According to research from Video Business, the combined sales of both HD-DVD and Blu-ray discs was greater than the sales of VHS cassettes sold in the first half of 2007.
There was also a 5% fall in standard-definition DVDs during this time, mainly due to a weak collection on new releases, but the dominate disc format is hardly challenged by these findings.
Sales of pre-recorded VHS tapes are virtually non-existent now that most people have turned to DVDs. But, the thinking is that more shelf space will be available for high-definition formats now that the chunky tapes have freed up room – and if DVD sales continue to fall…
Although high-definition sales are definitely gaining pace, especially after Warner Video shifted 250,000 copies of 300 in the last month, the numbers are still comparatively low for early adoption figures.
A small victory perhaps – but we’re not sure if comparing HD sales with a soon to be obsolete format is really useful.
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