Posted by Andre Matuch on 01/23/07 04:45

asjbiotek@gmail.com wrote:
> Btw, the #1 selling DVD in amazon.com is Casino Royale, and it even
> isn't released yet!
>
> http://www.i4u.com/article7691.html
>
> And guess what, it'll be in BLU-RAY and NOT in Hddvd!!!!
>
> http://www.sonypictures.com/homevideo/catalog/catalogDetail_DVD043396163362.html
>
>
> asjbiotek@gmail.com wrote:
>> Well, here's more proof the end for HD-DVD is fast approaching.
>>
>> In addition to amazon.com, other sales channels are reporting much
>> stronger blu-ray sales, even though HD-DVD got out first in 2006.
>>
>> http://www.videobusiness.com/index.asp?layout=article&articleid=CA6408142
>>
>> for online retailer DVDEmpire:
>>
>> 1. Sales of Blu-ray discs are now stronger than sales of HD-DVD titles.
>> For the week including Tuesday, Jan. 16, DVDEmpire.com noted that 57.7%
>> of its high-def sales were BD and 42.3% were HD DVD.
>>
>> 2. there are already more titles in Blu-ray than HD-DVD....Through Jan.
>> 16, DVDEmpire.com counted 190 HD DVD releases and 203 BD releases.
>>
>> And it'll just get worse as more people buy playstation and more
>> blu-ray titles come out. Just this week, i already got the recent Ice
>> Age 2 in blu-ray (and it's 20th century fox, so NO HD-DVD copy!)
>

In all fairness, I do have to say that this is a huge loss. Casino
Royale was a good movie.

Andre

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