news.cnet.com - 9/26/2008
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Blu-ray players may have fallen below the $200 mark , but according to new numbers from Nielsen VideoScan , Blu-ray's market share in the video disc market has slumped in the past week. While Nielsen releases its numbers on a week-by-week basis, and a one-week decline isn't a huge deal, this ...
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Blu-ray Market Share on the Decline?
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... With no competition and Blu-ray players finally hitting the sub $200 mark, youd think the HD format would be taking off by now. Unfortunately, that isn't the case and the numbers are worse than ever . If you've been keeping up with us, you already know that this comes as no surprise. Except for home theater enthusiasts, most buyers are fine with the video quality (and affordability) of DVD. Factor in the floundering economy, the high cost to adopt the technology, and the number of alternatives to view video content via rental models, video-on-demand, and the Internet, and ...
Blu-ray losing ground
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... for home theater enthusiasts, most buyers are fine with the video quality (and affordability) of DVD. Factor in the floundering economy, the high cost to adopt the technology, and the number of alternatives to view video content via rental models, video-on-demand, and the Internet, and the numbers make sense.
Nielsen VideoScan's numbers show a drop to an 8 percent of the overall market--DVDs making up the other 92 percent of the market share.
Source: CNET Blu-ray losing ground - More news at DV Hardware ...
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