Here are some interesting Blu-ray Statistics that came out of the Blu-ray Disc Association Press Conference held at CES.
- In roughly two-and-a-half years on the market, Blu-ray has sold over 10.7 million players in the United States market. This number includes PS3 systems that make up approximately 65% of the players reported with standalone players making up the remaining 35%. PC drives are not included in these numbers.
- DVD had only sold 5.4 million players by the end if the format's third year on the market compared to Blu-ray's 10.7 million
- Blu-ray is now installed in over 8% of all US households. After three years on the market, DVD had found its way into slightly over 4% of US households, CD was in less than 2% and HDTV in 1% of homes during the same period.
- 5.6 million Blu-ray movies were sold in 2007 compared to 24.9 million in 2008. The 4th quarter was instrumental in Blu-ray's success in 2008: 2.3 million copies were sold in October, 3 million in November and a whopping 8 million copies in December alone
- Nearly 1,100 BD titles now available
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