| In-Stat says Blu-ray wins the DVD war |
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| Written by Tom Philp | |
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SCOTTSDALE, Arizona - In-Stat reported this week that the war between HD-DVD and Blu-ray Disc formats ended early in 2008, with Blu-ray claiming the victory. However, don't expect to see an explosion of Blu-ray player sales, as prices for those devices still remain high, the research firm says.
In-Stat says the DVD hardware market will decline in 2008, as DVD players have reached saturation in some markets; and DVD recorders never caught consumers' attention the way DVD players did. "DVD recorders have been most popular in Europe and Japan, but Blu-ray recorders are taking over in Japan while interest wanes in Europe, possibly due to increasing shipments of hard drive-based DVRs," says In-Stat analyst Michelle Abraham. In-Stat's recent findings include:
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