Blu-ray QUICKLY gaining DVD market share

[Buckeye_Nut]

http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/hr/content_display/home_entertainment/video/e3if32b8f1fa30457d78668ac733fc7bde1?pn=1

Since HD-dud has announced it's death, blu-ray is beginning to trend some serious adoption gains.

IE....
Title Release Date "% BD"
Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End..............12/04/07....3.7
Simpsons Movie...............................................12/18/07....2.8
Michael Clayton...............................................02/19/08....5.5
30 Days of Night..............................................02/26/08....8.9
No Country for Old Men.....................................03/11/08....9.8
Hitman...........................................................03/11/08....12.6

If you ask me, this is simply AMAZING!! The fact that BD is taking 10+% share from the DVD market on some new/day/date releases this quickly after DUD died is eye opening.

 

[Buckeye_Nut]

Can somebody tell me why I can't delete my own post only a few minutes after making the post??

....geez.


Admin, could you please move this thread to the correct forum.

Thanks.

 

[BiNiaRiS]

this was bound to happen...all those people who were holding out for this momment can now splurge and buy up their favorite movies....on the format that will be around for years to come i for one liked hd dvd more but meh, hd is hd.

 

[Seth=L]

PS3 owners are going nuts for Hitman. I wonder where the figures for "I Am Legend" are.

 

[j_garcia]

This was reported on HDD also: http://www.highdefdigest.com/news/show/Industry_Forecasts/Industry_Trends/Disc_Sales/Report:_Blu-ray_Disc_Sales_Impacting_DVD_/1602

I thought somewhere I read that I Am Legend sold a significant portion on BD also, though I think it was still below 10%.

 

[Shadow_Ferret]

I haven't bothered even researching what the selling point of Blu-Ray is. But then I'm still angry over having to replace my entire movie collection from VHS to dvd. I'll be darned if I do it again to Blu-Ray, especially considering the price.

 

[j_garcia]

I haven't bothered even researching what the selling point of Blu-Ray is. But then I'm still angry over having to replace my entire movie collection from VHS to dvd. I'll be darned if I do it again to Blu-Ray, especially considering the price.

Then don't replace them...just buy new titles or ones that you don't have. I have replaced quite a few of them because the improvement in picture quality is SO much better on the BD version; others not so much and those I can pass on and pick up later when they are on sale if at all.

 

[Joe Schmoe]

I haven't bothered even researching what the selling point of Blu-Ray is. But then I'm still angry over having to replace my entire movie collection from VHS to dvd. I'll be darned if I do it again to Blu-Ray, especially considering the price.

I agree 100%. New-release DVDs sell for $19 or less, and older titles for $10 or less. BDs sell for $35 whether the movie is new or old ($25 is considered a good sale price!) Replacing only part of my collection is not an option, because watching BD would spoil me for SD. The players are also pricey, and I would need a new TV besides.

 

[j_garcia]

A good sale price would be more like $12-13. I am still averaging about $17 a disc, with fewer sales going on this time of year on BD. Online, the typical new release BD is about $20-$25. Every once in a while I will have to break down and actually pay $26-27 for a new release instead of waiting for it to be shipped to me.

So let me put it to you this way: which makes more sense? Paying $20 for an inferior product or paying $5 more for far superior one?

 

[Alamar]

A good sale price would be more like $12-13. I am still averaging about $17 a disc, with fewer sales going on this time of year on BD. Online, the typical new release BD is about $20-$25. Every once in a while I will have to break down and actually pay $26-27 for a new release instead of waiting for it to be shipped to me.

So let me put it to you this way: which makes more sense? Paying $20 for an inferior product or paying $5 more for far superior one?

Personally IF the BD version was much better, all other things being equal, I would pay the extra 5$ for the BD version.

On the other hand, in a Macro Economics sense, it would be better to simply not buy any software at prices above 20$. This lowering of demand at the 20$+ price would do a lot to force prices down ...

 

[Buckeye_Nut]

A good sale price would be more like $12-13. I am still averaging about $17 a disc, with fewer sales going on this time of year on BD. Online, the typical new release BD is about $20-$25. Every once in a while I will have to break down and actually pay $26-27 for a new release instead of waiting for it to be shipped to me.

So let me put it to you this way: which makes more sense? Paying $20 for an inferior product or paying $5 more for far superior one?

nice point...
I always love how the "Low Def" crowd exaggerates the prices to rationalize to others their lack of adoption. I just picked up "I am Legend" and the remastered "Fifth Element" for $18.99 & $14.99 respectively. Somebody will always choose to be stuck in a low tech reality.....better them than me!!

 

[Joe Schmoe]

A good sale price would be more like $12-13.

Don't know where you live, but it sure isn't here!
I definitely couldn't afford any TV series season sets on BD, and that is what I find myself preferring to movies lately.

 

[j_garcia]

Check Amazon - they have been having probably the best sales lately. Also Walmart, of all places, has been having some decent deals, though they do tend to have a limited selection in store and limited quantities also (I Am Legend and No Country For Old Men both sold out in the first day here). Target has run a few deals, including a 2 for $30 about 2 weeks ago on some decent titles. Target and Walmart both have regular pricing that is in the $30 range, which is definitely too high, so you have to keep your eyes peeled for the deals. I have Frys here and the average price is about $22-$25, with sale pricing between $10 and $16. They had a 2 for $30 last week and I missed it, and there were 2 titles I wanted too.

 

[darien87]

I buy my BD's on eBay, at about $15 - $20 a pop.