blu-ray will still take the lead for the year overall.
Via Reuters