Blu-Ray steps it up again - Shovels more dirt on HD-DVD

[Hulk]

http://www.dailytech.com/article.aspx?newsid=7073

[Jerry Jones]

Not hardly...

http://www.tvpredictions.com/whip041407.htm

Washington, D.C. (April 14, 2007) -- Looks like Sony was premature in their declaration of victory in the HD-DVD/Blu-Ray format war. Samsung's announcement of their dual format player is evidence that cracks are starting to form in the BD camp.

Given the number of players sold by each camp, one would have expected BD to far outsell HD yet they haven't. The attach rate of HD discs far surpasses that of BD.

With the recent sales triggered by the reduction by Toshiba of their A2 player to a MRSP of $399 and the upcoming release of The Matrix on HD-DVD only as well as the flurry of recently announced HD-DVD titles, it is not unreasonable to believe that HD-DVD sales will soon match or exceed those of BD, even with the BD exclusive releases of Cars, Pirates of the Caribbean 1 & 2.

What is clear is that, despite the protestations of Sony and Fox to the contrary, the format war is not only not over but far from it. In fact, one can see the two formats existing side by side for years.

Jerry Jones

http://www.jonesgroup.net

[Hulk]

Jerry,

I know. Just having a little fun.