Video Asylum

TVs, VCRs, DVD players, Home Theater systems and more.

Return to Video Asylum

Message Sort: Post Order or Asylum Reverse Threaded

" American Gangster HD DVD Tops VideoScan's Weekly High-Def Disc Sales Chart " . ....

207.253.57.107
Posted on March 4, 2008 at 18:22:44
ZS KEKL
Audiophile

Posts: 1589
Joined: January 23, 2002
 It is certainly very embarrassing for the BDA , and for Blu-ray cheerleaders , to see that an HD DVD release has the #1 position on this VideoScan chart .

LOL

" The American Gangster HD DVD outsold the top Blu-ray release , Michael Clayton , by nearly 2:1 " .

LOL

ZS KEKL

 

Hide full thread outline!
    ...
You've been quiet for so long I thought you were dead., posted on March 4, 2008 at 18:29:52
Wendell Narrod
 NT

 

Yeah, but the other 9 in the Top 10 were Blu-rays, plus Blu won overall with 77% of hi-def sales. (nt), posted on March 4, 2008 at 19:15:12
Russell
Audiophile

Posts: 2831
Location: San Francisco, California
Joined: February 24, 2001
 nt

 

Just goes to show that HD DVD adopters don't know when to stop spending money on a failed format NT, posted on March 4, 2008 at 20:26:53
Jazz Inmate
Audiophile

Posts: 63589
Location: Bay Area, California
Joined: April 5, 2000
-------------

"I have found that if you love life, life will love you back." -Arthur Rubinstein (1887-1982)

 

gotta get'em while you can cause you won't be getting them at all*, posted on March 4, 2008 at 20:40:30
jaiva
Audiophile

Posts: 17016
Joined: September 15, 2004
 a

 

RE: Great movie, I understand, posted on March 4, 2008 at 20:55:24
navman
Great movie, I understand

Many people bought HD DVD players. Why wouldnt they add a great movie to their collection?

It is certainly not "very embarrassing for the BDA , and for Blu-ray cheerleaders" except in your mind.

 

I wonder if the standard dvd sales results were similar..., posted on March 4, 2008 at 22:44:39
eppis1
Audiophile

Posts: 1114
Location: So. Cal.
Joined: September 21, 2003
 ... the movie seems bound to be successful, no matter what the format. And its price on Amazon is $19.99 for the HDDVD combo, which is really good. Clayton was priced at $25.95 for the BD. It may be a dying format, but a good deal is hard to resist.

 

IT's COMING BACK DUDE. You are right!!! You're not crazy., posted on March 5, 2008 at 07:10:39
Duilawyer
Audiophile

Posts: 29475
Joined: November 5, 2001
 Ignore everyone else.

 

How do you think Diry Harry will do on HD??, posted on March 5, 2008 at 07:14:41
Duilawyer
Audiophile

Posts: 29475
Joined: November 5, 2001
 Warner Targets June For 'Dirty Harry' Blu-ray Set
Tue Mar 04, 2008 at 11:00 AM ET
Tags: Disc Announcements, Warner (all tags)

Dirty Harry fans, mark your calendars: Warner has set an early June Blu-ray arrival for all five of the Clint Eastwood vigilante classics.

Dubbed 'Dirty Harry: The Ultimate Collection,' and featuring all five films in the famous franchise ('Dirty Harry,' 'Magnum Force,' 'The Enforcer,' 'Sudden Impact,' 'The Dead Pool'), the long-awaited box set is due to fire on Blu-ray June 3, day-and-date with a set of new DVD re-issues.

As Warner has yet to issue a full media announcement, there were no tech specs or supplemental details at press time, but the studio has told us that each film in the series will be newly remastered, and that the box set will boast numerous bonus features.

There was also no word yet on whether the studio has plans to issue the five Dirty Harry films as standalone Blu-ray releases. Needless to say, we'll keep you posted.

 

It's just one of those curious. . ., posted on March 5, 2008 at 08:05:14
Larry I
Audiophile

Posts: 2229
Location: No. Va.
Joined: June 28, 2000
 anomalies, sort of like those Japanese soldiers that were occasionally discovered on some isolated Pacific islands up through the 1960's -- the discovery of which did not "prove" that the war was not ended.

 

it's a funny world for you, posted on March 5, 2008 at 15:57:07
tunenut
Audiophile

Posts: 9161
Joined: July 18, 2000
 HD-DVD won the war with bluray. DVD-A won the war with SACD.

Dualdiscs are popular.

Quadraphonic LPs will come back any day now.

 

format groupies...strange birds from a different nest nt, posted on March 5, 2008 at 18:39:16
padreken
Audiophile

Posts: 8518
Location: San Diego
Joined: November 28, 2000
 nt

 

That sales performance is less impressive than it seems ..., posted on March 5, 2008 at 22:02:58
ILoveJazz
Audiophile

Posts: 2138
Location: Chicagoland Area
Joined: May 23, 2003
 .... because the regular DVD version of American Gangster outsold the regular DVD version of Michael Clayton by over 3:1 .

Moreover , the next-best-selling HD-DVD title sold less than one-sixteenth as many copies as American Gangster .

And , as noted by another Inmate , Blu-Ray titles collectively outsold HD-DVD titles by nearly 2:1 since the format wars began . And just this year alone , BD titles outsold HD-DVD titles collectively by a greater than 3:1 margin .

With Toshiba's recent announcement with regards to HD-DVD , guess which is DeadDisc now ????

So , who's LOLing now ????

BD HEKL

 

I'll try for about the 4th time., posted on March 6, 2008 at 04:07:21
robert young
 ZS, what do you use for hardware? Your, ahem, zeal for the format, whether DVD-A or HD-DVD, is extraordinary, so it suggests that you use equipment that could get the absolute most out of the software. I think others on this list would be curious to know what you are running, so that they too may achieve the audio and video nirvana that you have.

 

You know Joe Walsh's album about "You Can't Argue..." nt, posted on March 6, 2008 at 18:55:59
Duilawyer
Audiophile

Posts: 29475
Joined: November 5, 2001
 .

 

I looked in inmate systems, he has a combi DVD Audio\HD player., posted on March 6, 2008 at 18:57:57
Duilawyer
Audiophile

Posts: 29475
Joined: November 5, 2001
 smirking, to myself.

 

Sure do..., posted on March 7, 2008 at 04:31:18
robert young
 In this case it's still fun to try. I don't think BS Smeagol even has a system.

 

Red Will Be Slaughtered In March By Blu, posted on March 7, 2008 at 05:44:55
Robertc88


 
I'm picking up many of the new releases for March as stated below in that thread. One of the best months for BD releases ever IMHO!

 

I see him chain smoking cigarettes at some internet cafe. No computer. nt, posted on March 7, 2008 at 18:15:21
Duilawyer
Audiophile

Posts: 29475
Joined: November 5, 2001
 .

 

Page processed in 0.050 seconds.

[ Top Top of Page ] [ Contact Us ] [ Support/Wish List ] [ Copyright © 2024, Audio Asylum, all rights reserved ]
[ General ] [ Speakers ] [ Tubes ] [ Vinyl ] [ Digital ] [ Hi-Rez ] [ Video Asylum ] [ Cables ] [ Tweaks/DIY ] [ Music ] [ Films ]