Actually I suggested Standalone player sales would be A metric.

Posted by oscar (A) on November 26, 2007 at 05:23:19

In Reply to: RE: posted by Jack G on November 25, 2007 at 07:47:40:

I suspect actual software sales would be another important metric (which in theory will be highly influenced by relative standalone player sales). I don't know that we'd see a shift in the software numbers until well after the holidays (if there is one in favor of HD DVD).

Other possibly more important metrics include Blu-ray vs HD DVD disc production costs (though I expect this to be a wash in the long-term), DRM features (though it looks like BD+ has been thoroughly compromised) and what I think will be the more compelling argument: Storage and bandwidth capacity. Disney has already touted Blu-ray's advantages in this respect and Sony/Fox/Disney are routinely issuing movies which will not fit on the HD30 (aside from bandwidth issues). Which would make it painful for these studios to have to re-encode for HD DVD should they decide to switch.

The Special feature set support will also go up when the profile issues are resolved. The Studios have shown interest in IME/PIP/etc as potential differentiators between DVD and HD media. Storage/bandwidth issues again limit what HD DVD has been able to do while Blu-ray's features are still in development (unfortunately a disadvantage in the near-term and probably why the BDA hasn't tried to reach mass market pricing a la Toshiba).

Once Blu-ray get's their act together, they'll have far more flexibility in what can be offered with IME/PIP/BD-j/all the other frills I wouldn't give two hoots about. If HD DVD hasn't successfully killed off Blu-ray before this happens, expect Warner's, Universal et al to start paying attention.

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Topic - PS3 sales increasing 11% - Ole Lund Christensen 13:51:08 11/23/07 (26)

Yeah but... - JMCIII 16:03:47 11/23/07 (25)

RE: Yeah but... - Jack G 09:28:32 11/24/07 (24)

why do you think... - Joe Murphy Jr 13:02:23 11/25/07 (6)

I'm aware of that-itsnot like they haven't given movies away before, (nt) - Jack G 15:09:09 11/25/07 (5)

maybe you missed my point - Joe Murphy Jr 17:29:35 11/25/07 (4)

RE: maybe you missed my point - Jack G 04:30:33 11/26/07 (2)

10 free discs at purchase - Joe Murphy Jr 21:43:37 11/26/07 (1)

That will help. (nt) - Jack G 05:38:19 11/27/07 (0)

He knows - Jazz Inmate 21:00:58 11/25/07 (0)

20% is still 44,742 Blu Ray players added that week - Ole Lund Christensen 04:35:29 11/25/07 (16)

RE: - Jack G 07:47:40 11/25/07 (12)

You have to face the facts 65% Blu Ray YTD - Ole Lund Christensen 12:32:36 11/26/07 (8)

RE: You have to face the facts 65% Blu Ray YTD - Jack G 13:56:03 11/26/07 (6)

spin, cycle, rinse, repeat - Jazz Inmate 23:55:10 11/26/07 (4)

Look who's talking, Blu-boy - Jack G 05:14:51 11/27/07 (3)

My only criticism of HD DVD is its 40% dearth in capacity - Jazz Inmate 09:46:30 11/27/07 (2)

You may find this interesting - Jack G 13:44:51 11/27/07 (0)

RE: My only criticism of HD DVD is its 40% dearth in capacity - Jack G 13:39:18 11/27/07 (0)

I don't mind niche product status IF I'm able to get movies with the best possible PQ/SQ .... - oscar 20:37:24 11/26/07 (0)

Now I know who's been buying up the world's Kool-Aid supply (nt) - racerguy 13:20:10 11/26/07 (0)

Actually I suggested Standalone player sales would be A metric. - oscar 05:23:19 11/26/07 (0)

yeah, but you don't apply your negative spin to HD DVD - Jazz Inmate 10:28:29 11/25/07 (1)

RE: yeah, but you don't apply your negative spin to HD DVD - Jack G 15:00:11 11/25/07 (0)

One of the metrics the studios are looking at are sales of Standalone players. - oscar 07:12:07 11/25/07 (2)

We'll See If There Is Any Shift With Software Sales - Robertc88 05:42:45 11/26/07 (1)

Early on I was willing to buy at the $30 pricepoint (or the Amazon "equivalent"). - oscar 07:04:54 11/26/07 (0)

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Actually I suggested Standalone player sales would be A metric.

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