HD DVD Surpasses 750,000 Dedicated Players

[diabolo]

HD DVD Surpasses 750,000 Dedicated Players

Promotional Group announces record HD DVD hardware sales following Black
Friday

LOS ANGELES, Nov. 27 /PRNewswire/ -- Following landmark Black Friday
promotions through major retail chains, the North American HD DVD
Promotional Group today announced that sales of dedicated HD DVD players
exceeded the 750,000 mark. The data is based on retailer reports and other
point of sale data, and includes standalone set-top players as well as the
Xbox 360 HD DVD player.

"HD DVD continues to gain momentum and market share with consumers,"
said Ken Graffeo, executive vice president of HD strategic marketing for
Universal Studios Home Entertainment, and co-president of the HD DVD
Promotional Group. "With more than four weeks left for holiday shopping, HD
DVD is turning out to be a perfect consumer electronics gift."

HD DVD continues to step up marketing and education efforts, helping
consumers to see the quality and value of the new format. In addition to an
enhanced presence at major retailers, HD DVD has added educational sections
to its website at http://www.TheLookAndSoundOfPerfect.com.

About HD DVD

HD DVD is the next generation, post-DVD standard for high capacity,
high definition optical discs, approved by the DVD Forum, which develops
and defines DVD formats. Its more than 220 strong membership brings
together leaders in movies and entertainment, computing, consumer
electronics and software. HD DVD is fast becoming the primary visual medium
for the age of high-definition TV. The North American HD DVD Promotional
Group, Inc. is an organization established to promote the HD DVD format and
educate consumers in North America. For more information and a complete
listing of HD DVD titles please visit
http://www.TheLookAndSoundOfPerfect.com.



SOURCE North American HD DVD Promotional Group

[Lupin The Third]

And cue Blu-Ray fanbots claiming that the numbers are forged, and that there's no way so many copies of TF sold...err...I mean HD Players sold in 3...2...1....

[polyh3dron]

More PR BS from Graffeo and co.

Great fire sale guys. Keep up the good work.

Oh yeah, and first it says this is just dedicated players, and in the same sentence it says the number includes X360 add-ons. Make up your mind.

[HiDeFJunKie]

Originally Posted by Lupin The Third

And cue Blu-Ray fanbots claiming that the numbers are forged, and that there's no way so many copies of TF sold...err...I mean HD Players sold in 3...2...1....

I told them HD A3s were flying off the shelves. Toshiba owns this Christmas Season, deal with it smurfs.

[bowl-o-rama]

so only 250,000 more for them to meet projections by the end of the year. Great!

[HiDeFJunKie]

Originally Posted by polyh3dron

More PR BS from Graffeo and co.

Great fire sale guys. Keep up the good work.

Oh yeah, and first it says this is just dedicated players, and in the same sentence it says the number includes X360 add-ons. Make up your mind.

Bull! After the Wally sale, HD DVD SA stood at 420K. So these new numbers are all A3s and MS Add-on. Since I doubt many ADD-ons were sold, most of the additional 330K were HD A3s. Read it and weep!

[bowl-o-rama]

And cue HD-DVD fanbots to say something about how blu-ray will say something about these numbers in 3...2...1....

[DC R1D3R]

great numbers for the reds!! this war is far from over.

[Beta-guy]

last I heard 500K Standalones 155K 360 add-ons can some one explain how they got 750K?

[polyh3dron]

Originally Posted by Beta-guy

last I heard 500K Standalones 155K 360 add-ons can some one explain how they got 750K?

Shipped laptops?

[vinnie97]

Originally Posted by bowl-o-rama

so only 250,000 more for them to meet projections by the end of the year. Great!

Over a month to do it, 62,500/week or less than 9000 a day. Doesn't sound that asinine seeing as the height of the buying season is upon us...the only factor really working against them is the economy.

[Beta-guy]

Originally Posted by polyh3dron

Shipped laptops?

OMG... that's probably it lmao

[Grubert]

Originally Posted by bowl-o-rama

so only 250,000 more for them to meet projections by the end of the year. Great!

Actually, no.

The projection was for a milliion standalone Toshiba players.

They are trying to fudge it and look it better than it does (what else is new) by throwing the add-ons into the mix.

As of Nov.2, sales were 420K stand-alones and about 230K-250K add-ons.

Now they say 750K, counting the add-ons.

So they are at 520K standalones, tops.

Again, the revised end-of-year projection was a million standalones.

Not "a million dedicated players".

[pezdukie]

Originally Posted by Beta-guy

last I heard 500K Standalones 155K 360 add-ons can some one explain how they got 750K?

They sold 95,000 more players since "the last you heard"?

[Mark Booth]

Originally Posted by polyh3dron

More PR BS from Graffeo and co.

Great fire sale guys. Keep up the good work.

Oh yeah, and first it says this is just dedicated players, and in the same sentence it says the number includes X360 add-ons. Make up your mind.

The XBox add-on IS a dedicated player! It's only purpose is to play HD DVD movies. Nobody would buy one unless they intend to use it for movies!

If you're going to whine like a little girl, at least get your facts straight!

Mark