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Topic: Blu- Disc not catching on?
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Paul Adsett
Film God
Posts: 5003
From: USA
Registered: Jun 2003
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posted November 14, 2008 08:00 PM
You would think, by now, that the studios would be releasing much of their studio classics on Blue Disc, but its just not happening. I just searched Movie Unlimited Blu Disc data base and they dont even list the MGM classics Singin in the Rain, Show Boat, Meet Me in St Louis etc. It looks to me that it just is not going to happen. Maybe the studios have concluded that most collectors of classic films will not spring for replacing all their DVD titles with Blu Discs. Which leaves most BD titles modern action/adventure/ hooror-gore films aimed at the youth market and gamers who have PS3's. Since 95% of my DVD collection is from the Hollywood Classic era, this is one more reason for me not to be too anxious to jump onto Blu ray. Not only that, the studios are still releasing really great new titles and box sets on DVD, which are not being made available on Blu Disc!
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Mark Williams
Jedi Master Film Handler
Posts: 846
From: West Sussex
Registered: Mar 2007
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posted November 27, 2008 09:15 AM
Splendid news!!!!
http://www.hollywoodinhidef.com/blog_detail.php?id=249
*** November 26, 2008 Blu-ray Sales Sail To All-Time Highs by: Scott Hettrick
Further confirmation that Blu-ray sales continue to surge:
* Blu-ray had its best month of sales ever in October, with consumers buying 2.3 million discs, according to Home Media Research. That's the first time disc sales have surpassed the 2 million mark in a single month and it's nearly five times greater than the 470,000 discs purchased in October 2007.
* For the year so far, Blu-ray disc sales are running about four times higher than in 2007.
* Blu-ray disc sales have crossed the 20 million mark since the format was introduced, with 14 million of those (70%) sold this year.
* In October the 1,000 Blu-ray title was been announced for release.
And all of that is in the U.S. alone. Elsewhere the picture is even brighter in some countries such as Japan, where Blu-ray hardware sales already represent more than 50% of the total optical disc market and are expected to increase heading into the peak selling season. According to the Japan Electronics and Information Technology Industries Association, Blu-ray recorder and player shipments reached 138,000 units in the 12 months ending in September, or 107 times the previous year's tally. It also noted that Blu-ray hardware now accounts for 31% of all home entertainment recorder and player sales.
Meanwhile, back in the U.S., Wal-Mart recently announced a big expansion of its Blu-ray Disc inventories and reported a 2.4% gain in same-store sales during October.
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Paul Adsett
Film God
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From: USA
Registered: Jun 2003
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posted November 27, 2008 09:49 AM
Mark, I can tell you that, at least here in Orlando, the Wal-Mart's have downgraded their store displays of Blu-Ray discs and players. In fact you will have a hard time here finding a good sampling of BD players to pick from - just one or two scruffy looking players sitting by themselves. And the shelf space that they have allocated to Blu -disc movies has shrunk significantly in the last few months. I still have the impression that regular DVD is going like gangbusters and sales of DVD's and DVD players are overwhelmingly much higher than Blu -Ray, even though Blu-ray sales are increasing a little. I think the present economic crisis will cripple significant future expansion of Blu-ray, with very few people being willing to sink hundreds of dollars into a new disc format when they are perfectly happy with what they have in regular DVD. And, by the time this economic mess is over, there will probably be a new format out!
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