90k A2's sold in 3 days!

[Johnd]

90,000 Toshiba A2's sold in just three days! Let the war end!

http://www.videobusiness.com/article/CA6498141.html

 

[MDS]

Here is my cynical viewpoint, which is certainly shared by the majority if posts here and elsewhere are any indication...

Joe Six Pack doesn't give a rat's a** about the format war or which format is 'better'. The average consumer cares about price. The lowest price point will win in the end. Personally, I don't care which format 'wins' as I am in no hurry to buy either.

 

[Johnd]

Here is my cynical viewpoint, which is certainly shared by the majority if posts here and elsewhere are any indication...

Joe Six Pack doesn't give a rat's a** about the format war or which format is 'better'. The average consumer cares about price. The lowest price point will win in the end. Personally, I don't care which format 'wins' as I am in no hurry to buy either.

Angst. A little hd may do you some good.

 

[MDS]

If the moon and stars align properly, I will have a new HD LCD set around Thanksgiving and I'll see what I have been missing. But, am I going to pay an extra $10 per month for the 'hi-def tier' of 6 channels? Am I going to buy a Blu-ray or HD-DVD player? Not a chance.

 

[dobyblue]

These numbers are just as suspect as the 190,000 copies of Transformers sold, which actually turned out to be 115,000.

Videobusiness reports "sources close to the retailers"

Why is it they can't be named. NDP? Nielsen? You know, the ususal trustworthy, impartial sources are nowhere to be seen.

 

[Johnd]

These numbers are just as suspect as the 190,000 copies of Transformers sold, which actually turned out to be 115,000.

Videobusiness reports "sources close to the retailers"

Why is it they can't be named. NDP? Nielsen? You know, the ususal trustworthy, impartial sources are nowhere to be seen.

Ahhh...let the naysayers chime in.

This is neither rocket science nor Reuters Doby. Videobusiness is not format skewed. It does not care whether BD or HD makes sales, it is simply reporting numbers from trusted sources. If you'd been reading the blogs and forums whatsoever over the past six days, and visited some Walmarts, BB's and CC's, these numbers are not out of order. The actual numbers will be in sooner or later, we'll revisit the accuracy then. Either way, a huge number of HD players were sold this past week.

 

[Johnd]

If the moon and stars align properly, I will have a new HD LCD set around Thanksgiving and I'll see what I have been missing. But, am I going to pay an extra $10 per month for the 'hi-def tier' of 6 channels? Am I going to buy a Blu-ray or HD-DVD player? Not a chance.

Ah. I'm just the opposite for now. Don't watch a lot of tv, so hdtv not a real huge interest. I am something of a movie buff though (particularly as the weather turns colder up here in the midwest).

 

[AcuDefTechGuy]

90,000 HD DVD players sold in one weekend

http://www.dvdtown.com/news/90000-hd-dvd-players-sold-in-one-weekend/4900

 

[darien87]

Now that I have an A3 and see how clunky it is compared to my PS 3, I would rather that Blu-ray win the war. The A3 is a pain in the *** to use.

 

[j_garcia]

The way I read that is 45,000 players were bought by people who 1) don't know what HD-DVD is and 2) don't have an HDTV to make use of it....

What will really be telling is if HD-DVD disc sales increase significantly as a result.

 

[GlocksRock]

Think of how many PS3's have been sold, and how many more will be sold over the holidays... There will be plenty enough Bluray players in homes by the end of this year. I have a PS3 and an HD A2, I think both serve their purposes well, but I really don't care who wins the format war, I just wish it would end soon.

 

[Johnd]

Think of how many PS3's have been sold, and how many more will be sold over the holidays... There will be plenty enough Bluray players in homes by the end of this year. I have a PS3 and an HD A2, I think both serve their purposes well, but I really don't care who wins the format war, I just wish it would end soon.

Perhaps. But otoh the war could keep the price battles (on both players and movies) going for some time, as it seems to have this past weekend. Not a bad thing for us users.

 

[j_garcia]

We talked about that, and there would still be competition if there was only one format, so price wars would likely still be going on and there would be more time spent working to advance and lower the cost of one technology vs two. The only place you wouldn't see it is in media...which is where they would try to make up that money.

 

[sholling]

If the moon and stars align properly, I will have a new HD LCD set around Thanksgiving and I'll see what I have been missing. But, am I going to pay an extra $10 per month for the 'hi-def tier' of 6 channels? Am I going to buy a Blu-ray or HD-DVD player? Not a chance.

That's a bit like saying your going to buy audiophile grade speakers but no way are you tossing your 8-Track collection and buying CDs.

It may not be worth buying either flavor of high definition DVD yet (but for $99 i dipped my toe) but Direct TV's selection of HD channels is well worth the extra $10. I've splurged and added Stars as well.

 

[MDS]

Time Warner cable offers about 6-8 Free HD channels and I get HD Cinemax and HD HBO along with the normal non-HD HBO/Cinemax. TW's 'HD Tier' is 4 or 5 additional channels and yet you have to pay additional for it.

I will of course choose the HD channels when there is something I'd like to watch but I'm just not overly interested in buying an HD player of any flavor at this point.

 

[Gasman]

Now that I have an A3 and see how clunky it is compared to my PS 3, I would rather that Blu-ray win the war. The A3 is a pain in the *** to use.

I think that is the 3rd or 4th time you've said that in 2 days.

So you know, my Blu-Ray BD-P1200 is no different than ANY other BD player (other than the PS3)

I remember seeing you say, oh I can't see the bit-rate on my A3.
HONESTLY, who cares to watch a screen full of numbers over the perfect video?
Specially when wacthing the movie, for the movie, and on 96" screen.

As well, the PS3 loads so much faster than the A3, same with the Xbox HD player compared to ALL HD DVD players.

I will be buying a PS3, only for a second BD player and only because the new 40GB will be the cheapest BD player.
(however I see it as more nuisance, as I am paying for a console that I will never use (for games), as well have no need for the hard drive (as I have, no lie, 20+ hard drives here now)
As well it is not a standard component size.

I'm sure it is evident to even yourself, that picture quality is the same (I'm guessing we can agree on that)

Let me ask this, which one has a more convienent menu system?
Easier to navigate?

 

[Gasman]

Ahhh...let the naysayers chime in.

This is neither rocket science nor Reuters Doby.

100% agreed.

 

[mtrycrafts]

..(particularly as the weather turns colder up here in the midwest).

That is cureable Moving further south

Who know show many were actually sold except Tosh as they know what was shipped, etc. But, in the end as was stated, when the $ hits the right amount the public sees a bargain or the right price and off it goes. Anyhow, that amount in 3 days is impressive. Now, if those kinds of pricing can last, we have a winner.

 

[Johnd]

That is cureable Moving further south

Ahhh. Someday. Someday, mtry.

Who know show many were actually sold except Tosh...

The retailers (Walmart, BB, CC).

 

[dobyblue]

Perhaps. But otoh the war could keep the price battles (on both players and movies) going for some time, as it seems to have this past weekend. Not a bad thing for us users.

The format war is a bad thing unless we're all going to be happy in three years with the odd release, just like SACD and DVD-Audio.