Looks like Apple may have backed the right HD format after all
Posted by Dr. Macenstein
Despite recent reports that HD DVD sales are growing at a rate almost as fast as the Apple-backed Blu-Ray format’s are shrinking, it seems the criminal underworld may be providing a ray of hope for Blu-ray fans.
According to the DVD Dossier, 3 days ago thieves broke into Silver Platters, a Seattle-based chain of video stores, and stole their entire selection of Blu-ray DVDs (about $7000 worth). Why is this telling? Well, apparently the thieves left the entire inventory of HD DVDs untouched.
“They basically took our whole Blu-ray section… genre didn’t matter to them,” said Mike Batt, VP of Silver Platters.
Michael, from DVD Dossier sums it up best, “…when a thief thinks he won’t be able to sell your product for pennies on the dollar, you may have a problem convincing ordinary consumers to fork over their hard earned cash at something close to retail price.”
Apple, along with Sony, is backing the Blu-ray format for HD, and is expected to release Blu-ray Macs in the coming months.
Thanks to faithful Macenstein reader frank for the tip!
Or they had recently stolen a PS3; damn! where’s the content?
Whew, thanks! Just locked up my collection of Blu-Ray DVDs. 🙂
I think it’s just further proof that criminals aren’t very smart….
To Dave: LOL!
but Blu-Ray has an uphill battle at the outset, for one simple reason: marketing. Much easier to understand and market HD DVD than it is the meaningless Blu-Ray. Can names kill? You bet they can.