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Blu-ray gets no victory parade

April 30, 2008

Some analysts caution against reading too much into the NPD figures, pointing out that the first quarter usually is not a crucial selling period for consumer electronics.

"It's too early to tell," said Kurt Scherf, an analyst with technology research firm Parks Associates. "I expect that it will be third and fourth quarter during the holiday season when [there is] aggressive promotion and bundling of players with HDTVs that those numbers will come up."

From the article, "Blu-ray gets no victory parade " by Alex Pham and Dawn C. Chmielewski

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