Huh, a few things Bill Hunt must have forgot to mention when he posted his post-Warner NPD pie charts:
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“Sharp Blu-ray players accounted for over 30% of sales, as they were offered
free to buyers of the company's LCD televisions.”
“Sony -- also accounting for one-third of sales -- had a similar $400-off deal for Blu-ray players when buying a Sony HDTV.”
“Panasonic, like Sharp, offered a
free Blu-ray player and made up for the remaining third of units sold.”
“NPD's numbers do not include online sales from the likes of Amazon, where Toshiba's HD-A3 HD DVD player is the number one seller in the DVD player category and number 14 in all of electronics. By contrast, standalone Blu-ray players do not make the electronics list.”
http://www.betanews.com/article/prin...nth/1201203983
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