Good to finally see some numbers, though I wonder if DisplaySearch knows anything about Wal-mart's sales figures other than estimating them using ratios of other retailers.
Anyway, some interesting parts of this article:
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HD DVD and Blu-ray Disc stand-alone players sold 57,000 units during the week ended Nov. 24
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HD DVD commanded the lion’s share of unit sales for stand-alone high-def disc players, scoring a 62% unit share; Blu-ray held 37%
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This means during Black Friday week:
35,340 HD SALs were sold
21,090 BD SALs were sold
570 DF players were sold
and...
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Each format significantly hiked its sales from week directly preceding the Black Friday frame. HD DVD unit sales jumped 454%; Blu-ray, up 189%
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The week before Black Friday:
7,784 HD SALs were sold
11,158 BD SALs were sold
So BD won the SAL battle the week before BF.
