In Reply to: Here is a 3rd different ranking in amazon.com posted by Ole Lund Christensen on December 16, 2007 at 01:57:17:
Amazon have two different Toshibas standing on rank 1 depending on the list you select. At least one must be wrong.
They are taken within seconds of each other, and retaken twice to make sure they did not change between views.
Here we have top 10 in DVD players only:
Bestsellers in Electronics
Any Category > Electronics > DVD Players & Recorders > DVD Players
The most popular items in DVD Players. Updated hourly.
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1. Toshiba HD-A3 720p/1080i HD DVD Player
by Toshiba
79 Reviews
5 star: (48)
4 star: (14)
3 star: (5)
2 star: (4)
1 star: (8)
See all 79 customer reviews...
(79 customer reviews) | 45 customer discussions
In Stock
List Price: $299.99
Price: Click to see price
49 used & new from $154.99
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2. Toshiba HD-A35 1080p HD DVD Player
by Toshiba
49 Reviews
5 star: (34)
4 star: (9)
3 star: (0)
2 star: (2)
1 star: (4)
See all 49 customer reviews...
(49 customer reviews) | 11 customer discussions
In Stock
List Price: $499.99
Price: Click to see price
31 used & new from $297.78
Offered by Beach Camera
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3. Sony DVP-NS57P/S Progressive Scan DVD Player Silver
by Sony
36 Reviews
5 star: (22)
4 star: (6)
3 star: (1)
2 star: (2)
1 star: (5)
See all 36 customer reviews...
(36 customer reviews) | 2 customer discussions
In Stock
List Price: $79.99
Price: Click to see price
19 used & new from $49.99
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4. Samsung BD-P1400 1080p Blu-Ray Disc Player
by Samsung
50 Reviews
5 star: (20)
4 star: (6)
3 star: (7)
2 star: (3)
1 star: (14)
See all 50 customer reviews...
(50 customer reviews) | 5 customer discussions
In Stock
List Price: $499.99
Price: Click to see price
20 used & new from $249.99
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5. Coby DVD-224ss Compact DVD Player
by Coby
228 Reviews
5 star: (72)
4 star: (62)
3 star: (19)
2 star: (13)
1 star: (62)
See all 228 customer reviews...
(228 customer reviews) | 1 customer discussion
In Stock
Price: $27.85
44 used & new from $24.99
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6. Sony DVP-NS57P/B Progressive Scan DVD Player Black
by Sony
13 Reviews
5 star: (6)
4 star: (4)
3 star: (0)
2 star: (0)
1 star: (3)
See all 13 customer reviews...
(13 customer reviews) | 1 customer discussion
In Stock
List Price: $79.99
Price: Click to see price
12 used & new from $32.00
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7. Sony BDP-S300/SM Blu-ray Disc Player Spiderman 3 Limited Edition
by Sony
3 Reviews
5 star: (1)
4 star: (0)
3 star: (0)
2 star: (1)
1 star: (1)
See all 3 customer reviews...
(3 customer reviews)
In Stock
List Price: $499.99
Price: Click to see price
15 used & new from $288.88
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8. Panasonic DMP-BD30K 1080p Blu-Ray Disc Player
by Panasonic
6 Reviews
5 star: (4)
4 star: (2)
3 star: (0)
2 star: (0)
1 star: (0)
See all 6 customer reviews...
(6 customer reviews) | 1 customer discussion
In Stock
List Price: $499.99
Price: $403.82
You Save: $96.17 (19%)
5 used & new from $403.82
Offered by ANTOnline
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9. Panasonic DVD-S53S Up-Converting 1080p DVD Player Silver
by Panasonic
15 Reviews
5 star: (10)
4 star: (2)
3 star: (1)
2 star: (0)
1 star: (2)
See all 15 customer reviews...
(15 customer reviews)
In Stock
List Price: $99.99
Price: Click to see price
22 used & new from $65.00
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10. Sony BDP-S500 1080p Blu-Ray Disc Player
by Sony
4 Reviews
5 star: (1)
4 star: (3)
3 star: (0)
2 star: (0)
1 star: (0)
See all 4 customer reviews...
(4 customer reviews) | 2 customer discussions
In Stock
List Price: $699.99
Price: Click to see price
Here is the other list
Bestsellers in Electronics
Any Category > Electronics > DVD Players & Recorders
The most popular items in DVD Players & Recorders. Updated hourly.
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1. Toshiba HD-A30 1080p HD DVD Player
by Toshiba
40 Reviews
5 star: (18)
4 star: (13)
3 star: (7)
2 star: (0)
1 star: (2)
See all 40 customer reviews...
