It’s been almost a year since Toshiba threw in the towel for ill-fated HD-DVD. While sales of the Blu-Ray format have yet to reach the levels of current home video king DVD, market penetration (*chortle*) is on an incline.
Figures show that of the almost 11 million blu-ray players sold in the US, over 70% are in the form of Sony’s black wonderbox. Despite the presence of cheaper players, many pundits still see the PS3 as good value. I heard it’s because it plays games too, but I don’t like to report on unsubstantiated rumours.
This leaves me wondering something : Is the PS3 responsible for Blu-Ray’s success, or is Blu-Ray carrying the PS3?
Source : Psu.com
Last Updated: January 13, 2009
NoMaD
January 13, 2009 at 14:17
Whatever the case, I think that was the idea.
Goose ZA
January 13, 2009 at 14:33
Who knows? Your avatar is cool though. GiR is awesome 😉
darthdad
January 13, 2009 at 14:48
hmmmm, chicken or egg?
Geoff
January 13, 2009 at 17:24
GiR IS indeed awesome.
Wolfy
January 14, 2009 at 14:29
good article. not to nag but why didnt the PS3 come out with components as a standard? I find it stupid buying a HD entertainment system with just the standard av cables. My cousin bought the 40GB and i was quite suprized to see such an expensive console giving SD cables