A silver lining for Blu-ray in Q4

January 05, 2009 Blu-ray Disc player sales were strong through the holidays, and even the season's so-so disc sales went well enough to sustain industry hopes that the format can still become a next-gen cash cow for the studios. Industry trade organization Digital Entertainment Group is expected this week to release detailed breakdowns of 2008 Blu-ray and DVD sales as well as projections for the high-def format and its traditional-disc forebear. -- The global economic crisis put a crimp on consumer spending.

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