Panasonic: Blu-ray Has Won
http://www.tvpredictions.com/panasonicblu062007.htm
More good news for the Blu-ray camp this week.
>From tvpredictions.com:
Joseph Taylor, a Panasonic executive vice president, says Blu-ray has
won the high-def DVD format war against rival HD DVD.
"Who did the content providers select? At the moment,
overwhelmingly, the content providers have selected Blu-ray," Taylor
said. "What are consumers buying? Since the beginning of the year
content (disc sales have been) almost two to one for Blu-ray."
"I'm giving a very politically incorrect answer. I think the
battle is over. I think Blu-ray has won," he said.
Blockbuster to stock Blu-ray (and Blu-ray ONLY)
http://ps3.qj.net/Blockbuster-to-stock-Blu-ray-and-Blu-ray-ONLY-/pg/49/aid/95389
Does this mean the format wars is over? Well, for Blockbuster, it
seems just that. Associated Press just released a statement that
Blockbuster will exclusively carry high-def discs in Blu-ray format in
1,450 of their stores. This decision came from an analysis done in 250
branches where they carried both Blu-ray and HD-DVDs. It was found
that more than 70% of the consumers rented out Blu-ray discs over
HD-DVD. Blockbuster senior VP of merchandising had this to say:
The consumers are sending us a message. [...] I can't ignore what I'm
seeing. When you walk into a store and see all this product available
in Blu-ray and there is less available on HD DVD, I think the consumer
gets that [more studios are releasing films in Blu-ray].
True enough, most major studios are supporting the Blu-ray. Another
factor, of course, would be the release of the PlayStation 3, which
gave the Blu-ray format a big push in sales. It's now believed that
Blockbuster's decision could be the first step in shifting the balance
and will allow other retailers to follow suit.
The North American HD-DVD Promotional Group, however, sees
Blockbuster's decision as unfounded. Ken Graffeo thinks that basing
their move on the Blur-ray flims' success over the first three months
of the year was too short-sighted.
Despite it all, Blockbuster will still keep renting out HD-DVDs in
their original 250 locations and online. But as it stands, that's
1,450 stores with exclusive Blu-ray, and 250 offering Blu-ray and
HD-DVD. Now do the math.
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