gfkrt.com - 12/10/2008
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Latest GfK Retail and Technology Japan figures have revealed that in the first week of November 2008, Blu-ray Disc Recorders have surpassed a 50% market share for DVD Recorders in unit terms.
zavvi.co.uk - 12/12/2008
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engadget.com - 12/3/2008
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engadget.com —
Okay, so Denon wares aren't exactly "cheap," but
you can't knock it for trying to innovate. Despite...
that fact that about eight people on this Earth still care about their beloved SACD / DVD-Audio collections, Denon has developed a Blu-ray player ...
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Denon's DVD-A1UD: world's first universal (SACD / DVD-A) ...
software.opensuse.org - 12/17/2008
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Blu-ray recorders surpass 50% market share for all DVD recorders in Japan
Engadget HD —
... Okay, so having half of the DVD recorders in Japan be of the Blu-ray variety is pretty impressive in and of itself, but considering that this same statistic sat at 30% in late October (with players included), we can't help but be floored. Going back to October ...
Yay? Blu-ray recorders now more popular than DVD recorders in Japan
CrunchGear —
... Blu-ray is now officially more popular than plain ol’ DVD in Japan. Wait, let me rephrase that: there are now more Blu-ray disc recorders in Japan than there are DVD recorders. More than 50 percent of disc recorders in Japan are now of the Blu-ray variety. ...
Flame on: PS3 a 'sinking ship' (PSP, too)
Joystiq —
... 3 and its little buddy, pointing to an 18 percent drop in November sales of the console from 2007 to 2008 as proof that PS3 is "flopping." (Comparatively, Xbox 360 sales recorded a modest percentage gain and Wii sales more than doubled.) The cause? It's a three-way tie, according to the analysis:
The cost: PS3 is the most expensive console. Period.
The Blu-rays: Americans continue to buy DVDs (by May's count, at least). Things are starting to reverse ... in Japan.
The games: Silicon Alley Insider believes PS3 doesn't ...
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