Here’s a Switch. DVD And Blu-ray Player sales on the rise. (1 Viewer)

[Kyrsten Brad]

Well chalk this one up to COVID-19. Sales of players on the rise for once. Twenty seven percent rise.

Oh and streaming devices also on the rise:

NPD: DVD and Blu-ray Player Sales Jump in Pandemic - Media Play News

Consumers are getting physical. Sales of DVD and Blu-ray players were both up 27% in unit sales for the week ended April 18 compared with same week a year ago, … Continue reading "NPD: DVD and Blu-ray Player Sales Jump in Pandemic"

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[jcroy]

Unknown how many of those bluray players were purchased primarily for streaming purposes, and not playing newly purchased bluray discs.

 

[jcroy]

At my local walmart, there were no streaming-only type devices on the shelves (ie. roku, etc ...).

There were still plenty of bluray players, and also standalone dvd-only players with no streaming functions.

 

[Cranston37+]

Sales of discs were down 37% over the same period to a near record low.

Don't get too excited, folks...

 

[Jeffrey D]

Sales of discs were down 37% over the same period to a near record low.

Don't get too excited, folks...

Yes this isn’t a good sign for the future of physical media. I guess at some point I’ll have to
get on the streaming bandwagon.

 

[Cranston37+]

For those interested in how sales of physical media have been doing, sales last week hit a new official low.

Revenue was about $41 million. To put that into some perspective, the weekly average in 2019 was $65 million.

 

[David Norman]

YTD sales of Physical media are down 16%.
That's pretty much the same general ballpark as the average 18% annual decline 2019/2018/2017/2016.
The only change in the overall numbers is that BD/UHD is down more than DVD.
For odd, but overall meaningless numbers -- May 2020 vs May 2019 actually saw an increase Revenue
The trend is down to nobody's surprise, but the overall trend doesn't appear to be accelerating

 

[jcroy]

Do they split the bluray and 4Kbluray numbers at all?

 

[Cranston37+]

Do they split the bluray and 4Kbluray numbers at all?

It's roughly 61% DVD, 32.5% blu, 6.5% UHD

 

[TomWilliams]

Considering I'm STILL looking to purchase my first Blu-Ray disc player, this is good news to me!

Peace...

 

[Cranston37+]

COVID-19 Pandemic: U.S. Blu-ray Sales Falls to Almost 10 Year Low

Several tough months awaits the home entertainment industry, as movie releases dry up and the economic pain starts to be felt

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