HD DVD and Blu-Ray Continue to Compete for Sales on eBay
Wednesday, February 13th, 2008Netflix to drop HD DVD format, Best Buy to focus on Blu-rayTwo more setbacks for the HD DVD were revealed this week as Netflix moved to support Blu-ray exclusively while Best Buy announced they will display Blu-ray products more prominently in stores, and recommend Blu-ray hardware.Blu-ray is poised to become the standard format for high-definition discs, following Warner’s high profile decision to stop producing HD DVD products after May 2008.How are the two formats faring on eBay’s market place?
According to market research from Terapeak, in the last 30 days, the total number of listings for each format in all categories was very close (52,221 Blu-ray listings vs. 53,457 HD DVD listings), however, the number of HD DVD items listed was greater by a margin of 75%, as sellers have begun unloading whole movie collections in lots.
Blu-ray listings in the Consumer Electronics/DVD & Home Theatre category, had an average selling price nearly double that of HD DVD player listings.
Despite a higher average price, Blu-ray players had a 74.26% success rate compared to 63.02% for HD DVD players.
