From The Guardian:
Sales of high-definition Blu-ray discs hit a new high in the run-up to Christmas despite the recession, the British Video Association said today.
About 1.5m were sold in Britain during December, up almost 400% on the same period in 2007, taking the total for the year to 3.7m.
For all those out there who are still trying to convince themselves the format is doomed, reality would seem to disagree. What’s more, despite the problems with the high street retailers in the run up to Christmas (i.e. Zavvi and Woolworths) and the economic down turn it would seem consumers want their HD:
Helen Davis Jayalath, its head of video, said that “even when faced with major supply chain problems in December, consumers simply bought the titles they wanted elsewhere”. She added: “Although the economic climate means that Blu-ray will now take longer to achieve mass market status, demand is building for the hi-def discs.
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