Re: Blu-ray Will Soon Top DVD Player Sales - Lack of Supply, Not Lack of Demand

Your title should be "Three very niche retailers think, maybe, that
Blu Ray players will sell better than DVD players, only at their
stores, hopefully by August"

On Mon, 26 May 2008 09:16:16 -0700 (PDT), Blig Merk
<blig_murk@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

Recently, Micro$our issued the marching orders to the xflop fanbitch
zombie army that Blu-ray sales were not taking off. The brain-dead
xflop fanbitch zombies dutifully went forward with their brainwashed
message. Now, it turns out they were dead wrong -- as usual. It was
lack of supply that had Blu-ray player sales decrease from March to
April. Blu-ray player sales are actually very, very strong and
retailers see Blu-ray players outselling DVD players by August of this
year. This is without even including PS3 as a Blu-ray player. Pitiful
stupid idiot xflop fanbitches am cry. Notice when news is perceived as
being bad for Blu-ray, then it is all over the game forums but when it
is good, then the whiny little pusses whine, they don't care and how
is it related to DUH GHEYMES?

http://www.tvpredictions.com/blu052608.htm

Retailers: Blu-ray Will Soon Top DVD Player Sales
Executives say consumer demand is there.

Washington, D.C. (May 26, 2008) -- Blu-ray players will outsell
standard-def DVD players by this August, according to several high-end
electronics retailers, as reported by Video Business.

The research firm NPD said this month that sales of standalone Blu-ray
players (not including Play Station 3 consoles) fell 40 percent from
January to February in the U.S. Blu-ray sales increased two percent
from February to March.

The sales numbers were disappointing because Toshiba announced in
February that it was pulling the plug on Blu-ray's high-def disc
rival, HD DVD.

But the retail executives say Blu-ray player sales have been slowed by
a lack of supplies, and not a lack of interest from consumers.
Ultimate Electronics, Crutchfield and Bjorn's all say demand for Blu-
ray players has exceeded demand for the standard-def DVD player since
the format war ended.

The executives say Blu-ray makers such as Sony, Panasonic and Samsung
will soon launch new players, leading to more supply at retail.
Additionally, the new set-tops will likely allow stores to lower
prices on current Blu-ray models, which also could trigger more sales.

Rick Souder, executive vice president of merchandise for Crutchfield,
tells Video Business that Blu-ray supplies have been low because
companies were surprised by the sudden end to the format war.

?People have been waiting weeks for Sony players, but it should get
better later in the summer,? said Rick Souder, executive VP of
merchandise at Crutchfield. ?In August, it will be the first time that
Blu-ray overtakes (standard DVD) sales for us on a unit basis.?

Souder said Blu-ray revenue has already exceeded revenue from the
sales of standard-def DVD players.

Mat Duda, merchandising director for Ultimate Electronics, told Video
Business that more retailers will use Blu-ray as a vehicle to educate
consumers on the benefits of High-Definition.

?There should be a healthy supply (of Blu-ray players) by August and
(manufacturers) should be caught up in production,? said Duda. ?You?ll
see Blu-ray catching up with standard DVD.?
.

Quantcast