Tuesday, January 9, 2007
Xbox, PS3 Lead Way in High-Def Movie Adoption
Posted by Damion Chaplin in "HARDWARE" @ 05:00 PM
"According to a report by Tom Adams of Adams Media Research, sales of Blue-ray and HD DVD players have reached 695,000. Of those 695,000 units, the vast majority comes from the PlayStation 3, with 400,000 consumers able to enjoy Blu-ray thanks to the PS3's built-in player. Sales of standalone Blu-ray players stand at only 25,000 units. On the HD DVD front Adams reports that 120,000 units of standalone players have been sold, but this has been eclipsed by the Xbox 360 HD DVD Player add-on, which has shifted an impressive 150,000 units since its launch late in 2006."
Very interesting news, though not entirely surprising. I think most of us that are interested in a standalone HD player are waiting until the prices drop some more. It's also unknown if these PS3 and Xbox owners are actually using their HD drive to watch movies. Also, as the author pointed out, Sony just announced that they've sold a million PS3s in North America. That means around 600,000 units still sitting on shelves somewhere, if the numbers from Adams and Sony are to be believed.
Very interesting news, though not entirely surprising. I think most of us that are interested in a standalone HD player are waiting until the prices drop some more. It's also unknown if these PS3 and Xbox owners are actually using their HD drive to watch movies. Also, as the author pointed out, Sony just announced that they've sold a million PS3s in North America. That means around 600,000 units still sitting on shelves somewhere, if the numbers from Adams and Sony are to be believed.
