Blu-ray sets new record of $79.86 M for week ending 12/13/09 (Harry Potter)

[comixguru]

Anyone disturbed of the $500 million dropoff in revenue?

Which $500M drop off would that be?

[comixguru]

My numbers come purely from the standard sales revenue source Kosty has been using for his charts for a long time now. Your references are inconsistent, conflicting, and are just cherry-picked for maximum comedic value.

Or they all could be directly from the industry standard DEG/VB numbers. These HMM are faulty when predicting the actual size of the market the industry will report at the end of the quarter or year. They have been overstated for the last two quarters and will likely be just as faulty when the numbers are reported at CES in a few weeks. Just like last year.

[Forge]

Which $500M drop off would that be?

Maybe Tiger's drop off. That's the rumor going around as to what his Wife is asking in the divorce.

[cakefoo]

Or they all could be directly from the industry standard DEG/VB numbers.

I don't doubt the validity, just your misuse of them when making jabs at my "optimism" to make the numbers I reported sound more inaccurate than they really are.

[cakefoo]

2008



2009



DEG's 2009 data in January should show similar marketshare growth, albeit at lower 2008 and 2009 marketshare figures.

[vinnie97]

Could Blu-Ray be higher? Absolutely. But when you factor in a 2 year format war, the fact that less than 50% of Americans own an HDTV, and a global recession I would say that Blu-Ray is not doing horrible either.

I'm betting that 50% will have been reached (it was estimated to be at 46% at the end of November), if not eclipsed, by the end of the 2009 holiday.

[h0mi]

For everyone who wants to discredit this guy... 13.4% is pretty fucking low for a format that's been out this long.

In fact I wonder if it will ever truly replace DVD. 4000p screens aren't far away and we will want a format that will support that resolution.

I'd like to compare these figures to DVD back in 2000. As for 4000p, what format did you think was going to support it?

[Kosty]

Blu-ray has done around $312 million in revenues in Blu-ray movie retail sell through sales in the last 6 weeks since November 1st. Add in the Blu-ray player hardware sales and thats a huge retail category thats among the biggest retail success stories this year.

Blu-ray probably did more revenues last week than movie downloads did all year if you take out traditional cable Video on Demand services.

$80 million in a single week is an accomplishment and is a positive sign that will only encourage more retail and industry support for the format that will only encourage more consumer use of Blu-ray in the future.

[Kosty]

Increased Wal-Mart sales may have something to do with this Blu-ray surge.

NPD: Walmart Bridges ‘Blu’ Divide to Best Buy


By : Erik Gruenwedel | Posted: 18 Dec 2009
egruenwedel@questex.com


Spurred by aggressive hardware and software discounting, Wal-Mart has caught Best Buy to become one of the top two retailers of Blu-ray Disc movies, according to The NPD Group.

The Bentonville, Ark.-based retail behemoth, which already sells the lowest-priced retail Blu-ray player (Magnavox) for $78, beginning Dec. 19 will offer select DVD and Blu-ray titles for less than $4 and $20, respectively.

As previously reported, Best Buy has aggressively sought to make Blu-ray players and movies a key retail driver this holiday season, including implementation of special Blu-ray displays, store signage and promotions in select stores.

Indeed, the Minneapolis-based No. 1 consumer electronics retailer, which reportedly has controlled 40% of Blu-ray Disc sales, earlier this month touted 40 Blu-ray titles online for $6.99, including Hellraiser, Children of the Corn, Henry Poole Is Here, Underworld and Sleepwalking.

That advantage has apparently diminished resulting in a leveled playing field, according to NPD analyst Russ Crupnick, who said Best Buy and Wal-Mart both have Blu-ray Disc market sales shares in the high 20% range, with the race “getting neck and neck.”

"Wal-Mart made a commitment to change Blu-ray from an enthusiast’s product to something the mainstream shopper would desire, and that strategy has been rewarded from a market share perspective" Crupnick said.

Earlier this month, Pali Capital analyst Stacey Widlitz believed Best Buy was attempting to counter competitive CE surges by Wal-Mart and Amazon by focusing on smaller-ticket purchases this holiday season, specifically Blu-ray movies and DVDs, and had rolled back prices 3.6% over the past two weeks.

“Considering Best Buy’s service and selection, we do not consider Wal-Mart a major threat this holiday season, in terms of pricing,” Widlitz wrote in a Dec. 1 note.

http://www.homemediamagazine.com/ret...best-buy-17910

[motion]

O.T. - Against my better judgemnt and a few protests, my wife went out today and bought me a PS3 slim for Christmas. Now I already have a couple of standalone BD players, my Pioneer an exceptionally good one, and I have a couple of HTPC Media Centers with Blu ray drives. And of course, the HTPC's act as my music players, dvrs and dvd players. I don't play video games.

Can any of you guys suggest other uses for this machine. I don't want to dissappoint my wife and never use it.

[Ray Von]

O.T. - Against my better judgemnt and a few protests, my wife went out today and bought me a PS3 slim for Christmas. Now I already have a couple of standalone BD players, my Pioneer an exceptionally good one, and I have a couple of HTPC Media Centers with Blu ray drives. And of course, the HTPC's act as my music players, dvrs and dvd players. I don't play video games.

Can any of you guys suggest other uses for this machine. I don't want to dissappoint my wife and never use it.

You could just get rid of all that other crap and replace it with the PS3. After all, "It only does everything!"

Clearly the answer to the age-old question "What do you get the man who has everything?" is "Something he says he neither wants or has any use for", credit crunch or no. Women eh?

Ray Von

[Rich86]

O.T. - Against my better judgemnt and a few protests, my wife went out today and bought me a PS3 slim for Christmas. Now I already have a couple of standalone BD players, my Pioneer an exceptionally good one, and I have a couple of HTPC Media Centers with Blu ray drives. And of course, the HTPC's act as my music players, dvrs and dvd players. I don't play video games.

Can any of you guys suggest other uses for this machine. I don't want to dissappoint my wife and never use it.

Since I also am not into games - I'd return it - but be sure to have something else in mind to exchange it for in order to keep peace, love and harmony in the family . . .

[Forge]

Since I also am not into games - I'd return it - but be sure to have something else in mind to exchange it for in order to keep peace, love and harmony in the family . . .

Your also not a fan of the PS3.

As a fan I say use it in the bedroom or even replace one of your HTPC's in a very public space and use it as a replacement. If you have a large HTPC in a public space put that somewhere else in the house and use the slim to cut down the space used by your AV equiptment.

I rarely use mine for games anymore, and like the streaming and other features. Its a great box and should be of value to someone like you motion. It probably won't do everything your HTPC's do but its small chassis makes it a nice addition to the rack in my opinion.

[comixguru]

Since I also am not into games - I'd return it - but be sure to have something else in mind to exchange it for in order to keep peace, love and harmony in the family . . .

That's a tough one. I'd probably replace an HTPC and BR player with the PS3. Wife would be proud she make such a smart purchase, and I would load it up with all her favorite tunes.

[vinnie97]

Your also not a fan of the PS3.

Neither am I but I am honest enough to admit that it's got uses beyond gaming.