Re: HD DVD gain in market share after huge drop

fantastic news...keep buying those hd dvd folks..
my collection is now 34 with 2 on pre order

This is indeed great news.

BD fanboys need to realize the smoke from the Warner news is clearing. Consumers are starting to go back to what they're always looking for - a great buy for their money. When you take into account the price of the 3rd gen HD player and the over 800 world wide titles available, its easy to see how this is an amazing deal.

HD DVD has a strong worldwide lineup for February with block busters like Beowulf, Elizabeth-Golden Age, Rescue Dawn, American Gangster, SAW (import), Resident Evil - Extinction (import), ect., etc..

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HD DVD has a strong worldwide lineup for February with block busters like Beowulf, Elizabeth-Golden Age, Rescue Dawn, American Gangster, SAW (import), Resident Evil - Extinction (import), ect., etc..

quite right cmpltvertigo,

I just wanted to add extra titles to the above mentioned like Underworld, Fantastic four 1 & 2, BEE Movie, Stardust, I am legend. And by the end of the year there will be more exclusive titles like Indy 4, Wanted, Cloverfield, Hellboy 2 etc etc.

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BD fanboys need to realize the smoke from the Warner news is clearing. Consumers are starting to go back to what they're always looking for - a great buy for their money.

That's the feeling I'm starting to get. The initial shock is over. If HD DVD sales attain a level of anywhere near what they were before the Warner withdrawal after their HD DVD products are no longer available this spring, then they need to take a good hard look at their decision. I don't really expect them to change but 'ya never know. This is far from being over.

Obviously this is great news for the consumer since we all want to have options and competition is ALWAYS good for the consumer. I imagine this will only get better as HD DVD is about to start their marketing campaign.

I get the feeling that no matter how good (or bad) the HD DVD Superbowl commercial is the bluray extremists will say it was garbage and it will have no effect on the format war. Ya

That is great news indeed. I own an HDDVD player and a PS3. I like them both.

I really hope both formats survive this war and come to a stalemate......I have a lot of movies on both and enjoy the picture and sound on both formats.

If.......I was to lean in any direction it would be HDDVD.

One thing everyone needs to understand is this: The average consumer which consists of approx. (75% or more) of the population are the ones who need to be convinced on which format they need and would want. And they tend not to be rich or well off. So HDDVD is doing very well by lowering the prices on their players......the average person CAN afford $100-$250. NOT $400-$600.

Falcon said,

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I get the feeling that no matter how good (or bad) the HD DVD Superbowl commercial is the bluray extremists will say it was garbage and it will have no effect on the format war.

just what i thought, if you check on the latest news update on HD DVD, you will only find ONE article (DVDTOWN.COM) that is reporting the following "HD DVD gain in market share after huge drop HD DVD gain in market ..."

i'm starting to wonder if Sony is paying people to write constant negative articles on HD DVD.

Say what??

Henning,

This posting is exactly how you show your bias.

When Blu-ray had a crushing victory you post it hidden, after an HD DVD posting like this:

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High-end HD DVD model only $239.23 and huge Blu-ray growth

But when HD DVD has a sales figure that you want to present as good you give it it's own posting.

I had always heard that DVDTown was bias, but after reading these forums and seeing your posting style I see how you definitely try to shade things red.

If you're going to pretend this site is neutral then be neutral, otherwise stop pretending and just fess up. You're just making HD DVD look bad for us by being bias but pretending your not.

My two cents.