Blu-ray machine sales exceed forecasts
Posted on 06/07/08 16:42 by Tim Stork                             
Blu-ray machine sales exceed forecasts

A German manufacturer of Blu-ray machines, Singulus Technologies, announced that its sales exceed the company's forcasts. With success in the first half of 2008, Singulus now expects more of the second half of this year. In total the company attained 31 orders for Blu-ray lines in this year and now plans on acquiring 65% of the total market.

With more and more rumours of a possible comeback of Toshiba and a revival of the HD DVD format these new forcasts might have a tough time. Of course it's pure logic that Singulus exceeded their expectations since at the start of 2008 the high-def war was still going on and the company made the forecast knowing there was no winner.

After Blu-ray won the war many manufacturers started Blu-ray production, which resulted in higher sales than expected. Now we can expect a tougher time and sales will be influenced by Sony's strategy and a maybe growing competition.

 

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By joeb0b (guest), Sunday 06 July 2008 19:34
Not from me. Sony won't get a single cent to fund their rootkit and DRM crusade. I'll stick with DVD until HD-DVD makes a comeback. If it doesn't, the future is downloadable.
By Cop (guest), Sunday 06 July 2008 19:54
I'll buy into this as soon as there is more titles out. As those of us that are movie buffs they can still open a can of worms and just quit DVD altogether. Then what? Oh that's right according to cdfreaks poll how you get and backup your DVD's there was like a 5% that bought, 15% that rented and a 80% of users that download P2P or torrents. That poll spoke loudly and I see users not even using fair use but stealing according to that poll.
By joeb0b (guest), Monday 07 July 2008 05:44
Your name shows that you've probablty got a big problem with "downloading=stealing". Really wish you guys would get into the current world: it ISNT STEALING. Look at it, it takes no inventory from them, they can just copy more and produce more. Stealing takes something from someone. If I couldnt get it for free its not like i'd buy it and honestly thts why they will never see me with a BLU player until DRM IS CRACKED. I probably wont get one anyways, unless HD-DVD comes back because there's no way i'll support Sony and their Rootkits. Never mind that upsampled DVD is pretty much exact as good as Blu-Ray. puke puke
By Zod, Monday 07 July 2008 08:20
Zodumm drm is cracked for bluray isn't it?
By DukeNukem, Monday 07 July 2008 15:25
DukeNukem@ joeb0b "Sony won't get a single cent to fund their rootkit and DRM crusade." I like the cut of your jib. Smilie
By Cop (guest), Monday 07 July 2008 23:58
To steal= To obtain content that wasn't given to you or bought. Downloading a DVD or movie isn't given to you by a friend or relative. Example P2P's usernet, torrents etc... these are the exact reasons (well part of it) why they are improving encryption as well. It isn't all for the movie buff always. Download a movie = stealing, rather you would buy it or not. If you aren't going to buy it then don't download it. That is called stealing.
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