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Quote: Originally Posted by onlooker I've never seen a $30 to $40 Blu Ray disk yet, and I work in retail. We sell Blu Ray. Get a grip, quite the gripe, and drop the H8R Hype. I ask my video guy every week if there any more customers signed up…
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Quote: Originally Posted by gloss Ah. I remember when DVDs were still enthusiast-priced. Too bad the format failed. Also, it's been only 2/3 years since I paid almost $1,000 for a enthusiast-end progressive DVD player. However, the success o…
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Quote: Originally Posted by Walter Slocombe ALL of mine. your opinion or experience is unique to you, you do not speak for the masses.. got it. Perhaps, your experience may be the unique one. Remove VAT from your purchased price and that's…
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Quote: Originally Posted by Cam'ron I don't buy DVD's, I buy Blu-Ray. I see many people everyday paying those prices. $19.99 to $24.99 is generally the price for new releases, sometimes as high as $28.99. Not nearly as many people shop online/loo…
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Quote: Originally Posted by Cam'ron It is? I see people pay $20 - $30 on DVDs all the time.. strange How many DVD's have you bought at that price?
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Quote: Originally Posted by Cory Bauer DVD sales fell 3.7% in 2007. I imagine Blu-Ray's percentage of that DVD pie will increase disproportionately with it's actual market share; as disc sales overall continue to decline with the economy as it i…
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Quote: Originally Posted by Cory Bauer Whoopsie, Blu-Ray is back to 4% of the DVD Pie, while Red is back to 36% of the HDM market. That's what happens when stats are based only on top 20 best selling of each category. When sample size is smal…
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Quote: Originally Posted by Walter Slocombe Assuming the same number of movies bought per week as a constant, why wouldn't it be both? Is this a real question or a hypothetical one? Assuming anything to be constant would be foolish.
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Quote: Originally Posted by onlooker Nicely done. In a week with crap movies available they gained 2%. I'm sure it will fluctuate, but it's a stepping stone towards the inevitable. The inevitable that so many are still denying. Just like they wer…
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Quote: Originally Posted by Walter Slocombe mmm.. I see what you did there.. nice, but flawed thinking. tell me, when did work start on the BD format again? was it while DVD sales were still on the rise? I think you might find the answer is ye…
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Quote: Originally Posted by onlooker #2 DVD isn't winning anything. DVD sales are not increasing they are decreasing. Many people have stopped purchasing DVD's knowing that their collections are going to be outdated soon, and it's a waste to k…
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Quote: Originally Posted by Cory Bauer Source. Personally, I think this guy's a nut. All of the studios are already supporting Blu-Ray, so I don't know how he thinks getting them to support something else would be easier than getting them to su…
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Quote: Originally Posted by OldCodger73 I kind of agree with vinea that 4th quarter 2008 should be an interesting time for BD. Player prices should be down, probably a $199 figure is unrealistic, $299 on sale might be more likely. By that time Un…
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Quote: Originally Posted by Walter Slocombe what the grey pound/dollar? I'm actually more inclined to follow bite (wow I'm shocking myself, but hey, its late) and ask who is it buying the players? mostly the PS3? mostly gamers? made up of most…
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Quote: Originally Posted by OldCodger73 Careful with that age bit Vinea, broad generalizations usually aren't accurate. In fact a strong case could be made for the supposition that HDM isn't doing as well as it could because too many of the movie…
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Quote: Originally Posted by Galley I love the hell out of Blu-ray Disc, but I'm not investing heavily in it. I have about 20 titles. It's too soon to tell, but I'm afraid it will be a niche market. \ I think many HDM supporters will not mind…
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Quote: Originally Posted by Cory Bauer I ordered The Fifth Element (on that list) and Ratatouille yesterday; my player will be here in two days, but my movies won't be for two weeks. So I'll have to go pick a Blu-Ray movie up tomorrow so I have…
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Quote: Originally Posted by Walter Slocombe and what happened to buying in at $199? - iPhone SDK news W()()t! I thought I said $99 for the combo drive, not the blu-ray only drive. However, $199 would be cheap enough once there are dece…
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Quote: Originally Posted by gloss Sony has gone on the record as saying there will be $299 players this year and $199 players next year. Hm.. so nothing for the mass consumers this year? BTW, are these future blu-ray players supposed to be p…
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Quote: Originally Posted by e1618978 Yes, Yes, Yes, and Yes. But to get the 5 free movies you need to buy it before the end of the February, and mail it in before the end of March. Beware circuit city - it looks like the employees have been c…