Blu-Ray says it has HD DVD beat
p2pnet.net news:- The HD DVD folks admit to being outsold by Blu-ray by at least five to one with Sony’s PlayStation 3 as the edge. But movie sales are still level and, “Film studio 20th Century Fox, which supports Blu-ray, said weekly Blu-ray film sales are actually three times higher than HD DVD,” according to Reuters.
Nontheless, “Within three years it will just be Blu-ray,” Frank Simonis, the Blu-ray Disc Association’s European chairman, said at CeBIT technology trade show attendees.
Five out of eight major Hollywood studios support Blu-ray with only Universal supporting HD DVD, says the story, adding:
“The HD DVD promotional group, in a separate presentation, said consumers should not only focus on the big blockbuster titles from Hollywood, but also those from regional film houses in Europe and Asia which would bring many titles to HD DVD because it was cheaper and simpler,” adding:
“But the war between HD DVD and Blu-ray – also supported by companies like Samsung, Philips, Matsushita, Apple, and Dell – has curbed adoption.”
Also See:
Reuters – Blu-ray aims to oust DVDs within three years, March 16, 2007
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