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06-15-2007, 06:05 PM
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Weekly hi def sales numbers - Nielsen/VideoScan
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06-15-2007, 08:54 PM
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Re: Weekly hi def sales numbers - Nielsen/VideoScan
Interesting. I would have thought the A2 sales would've boosted HD-DVD a bit. I know I've spent a ton on HD-DVD in the last 2 weeks since I bought my A2.
Unfortunately, I don't see any equivalent titles to compare sales between BD and HD-DVD where the playing field is equal. The BD sales of The Departed (62,700 vs 37,800) and Happy Feet (25,500 vs 14,600) are almost double the HD-DVD sales, but both of those titles were combos. Many dual-format owners avoid the combos.
I would like to see numbers on a title where:
a) both versions street the same day
b) both versions have equivalent audio tracks
c) both versions have the same retail price
I think those combos are really doing damage to HD-DVD. I wish the studios would either quit doing them or make them the same price as the BD. I'm dual-format now so whatever happens is OK with me, but those numbers on page 17 of the HD insert don't look good for HD-DVD at all.
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06-15-2007, 08:56 PM
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Re: Weekly hi def sales numbers - Nielsen/VideoScan
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06-15-2007, 08:59 PM
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Re: Weekly hi def sales numbers - Nielsen/VideoScan
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Interesting. I would have thought the A2 sales would've boosted HD-DVD a bit.
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I wouldn't be surprised if greater than a third of those player sales were to people who already owned a first gen unit |
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06-15-2007, 10:34 PM
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Re: Weekly hi def sales numbers - Nielsen/VideoScan
When Warner stops producing HD DVD and Universal starts producing Blu-ray, then I'll put some credence in Videoscan stats.
BTW, Videoscan does not count most (any?) online sales, and even some large retailers.
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06-17-2007, 03:46 PM
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Re: Weekly hi def sales numbers - Nielsen/VideoScan
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When Warner stops producing HD DVD and Universal starts producing Blu-ray, then I'll put some credence in Videoscan stats.
BTW, Videoscan does not count most (any?) online sales, and even some large retailers.
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Anything that puts HD DVD in a bad light must not be true, right Robert? 
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06-17-2007, 10:35 PM
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Re: Weekly hi def sales numbers - Nielsen/VideoScan
I've been following DVD Empire's numbers as well...they have been by and large close to Nielson's. In addition, Blockbuster recently said that 70% of their rentals have been Blu-ray. So, I think there is something to Nielson.
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06-18-2007, 12:31 AM
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Re: Weekly hi def sales numbers - Nielsen/VideoScan
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Anything that puts HD DVD in a bad light must not be true, right Robert? |
Anything that is true, is true. ;-)
Maybe you should re-read his post?
"BTW, Videoscan does not count most (any?) online sales, and even some large retailers".
Obviously, Videoscan is not the all & end all in tracking sales.
Don't you think other online sales & retailers should count?
If you've were here last year, you would have witnessed the BLU's falling all over themselves denying each & every sales report. I'm not saying that makes it right. Just the Amazon rankings represent the Amazon sales & the Videoscan #'s represent the Videoscan #'s; nothing more, nothing less.
Would be GREAT to see "real" #'s of every disc "sold".
Do you have those #'s?
Movies are: "The Greatest Artform".
HD should be for EVERYONE!
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06-18-2007, 01:37 AM
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Re: Weekly hi def sales numbers - Nielsen/VideoScan
If you've were here last year, you would have witnessed the BLU's falling all over themselves denying each & every sales report. I'm not saying that makes it right. Just the Amazon rankings represent the Amazon sales & the Videoscan #'s represent the Videoscan #'s; nothing more, nothing less.
Except Amazon's rankings fluctuate hour by hour (and are a single on-line retailer), whereas Videoscan is actual hard data that is used by the industry at large to gauge sales at many, many different outlets.
Thank heavens summer's coming because I could use the breeze from all the HD DVD spin on these types of announcements.
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06-18-2007, 02:36 AM
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Re: Weekly hi def sales numbers - Nielsen/VideoScan
That's right Peter, because we all know that BD spin JUST DOESN'T EXIST.
Please.
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