Posted by Jay G. on 06/11/06 18:24

On Sat, 10 Jun 2006 05:35:56 GMT, Roy L. Fuchs wrote:

> On 9 Jun 2006 09:19:00 -0700, "asj" <kalim1998@yahoo.com> Gave us:
>
>>HD DVD sales sluggish
>>http://www.videobusiness.com/article/CA6332298.html
>>
>>After a couple of weeks of availability, HD DVD is proving to be a slow
>>go at retail.
>
> Get a clue. There are very few titles. Do some math, dolt. THE
> PLAYERS, ON THE OTHER HAND...

From the same link as above:
"Toshiba is limiting its initial shipment of HD DVD players (VB, 4-13),
and with relatively few hardware units in the market..."

http://www.videobusiness.com/article/CA6336384.html
"It’s just the true early adopters who are looking for this. It’s not
comparable to [demand] for Xbox 360.”

"In its first April shipment of both models, it was estimated that
Toshiba delivered 10,000 to 15,000 players to about 3,000 stores (VB,
4-18).

“It’s not unusual for there to be a start-up or ramp-up period for a
new technology,” Crutchfield executive VP of merchandising Rick Souder
said. “You’re not going to be able to get up to peak production capacity
at day one.”

"A source at a studio producing HD DVD software said that Toshiba’s
slim output was fully anticipated."

http://www.videobusiness.com/article/CA6324750.html
"With small initial shipments, stores are likely to have four or
five players in stock"

"Toshiba is expected to ship between 10,000 and 15,000 players,
several thousand of which are for retail displays. "

-Jay

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