Blu-ray trounces HD-DVD
Sells a million in Europe.
Must be made-up group the Blu-ray Disc Association European Promotions Committee has revealed it has sold more than a million films for its format.
That is 73 per cent of the high definition market in Europe, according to Media Control Gfk who tracks these sorts of things, leaving a meagre 23 per cent for HD-DVD.
Of course none of this would have been possible without the PlayStation 3, apparently, which has bolstered sales of Blu-ray films since its launch back in March this year.
Top sellers are muscular-stomached action romp 300 and fresh Bond outing Casino Royale.
"Blu-ray will inevitably prevail because Blu-ray delivers what consumers want: True High Definition picture without compromise, the best sound quality, the best choice in content, the most in special features, and of course the most disc storage capacity. No trade-offs. No compromises," offered Bob Chapek, big boss at Walt Disney Studios.