James Delahunty
17 Apr 2007 18:41
The HD DVD Promotional Group has announced that HD DVD is the first format to sell 100,000 stand-alone players in the United States, adding that recent price drops led to boosts in sales. However, the sales of Xbox 360 HD DVD add-on drives or PC drives are not part of the overall figure, which would be significantly higher if even the Xbox 360 drive was included. It is also the first time sales numbers on either format hardware has ever been released.
Toshiba recently dropped the price of its entry-level player to $399 after Sony announced it would ship a $599 Blu-ray player in the summer. The Xbox 360 HD DVD drive is currently the cheapest option if you own an Xbox 360 console, selling for a much lower $199 (can also be used with Windows Operating system).
"Retailers are showing a significant increase in sales volume this month so far," Toshiba's marketing chief Jodi Sally said. "On Amazon.com, our HD DVD players continue to rank among the top ten best sellers of all DVD players, which says a lot about how consumers relate to price."
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