. Blade Runner, I Am Legend and many, many more! Philips chief talks HD sales, 1.5 millions Blu-ray players sold, 300,000 HD DVD
Wolfgang Schlichting, an analyst in Miami covering the optical disc drive market for International Data Corp., said Blu-ray players held a commanding lead over HD DVD primarily because of the success of Sony’s PlayStation 3. In stand-alone players, HD DVD, whose players are made by Toshiba, has a slight edge over Blu-ray, Schlichting said.
According to the Digital Entertainment Group, which promotes the Blu-ray format, there are roughly 1.5 million Blu-ray players, including Sony’s PlayStation 3, in the U.S. market versus about 300,000 using HD DVD, including Microsoft’s Xbox 360 device.
“I would say HD has developed somewhat slower than we had expected,” Provoost said during an interview before the opening of the Internationale Funkausstellung, the largest consumer electronics convention in Europe, which begins Friday in Berlin. “There are highlights, such as last year’s World Cup or next year’s Beijing Olympics. But to give it the next big boost, the movie studios have to release more movies in Blu-ray or HD DVD formats.” Full Story
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