…And I’d also like to you ask this:

Wouldn’t you agree with me in predicting that the sales figures taken since those first 6 weeks would show that HD-DVD is has only increased that 33% margin?

Man, the figures since those first 6 weeks would be the most interesting! I assume since launch – that as more movies have been released, the A1 has gotten its firmware upgrades, and word-of-mouth for HD-DVD’s excellent PQ continues to build/spread – that these things have provided extra incentive for others to get off the fence, have provided significant sales every week for the format. Hoping to toss the idea that “well, everyone who would really want one would have bought one during the first six weeks…” – I can believe this for the above reasons.

So I’d really like to see the figures since those six weeks. Cause, seriously, I’d have to believe that any human on earth who suscribes to the theory of buying whatever offers “the best picture quality for the lowest price” (i.e. everyone…hopefully) would have been enticed over to the HD-DVD bandwagon at this stage. Not to mention the fact, that the competition (BD) seems to be trapped in FUBAR neighborhood about half a block a way from the city of “No-Turn-Around-In-Sight”.

It’s true that there has been a drought of better releases in HD-DVD for a couple weeks now but still…

The amount of HD-DVD titles available has/is steadily increasing (whether you personally like them or not – somebody out there must) and it seems HD-DVD is starting to have a slow turn-around on this front within the next several weeks. Disregarding a lot of what Warner hasn’t given a date yet that still could be released in the interim – the last weeks of Sept and Oct seem set to be solid peaks in the HD-DVD release schedule.

Sept 26th:
2 Fast 2 Furious (Universal)
Dazed and Confused (Universal) <- COMBO
End of Days (Universal)
The Fast and the Furious (Universal)
Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas (Universal)
Lake House (Warner) <- COMBO
Land of the Dead, George A. Romero’s (Universal) <- COMBO
The New Orleans Concert (Concert Hot Spot)
Tokyo Drift, The Fast and the Furious <- COMBO

Oct 24th:
Interpreter (Universal)
Slither (Universal) <- COMBO
12 Monkeys (Universal)
Out of Sight (Universal)
Spartacus (Universal)
The Thing (Universal)

Of course, this doesn’t include probably some extra, good, unannounced stuff from Warner Bros. who is always so helter-skelter with their release schedule/announcements. Obviously, anytime either Matrix, Batman Begins, or Harry Potter 4 (all titles promised to be released during summer) come out that will be another peak right there as well.

And, of course, I expect Novemember/December to deliver the bounty of GOD with things like King Kong, Braveheart, etc.

At this stage, it’s really getting to where I would be shocked if anybody was still willing to jump aboard the BD ship, shocked if BD is able to gain the upper-hand anytime soon. I mean, they have so many difficult hurdles to overcome just to be able to start to deliver the AV quality amd tangible advantages HD-DVD ALREADY HAS, much less start to surpass them.

In fact, I think they’ve proven that no matter what they do – essentially they will never really be able to surpass HD-DVD where it counts with PQ, AQ, and pricing.

I challenge anybody to come up with any convincing argument with why you still currently think BD will win the day. I don’t believe one exists anymore. Not only does BD have numerous problems it’s needs to solve to compete, but there are few (if any) signs that they will be EVER solved – and, in fact, thera are instead many signs that with several of the issues, Sony doesn’t even care.

The only strengths Sony/BD seems to have left are the PS3 and manufacturer/studio support. And I believe the PS3 to be an overpriced, overhyped, George Foreman grill-looking thing that faces some of the toughest compeition ever (360 & Wii) with a weak launch line-up and a stigma of already having a ton of backlash going against it (…at least with the American consumer – & this surprisingly includes Sony fanboys even). Oh, and did I forget to mention the absolute truth that most everybody buying a PS3 will be doing so to play games – and not poorly-transferred, poorly-received BD titles?

And I also believe that studio/manufacturer support is flimsy, that it is destined to not last, that the exclusive studios won’t be releasing very many (if any) triple-A titles anyway, and that’s if they even release very many titles at all…which it seems they probably won’t.

Alright, well, that’s all I have to say for now. I didn’t really mean for this to become a pro-HD-DVD rant – I mean, I’m not un-objective – I’m just stating what I see and read with my own two eyes. If anybody is still listening and wants to answer either of those two questions I posed – that’d be cool…

Alright, see you, and thanks.

