Video Asylum

Posted by David Aiken (A) on August 23, 2007 at 13:20:54

In Reply to: RE: What price drops? posted by Jack G on August 23, 2007 at 05:09:05

The A2 can't be found here either. See my response to Duilawyer for details of the models that can be found.

The figures on the breakdown of the HDTV market don't surprise me, but 40% of the market is outside the US and that's a proportion that can't be ignored with impunity. In addition, that proportion will be rising over time and the US proportion falling, simply due to the respective populations of the US and the rest of the world.

Blu-ray released first in Australia, has players which while still more expensive than HD-DVD players are not significantly more expensive, has more movies released here, andd movie prices seem to be slightly cheaper here as well, possibly because of discounting and sales numbers. None of those factors help HD-DVD here. Repeat that too often in the rest of the world and you bomb in 40% of the world market. If BD does as well in the rest of that 40% as they seem to be doing here, and they continue to do as well in the US as they have been doing, BD will get an overwhelming advantage in player and disc sales.

Not good marketing strategy to rely so heavily on the US in my view.


David Aiken