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View Full Version : HD-DVD Players Outsellf Blu-Ray, Albeit at Lower Revenue Totals


Jason Dunn
08-24-2006, 07:30 PM
<div class='os_post_top_link'><a href='http://www.tgdaily.com/2006/08/18/hddvd_bluray/' target='_blank'>http://www.tgdaily.com/2006/08/18/hddvd_bluray/</a><br /><br /></div><i>"HD DVD players posted a more successful launch than its Blu-ray rival, at least in terms of the number of players sold. Home Media Retailing quotes an NPD study that found that HD DVD player outsold Blu-ray players by 33% during their first six weeks after launch. HD DVD sales began in April, while Blu-ray players followed in June; the only Blu-ray play currently offered is Samsung's $1000 BD-P1000, while HD DVD players are offered from multiple vendors for prices as low as $450."</i><br /><br />Not surprising, but also not relevant to the success of a format (the profit of one player from one company). I was curious by the mention of "multiple vendors" selling HD-DVD players. The only HD-DVD player on the market I'm aware of is the Toshiba HD-A1 - are there others?

Felix Torres
08-24-2006, 08:29 PM
Wal-Mart has been carrying an RCA model.
Not sure who the third is.

Jason Dunn
08-24-2006, 08:36 PM
Wal-Mart has been carrying an RCA model.
Not sure who the third is.

Hmm. What's it selling for? Wal-Mart.com has not listing for it that I could find.

aroma
08-24-2006, 09:00 PM
I just checked Walmart.com and they're selling both the Toshiba HD-D1 and RCA HDV5000 HD-DVD players for $498.00 US.

Check Here http://www.walmart.com/catalog/catalog.gsp?cat=495769