Blu-ray players grab 93 percent of market after Warner went Blu

[wraggster]

According to the latest NPD group report, during the month of December Blu-ray players held 60 percent of the HD media player market -- despite the fact that HD DVD players were considerably cheaper. While that might've helped Warner in its decision to go Blu, the move has definitely had a dramatic effect on player sales since. According to the same study the week after the announcement, Blu-ray players were able to grab 93 percent of the market, which puts the year to date (short, we know) share for Blu-ray players at 70 percent. Granted, it's hard to put too much stock in just a week or two of data, but if this and the recent media sales numbers (85 percent) becomes a trend, maybe this won't be such a slow death for HD DVD after all.

http://www.engadget.com/2008/01/22/b...rner-went-blu/

[sappo]

BLU-RAY IS THE EVIL!

Buy HD-DVD!

[VampDude]

It's a good thing I'm not going to invest in the HD DVD drive, because the HD DVD market I feel is going to crash.

[Shrygue]

The HD-DVD add-on for the Xbox 360 costs about £115 and when I saw that hit the shops, I had a feeling they weren't going to sell well.

Seeing the statistics, it looks like the Blu Ray format will own HD-DVD big time.