Blockbuster Chooses Blu-ray

s31523 writes "The format war between HD-DVD and Blu-ray has posted another battle, this time the victor seems to be the Blu-ray side. Blockbuster has announced it has chosen Blu-ray as the HD format to rent out in the majority of its stores. This decision comes after rental data was looked at for the 250 stores that carry both HD-DVD and Blu-Ray with the majority of rentals being Blu-Ray. Blockbuster now plans to stock Blu-ray only in 1450 of it's stores, but says the 250 stores with the HD-DVD movies will be kept on the shelf."

Oh?

[Guppy06]

"This decision comes after rental data was looked at for the 250 stores that carry both HD-DVD and Blu-Ray with the majority of rentals being Blu-Ray."

8 rentals versus 6?

Let me be the first to say

[vivaoporto]

NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO [ytmnd.com]. The war is over, Blue Ray won. Sad.

how appropriate

[ulysses38]

since i just finished reading the 'psychology of fanboys' story below. now we can see some in their native habitat.

Re:Oh?

[pl1ght]

Actually the figure stated 70% of all rentals were blu-ray, which would make it around 7 vs 3.

Re:Freedom to choose

[allscan]

Someone's got to rip those HD movies for BitTorrent, thanks Netflix!

Rampant grammar-Nazism

[Sunburnt]

Blockbuster now plans to stock Blu-ray only in 1450 of it's stores, but says the 250 stores with the HD-DVD movies will be kept on the shelf.

What sort of shelf can fit 250 retail stores, exactly?

Re:Rampant grammar-Nazism

[fbjon]

The continental shelf.

Re:Betting on a loser.

[Anonymous Coward]

You're right - interacting with people sux! They're different from you - so there is no telling if they'll like you or simply mock you. They're always looking at you too - creepy!

Re:A little meaning, perhaps

[A_Non_Moose]

I would get a duel-player

That would get expensive, having to put both a BR and HD version of the same movie in the player
and only getting a single one back.

I suggest Mad Max: Beyond Thunderdome, that way you can put both movies in the duel player and
chant "TWO DISKS ENTER, ONE DISK LEAVES!".

Re:Oh?

[superbus1929]

Woah, woah... rooting for Sony over Microsoft is much like rooting for someone to shoot you in one foot over the other. Either way, you're hurting the same way no matter what happens.

Re:Oh?

[billdar]

But it gets pRon! [joystiq.com]