January 27, 2008 8:30 AM PST
Sales of HD DVD players plunge after Warner move
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I didn't think so. Take that, xbots!
I didn't think so. Take that, xbots!
The whole thing sounds like a bunch of grumpy little toddlers trying to justify their toys. People who are interested in finding out about all this just get turned off by these posts.
Now flame away.
The whole thing sounds like a bunch of grumpy little toddlers trying to justify their toys. People who are interested in finding out about all this just get turned off by these posts.
Now flame away.
Among other thigns, it turns out that during this particular week, several major TV manufacturers were giving away FREE Blu Ray players with every TV sold. So the vast majority of these Blu Ray "sales" were not ordinary sales at all. (I'm sure the timing of the giveaway was NOT coincidental and that the leaker was not a neutral party, as the Blu Ray backers want to give the impression in consumers' minds that HD DVD is in a sudden death spiral, even if there's no real basis for such a conclusion.)
One reason that this doesn't really matter is that the studios still backing HD DVD have huge back catalogs that dwarf the total number of titles of the studios backing Blu Ray. Don't forget that studios are not all the same size, and number of studios != number of titles.
Among other thigns, it turns out that during this particular week, several major TV manufacturers were giving away FREE Blu Ray players with every TV sold. So the vast majority of these Blu Ray "sales" were not ordinary sales at all. (I'm sure the timing of the giveaway was NOT coincidental and that the leaker was not a neutral party, as the Blu Ray backers want to give the impression in consumers' minds that HD DVD is in a sudden death spiral, even if there's no real basis for such a conclusion.)
One reason that this doesn't really matter is that the studios still backing HD DVD have huge back catalogs that dwarf the total number of titles of the studios backing Blu Ray. Don't forget that studios are not all the same size, and number of studios != number of titles.
What's next? Who can say?
What's next? Who can say?
THE KEEP
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Some old movies are so hard and retailers clear the shelf of old titles and replace them with spanish ones..... THIS IS NOT MEXICO!
THE KEEP
THE KEEP 2
Some old movies are so hard and retailers clear the shelf of old titles and replace them with spanish ones..... THIS IS NOT MEXICO!
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by rapier1
January 29, 2008 7:30 PM PST
- You guys really will argue over anything.
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