…And I’d also like to you ask this:

Wouldn’t you agree with me in predicting that the sales figures taken since those first 6 weeks would show that HD-DVD is has only increased that 33% margin?

Man, the figures since those first 6 weeks would be the most interesting! I assume since launch – that as more movies have been released, the A1 has gotten its firmware upgrades, and word-of-mouth for HD-DVD’s excellent PQ continues to build/spread – that these things have provided extra incentive for others to get off the fence, have provided significant sales every week for the format. Hoping to toss the idea that “well, everyone who would really want one would have bought one during the first six weeks…” – I can believe this for the above reasons.

So I’d really like to see the figures since those six weeks. Cause, seriously, I’d have to believe that any human on earth who suscribes to the theory of buying whatever offers “the best picture quality for the lowest price” (i.e. everyone…hopefully) would have been enticed over to the HD-DVD bandwagon at this stage. Not to mention the fact, that the competition (BD) seems to be trapped in FUBAR neighborhood about half a block a way from the city of “No-Turn-Around-In-Sight”.

It’s true that there has been a drought of better releases in HD-DVD for a couple weeks now but still…

The amount of HD-DVD titles available has/is steadily increasing (whether you personally like them or not – somebody out there must) and it seems HD-DVD is starting to have a slow turn-around on this front within the next several weeks. Disregarding a lot of what Warner hasn’t given a date yet that still could be released in the interim – the last weeks of Sept and Oct seem set to be solid peaks in the HD-DVD release schedule.

Sept 26th:
2 Fast 2 Furious (Universal)
Dazed and Confused (Universal) <- COMBO
End of Days (Universal)
The Fast and the Furious (Universal)
Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas (Universal)
Lake House (Warner) <- COMBO
Land of the Dead, George A. Romero’s (Universal) <- COMBO
The New Orleans Concert (Concert Hot Spot)
Tokyo Drift, The Fast and the Furious <- COMBO

Oct 24th:
Interpreter (Universal)
Slither (Universal) <- COMBO
12 Monkeys (Universal)
Out of Sight (Universal)
Spartacus (Universal)
The Thing (Universal)

Of course, this doesn’t include probably some extra, good, unannounced stuff from Warner Bros. who is always so helter-skelter with their release schedule/announcements. Obviously, anytime either Matrix, Batman Begins, or Harry Potter 4 (all titles promised to be released during summer) come out that will be another peak right there as well.

And, of course, I expect Novemember/December to deliver the bounty of GOD with things like King Kong, Braveheart, etc.

At this stage, it’s really getting to where I would be shocked if anybody was still willing to jump aboard the BD ship, shocked if BD is able to gain the upper-hand anytime soon. I mean, they have so many difficult hurdles to overcome just to be able to start to deliver the AV quality amd tangible advantages HD-DVD ALREADY HAS, much less start to surpass them.

In fact, I think they’ve proven that no matter what they do – essentially they will never really be able to surpass HD-DVD where it counts with PQ, AQ, and pricing.

I challenge anybody to come up with any convincing argument with why you still currently think BD will win the day. I don’t believe one exists anymore. Not only does BD have numerous problems it’s needs to solve to compete, but there are few (if any) signs that they will be EVER solved – and, in fact, thera are instead many signs that with several of the issues, Sony doesn’t even care.

The only strengths Sony/BD seems to have left are the PS3 and manufacturer/studio support. And I believe the PS3 to be an overpriced, overhyped, George Foreman grill-looking thing that faces some of the toughest compeition ever (360 & Wii) with a weak launch line-up and a stigma of already having a ton of backlash going against it (…at least with the American consumer – & this surprisingly includes Sony fanboys even). Oh, and did I forget to mention the absolute truth that most everybody buying a PS3 will be doing so to play games – and not poorly-transferred, poorly-received BD titles?

And I also believe that studio/manufacturer support is flimsy, that it is destined to not last, that the exclusive studios won’t be releasing very many (if any) triple-A titles anyway, and that’s if they even release very many titles at all…which it seems they probably won’t.

Alright, well, that’s all I have to say for now. I didn’t really mean for this to become a pro-HD-DVD rant – I mean, I’m not un-objective – I’m just stating what I see and read with my own two eyes. If anybody is still listening and wants to answer either of those two questions I posed – that’d be cool…

Alright, see you, and thanks.