DDD sales?
03-19-06, 02:14 PM
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DDD sales?
I've only been dealing with DDD for about 1 1/2 years but it seems like they are having more "special" sales.
Ya think they are helping the studios get rid of DVD's since HD is right around the corner?
Ya think they are helping the studios get rid of DVD's since HD is right around the corner?
03-19-06, 05:58 PM
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Originally Posted by spawndude
Ya think they are helping the studios get rid of DVD's since HD is right around the corner?
03-19-06, 08:09 PM
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i have a theory!
dvd sales went through the roof during the 2005 holiday season because of all the competition and special sales.
after the holidays, prices went back up and consumers are snubbing their noses at the regular prices. and they figure why not wait it out for the sweet deals to come back.
same time, sellers are longing for the good ole days (of holiday 2005). they almost have to keep the sweet deals coming to keep their sales up.
does this make any sense or am i just babbling?
dvd sales went through the roof during the 2005 holiday season because of all the competition and special sales.
after the holidays, prices went back up and consumers are snubbing their noses at the regular prices. and they figure why not wait it out for the sweet deals to come back.
same time, sellers are longing for the good ole days (of holiday 2005). they almost have to keep the sweet deals coming to keep their sales up.
does this make any sense or am i just babbling?
03-19-06, 08:17 PM
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best buy said starting prices for hd player is $499 and blue-ray will be $999. So it will be at least 4-5 years until we see a reduction in prices and a winner of the two. It's almost the same story with the dvdds, they camout in 1998 @ a huge markup, and were much cheaper in 2002 when I got into it.
03-20-06, 01:04 PM
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Originally Posted by amd555
best buy said starting prices for hd player is $499 and blue-ray will be $999. So it will be at least 4-5 years until we see a reduction in prices and a winner of the two. It's almost the same story with the dvdds, they camout in 1998 @ a huge markup, and were much cheaper in 2002 when I got into it.
No one knows specifically when and if there will be a single format, if might end up similar to the video game industry...who knows. Though I certainly wish there wasn't a format war.
One date to keep in mind, as it "may" have some bearing on HD resolution dvd's is Feb of 2009, when the president has declared the cut-off for analog broadcast transmissions. One could assume that there will be many more HD sets after that date. I would also assume that the CE industry will push the high resolution players to match the HD set in the home...just as they did with SD DVD's vs VHS.
Ron
