Report: Consumer Spending on Entertainment to Decrease in the U.S.

Not good news for a format trying to establish itself

http://www.tmcnet.com/voip/ip-communications/articles/26148-report-consumer-spending-entertainment-decrease-the-us.htm

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since consumers who plan to spend more on entertainment this year are primarily focused on buying new devices like game consoles and the new HD/Blu ray players rather than buying standard content like movie DVDs or music CDs.

DVD is starting to die. Music downloads have already hurt the CD business. Just proves my point about Warner's little expiriment.

If consumer spending is on it's way down I hope Onkyo, Yamaha, Sony, etc sees this and lowers their prices. I need to get a new receiver and a PS3.

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DVD is starting to die. Music downloads have already hurt the CD business. Just proves my point about Warner's little expiriment.

what was your point - WB are targeting 18% of consumers?

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DVD is starting to die.

No. Actually it's ALIVE & WELL.

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Music downloads have already hurt the CD business.

Which is why the Music Industry has NOW EMBRACED music download, as their business.

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Just proves my point about Warner's little expiriment.

You mean that Warner title THAT NO CARED TO SEE IN THEATERS THIS YEAR? Why would they spend blu-ray price now, for the same stinker? You didn't prove a thing.

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You mean that Warner title THAT NO CARED TO SEE IN THEATERS THIS YEAR?

Which stinker are we talking about, for reference sake?

Jason, dense

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...And according to Nielsen VideoScan sales data, the nascent Blu-ray Disc saved the day for the sellthrough business, with DVD unit sales in the first quarter down 1.2% from the first quarter of 2007 but Blu-ray Disc sales up a whopping 351%.

http://www.cdrlabs.com/news/byte/5714

You guys kill me with all of this anti SONY/Blu-ray/PS3 spew.

[Post edited by tony1569 on Apr 24, 2008]

LOL...how true...a studio releases a bomb in the theaters and they think they can recoup their costs by suckering people into renting, or worse, buying that piece of tripe with a slick marketing campaign...buyer beware

Bluray is not THAT bad. It's a lot better then it was when it first came out. They just have to bring down the cost of the players.

That's they're only issue in my opinion. Once players drop in price, even to $299 ($199 would be ideal) you'll see a big jump in sales. It's just a matter of time.

[Post edited by Falcon01 on Apr 24, 2008]

Blu Ray is doing what I hate most. Keep bringing their crappy players out in stages of improvement to make more money off of people. Why don't they get ther Sh_ _ together and finish the format, lower the price to $150-$200 and then I'll buy one. Until then they are idiots.

That's why I think Warner is a bastard child of Sony for picking them just for some quick cash that might make them like 3 more movies.

[Post edited by wolvinator on Apr 25, 2008]