NPD Hardware Sales Data

[gadgtfreek]

The data that follows does NOT include sales of Sony's PlayStation 3 or the HD-DVD add-on drive for Microsoft's Xbox 360. These are stand-alone, set-top players only.

From: The Digital Bits - Celebrating Film in the Digital Age

Charts say a lot, especially since this is only standalones.

 

[Chucky Cheese]

Wow!!

 

[mike123abc]

The word is out, even if HD-DVD is not dead, anyone that has seen any tech site or many newspaper aticles thinks BD won. The more sales shift the faster the stories become true.

 

[GeorgeLV]

The word is out, even if HD-DVD is not dead, anyone that has seen any tech site or many newspaper aticles thinks BD died. The more sales shift the faster the stories become true.

At this point the remaining HD DVD boosters are playing the part of Baghdad Bob. While everybody else sees their brick and mortar retailers adjusting shelving to favor Blu-ray, they swear that their Best Buy is a 50:50 split, the HD DVDs are flying off the shelf, and the Blu-ray racks are dusty, etc.

 

[gadgtfreek]

1) I was very surprised BD had 60/40 in Dec. Especially with those overpiced players

2) You can see the week after the WB announcement that things got real out of hand.

3) Now we have to see how the discounted players do, especially if Paramounts deal with HDDVD hinges on strong hardware sales in 1st Qtr 08

 

[IcEWoLF]

Retailers like to sell the player that gives them more profit, BD clearly wins in that department.
HD-DVD's new name is just an overpriced DVD up converter .

 

[riffjim4069]

Wow!!

Wow is right! Can you image how much more lopsided the hardware figures would look when including sales of the PS3 and XBox360 add-on? I believe that would qualify as a Yikes...if not a double-Yikes!!

 

[jokeworm]

HD-DVD's new name is just an overpriced DVD up converter .

Unless you throw in 9 free movies too - in which case its more of a bargain.

 

[mike123abc]

Unless you throw in 9 free movies too - in which case its more of a bargain.

If they are 9 movies you would have bought anyways. I noticed the selection lists are a bit limited (for both camps).

 

[teamerickson]

Where's the overall? It does appear the Blu is stronger in standalone sales recently.

 

[gadgtfreek]

Where's the overall? It does appear the Blu is stronger in standalone sales recently.

Overall? Do you mean with the addon and PS3?

The one thing I dont like about this is the addon is not counted. Unlike the ps3, its only function is to pay HDDVD's.

It still surprised me that BD stand alones outsold HDDVD with the price difference.

 

[teamerickson]

Overall? Do you mean with the addon and PS3?

Sales of standalones since inception.

 

[gadgtfreek]

Sales of standalones since inception.

Gotcha.

Im sure HDDVD is still leading in that venue.

 

[vurbano]

Oh look, Bill Hunt stirred up a pot of BD FUD during a week of panic and made a little pie chart. .

 

[gadgtfreek]

This is one of those times where your FUD accusation does not fly.

 

[vurbano]

This is one of those times where your FUD accusation does not fly.

What did you expect after that Warner news? In a week or two it will be back to normal. Pretty pictures for the Blu trolls to run with and paste everywhere but all it represents is a temporary over reaction for one week.

 

[gadgtfreek]

That week is of little concern. As I said above, Im surprised BD outsold HDDVD 60/40 in December.

 

[vurbano]

Question: Why leave out the xbox add on? there is only one reason to buy it. To turn the 360 into a standalone.

Answer: SO BD can show a bigger piece of the pie of course for december.

Way to go Bill $unt. The title of his dribble should have been "Attention Blu Trolls!!!! look what I can do when I leave out this data!"

 

[Paradox-SJ]

ROFL...you guys (and that is on both sides of the aisle) crack me up...AS IF you are making money of the sale of these players....

Sony/Toshiba/WB/Paramount...and the rest of them don't give a rats backside about WE the consumer....

What the world coming to when the lil guy cheers on big business.....

 

[teamerickson]

Looks like HD DVD has 64% more standalones than Blu-ray.

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