From this DVD File article. It's a nice article, discussing both formats. In addition to the title comment, he comments on Toshiba's position that the first HD player below $200 "wins the war." Also, "...it’s interesting to note that recent sales trends, as reported by Ultimate Electronics and Abt Electronics, indicates that Blu-ray Disc players have been outselling HD DVD players. At Ultimate, BD players are selling at a rate of 67% higher than HD DVD players. The introduction of Sony’s $499 BDP-S300 was the turning point." and "... store reported that HD disc players outsold DVD players in June. "
Still, only about 800,000 high def discs are sold each month, based on Q1 figures from the article. It's a good read, touching on other topics as well.
Still, only about 800,000 high def discs are sold each month, based on Q1 figures from the article. It's a good read, touching on other topics as well.