(40 customer reviews) | 12 customer discussions
In Stock
List Price: $399.99
Price: Click to see price
41 used & new from $209.00
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2. Philips DVP3140 Compact DVD Player
by Philips
47 Reviews
5 star: (22)
4 star: (16)
3 star: (3)
2 star: (2)
1 star: (4)
See all 47 customer reviews...
(47 customer reviews) | 1 customer discussion
In Stock
List Price: $59.99
Price: $36.99
You Save: $23.00 (38%)
8 used & new from $32.00
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3. Toshiba HD-A3 720p/1080i HD DVD Player
by Toshiba
79 Reviews
5 star: (48)
4 star: (14)
3 star: (5)
2 star: (4)
1 star: (8)
See all 79 customer reviews...
(79 customer reviews) | 45 customer discussions
In Stock
List Price: $299.99
Price: Click to see price
49 used & new from $154.99
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4. Toshiba HD-A35 1080p HD DVD Player
by Toshiba
49 Reviews
5 star: (34)
4 star: (9)
3 star: (0)
2 star: (2)
1 star: (4)
See all 49 customer reviews...
(49 customer reviews) | 11 customer discussions
In Stock
List Price: $499.99
Price: Click to see price
31 used & new from $297.78
Offered by Beach Camera
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5. Sony DVP-NS57P/S Progressive Scan DVD Player Silver
by Sony
36 Reviews
5 star: (22)
4 star: (6)
3 star: (1)
2 star: (2)
1 star: (5)
See all 36 customer reviews...
(36 customer reviews) | 2 customer discussions
In Stock
List Price: $79.99
Price: Click to see price
19 used & new from $49.99
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6. Samsung BD-P1400 1080p Blu-Ray Disc Player
by Samsung
50 Reviews
5 star: (20)
4 star: (6)
3 star: (7)
2 star: (3)
1 star: (14)
See all 50 customer reviews...
(50 customer reviews) | 5 customer discussions
In Stock
List Price: $499.99
Price: Click to see price
20 used & new from $249.99
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7. Coby DVD-224ss Compact DVD Player
by Coby
228 Reviews
5 star: (72)
4 star: (62)
3 star: (19)
2 star: (13)
1 star: (62)
See all 228 customer reviews...
(228 customer reviews) | 1 customer discussion
In Stock
Price: $27.85
44 used & new from $24.99
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8. OPPO DV-980H 1080p Up-Converting Universal DVD Player with HDMI and 7.1CH Audio
by OPPO Digital
63 Reviews
5 star: (53)
4 star: (8)
3 star: (1)
2 star: (1)
1 star: (0)
See all 63 customer reviews...
(63 customer reviews) | 32 customer discussions
In Stock
Price: $169.99
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9. Sony DVP-NS77H/B 1080p Upscaling DVD Player with HDMI Output Black
by Sony
26 Reviews
5 star: (16)
4 star: (8)
3 star: (0)
2 star: (2)
1 star: (0)
See all 26 customer reviews...
(26 customer reviews) | 3 customer discussions
In Stock
List Price: $99.99
Price: Click to see price
11 used & new from $83.00
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10. Coby TF-DVD8501 8.5" Slim Portable DVD Player with Swivel Screen
by Coby
20 Reviews
5 star: (10)
4 star: (5)
3 star: (2)
2 star: (0)
1 star: (3)
See all 20 customer reviews...
(20 customer reviews) | 2 customer discussions
In stock on December 22, 2007
Price: $109.99
17 used & new from $109.98
Conclusion, these amazon.com "Bestseller" listing cannot be trusted.
And any list with an expensive HD player as number one does not match the reality of sales in USA. Normal cheap DVD players are still the bestsellers.
Blu Ray and HD DVD have together sold maybe 1 million stand alone players in USA in one year.
Normal DVD players sales in USA is about 20 million in one year.
see link for DVD players.
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Follow Ups
- Here is the amazon "bestsellers" compared - Ole Lund Christensen 02:35:50 12/16/07 (4)
- amazon's calculations of bestsellers are proprietary... - tunenut 11:43:36 12/16/07 (0)
- RE: Here is the amazon "bestsellers" compared - chris.redmond2@bushinternet.com 05:16:17 12/16/07 (2)
- It is indeed a funny story - Ole Lund Christensen 06:12:42 12/16/07 (1)
- RE: It is indeed a funny story - chris.redmond2@bushinternet.com 08:31:16 12/16/07 (0)