Hard to believe that just five years ago at CES, the Blu-ray Disc specification first announced. And five years on, with one format war under our belt, and another scuffle brewing, Blu-ray is in fact doing very well.
According to industry organization Digital Entertainment Group, Blu-ray player sales have topped 28.5 million units. The DEG estimates the number of HDTV households in the U.S. at nearly 56 million.
On the content side, Blu-ray Disc president Andy Parsons notes sales have roughly doubled over last year. "That's been the trend for the past three-to- four years. That's bucking the trend with what's going on with packaged media in general. And that's good news: Blu-ray is growing at a nice solid rate, in spite of DVD declining."
More: http://www.macworld.com/article/156983/
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According to industry organization Digital Entertainment Group, Blu-ray player sales have topped 28.5 million units. The DEG estimates the number of HDTV households in the U.S. at nearly 56 million.
On the content side, Blu-ray Disc president Andy Parsons notes sales have roughly doubled over last year. "That's been the trend for the past three-to- four years. That's bucking the trend with what's going on with packaged media in general. And that's good news: Blu-ray is growing at a nice solid rate, in spite of DVD declining."
More: http://www.macworld.com/article/156983/
