HD DVD outselling Blu-ray in Europe
di "Blackangel"
il Thu, 12 Jul 2007 15:25:35 +0200
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FRANKFURT (Reuters) - HD DVD video players have outsold rival standard =
Blu-ray players by a three-to-one margin in Europe's main markets so far =
this year, according to a lobby group.
The European HD DVD Promotional Group claimed it had 74 percent market =
share in Britain, Germany, France, Italy, Spain and Switzerland for =
stand-alone players, citing sales figures it commissioned from market =
research group GfK.
GfK said it has not published research commissioned from the trade =
group.
The HD DVD group, led by Toshiba Corp. (6502.T: Quote, Profile, =
Research) and backed by Microsoft Corp. (MSFT.O: Quote, Profile, =
Research) and film studios including Warner Bros. (TWX.N: Quote, =
Profile, Research), declined to give figures for how many players it had =
shipped to retail outlets in Europe.
Toshiba cut prices for its HD-E1 HD DVD player to 399 euros ($549) in =
Europe and $299 in the United States last month from 499 euros and $399, =
respectively.
Sony's BDP-S300 Blu-ray player costs $499 in the United States, and its =
BDP-S1E European version has recently gone on sale, with prices starting =
at around 900 euros. Other Blu-ray players have been on sale in Europe =
for longer.
http://www.reuters.com/article/technologyNews/idUSL1135679220070712
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