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Blu-ray movie sales smash HD DVD in first half of 2007

By jason - up to 2007 (archived) • Aug 15th, 2007 • Category: Loose Ends

“Sales numbers are in for the frist six months of the year, and Blu-ray Disc movie outsould HD, DVD at a 2-to1 ratio, accorind to the Hom e Media Research.

According to the research group, around 1.6 million BD movies were sold from January 1 to July 1, compared with HD DVD unit sales of 795,000 during the same time.

Although HD DVD developer Toshiba claims that more standalone HD DVD players have been sold than standalone BD players, and most HD DVD players are less expensive, the format war has become lopsided with growing support for Blu-ray.”

As reported by TGDaily

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