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Too soon to say

Posted by Jack G on August 8, 2007 at 06:53:56:
BD is selling better than HD DVD in software, but remember, that we are still talking about roughly 1% of DVD sales. BD is out selling HD DVD by somewhere between 1.5:1 to 2:1. Not exactly a landslide.
Here's the sales figures as of last week in ratios of BD/HD DVD
* Week: 66/34
* YTD: 67/33
* SI: 60/40
Some people make a big deal out of the weekly figures, but its really not that important in the long run-they tend to go up and down quite a bit.
Both formats offer comparable picture and sound-both formats have really good, and really bad discs, with most being in the middle. Both offer about the same number of titles, regardless of the number of studios. There's lots of FUD, and lots of hype, that one should ignore The truth is, that both formats as a whole are doing much worse than expected. IMO, they'll both end up being niche products and be around for a while.
As for the projector, people are starting to shy away from 720p models, due to the fact that they are already obsolete. The "freebie" probably only cost $100 or less, refurbs are cheap.
Jack