Comments on: Yay? Blu-ray recorders now more popular than DVD recorders in Japan http://www.crunchgear.com/2008/12/10/yay-blu-ray-recorders-now-more-popular-than-dvd-recorders-in-japan/ Gadgets, gear and computer hardware. Thu, 03 Dec 2009 13:48:23 -0500 hourly 1 By: Yay? Blu-ray recorders now more popular than DVD recorders in Japan | official tech blog http://www.crunchgear.com/2008/12/10/yay-blu-ray-recorders-now-more-popular-than-dvd-recorders-in-japan/comment-page-1/#comment-957704 Yay? Blu-ray recorders now more popular than DVD recorders in Japan | official tech blog Thu, 11 Dec 2008 06:02:41 +0000 http://www.crunchgear.com/?p=58309#comment-957704 [...] Via [crunchgear] [...] [...] Via [crunchgear] [...]

]]> By: 1stGreg http://www.crunchgear.com/2008/12/10/yay-blu-ray-recorders-now-more-popular-than-dvd-recorders-in-japan/comment-page-1/#comment-957531 1stGreg Thu, 11 Dec 2008 00:11:23 +0000 http://www.crunchgear.com/?p=58309#comment-957531 Except that for Japan it is important, given that the Japanese absolutely love DVD recording of their shows. Blu Ray overtaking the DVD on that field is a significant advancement on the Japanese market. This being said, Blu Ray has obviously quite the fight until it can (maybe) overtake DVD, but I think the 147.000 BR player sold (aside PS3s) this Black Friday week were a good sign :) So were the 100k units of The Dark Knight sold in -one- day in England, or the 500.000 BR rentals attained by Netflix 1 month ahead of projections... Except that for Japan it is important, given that the Japanese absolutely love DVD recording of their shows.
Blu Ray overtaking the DVD on that field is a significant advancement on the Japanese market.

This being said, Blu Ray has obviously quite the fight until it can (maybe) overtake DVD, but I think the 147.000 BR player sold (aside PS3s) this Black Friday week were a good sign :)
So were the 100k units of The Dark Knight sold in -one- day in England, or the 500.000 BR rentals attained by Netflix 1 month ahead of projections…

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