Blu-ray sales skyrocket, provided you lower the sky

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Market data from the NPD Group released this week shows that in the first quarter of 2009, more than 400,000 standalone Blu-ray players were sold, constituting a year-over-year increase of 72%. Dollar sales likewise increased by 14% and hit $107.2 million.

http://www.betanews.com/article/Bluray-sales-skyrocket-provided-you-lower-the-sky/1241718885

Interesting that there's a 72% increase in the number of players sold, but only a 14% increase in dollar sales. This suggest that the average Blu-ray player sold is 34% cheaper than a year ago. So a $500 player is now $330, which sounds about right.

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The way I have been seeing this is the stores are not stocking DVD player much anymore is almost all bluray players so the options are not the same.

I have also seen the prices of DVD's go from $18.99 to $26.99 all the way to $34.99 just for a dvd that a year ago would have sold for $14.99 - $18.99.

DVD's are going up and the price of the bluray movies are coming down.

Went to walmart the other night and the new release movies on DVD were about 26$ and most of the bluray movies were about $28.99

That right there would be why, at least in my area. You almost have to go online to find a dvd player these days. Walmart still sells 2 players though.

The video rental places around here though have very few titels in blu ray its almost ALL DVD so for renting its still a DVD world for the most part.