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I told you it was going to be a Blu-ray Christmas!

I hate to say I told you so, but today's PriceGrabber.com gadget report on Black Friday sales, once again proves my opinion that this Christmas will be a "black" Blu-ray Christmas! My opinion goes against conventional wisdom that Blu-ray won't succeed, and that streaming HD using Roku/Netflix, and cable providers offering HD content is now closing the window of opportunity for Blu-ray. I'm not buying that theory. Additionally, several other articles, including CRN's Consumers Not Planning a Blu-Ray Christmas article and Register Hardware's 'A Blu-ray Christmas? Don't bank on it' don't believe my opinion that it will be a Blu-ray Christmas.

The most popular products on Black Friday - specifically look at #3, the Blu-ray player:

Nintendo Wii Console
Ugg Australia 'Classic Short' Boot (how about that!)
Sony BDP-S350 1080p Blu-Ray Disc Player
Samsung LN52A650 52" LCD TV
Nintendo Wii Fit
Panasonic TH-42PX80U 42" Plasma TV
Sennheiser HD 555 Headphones
Canon EOS Rebel XSi Black SLR Digital Camera Kit
Acer Aspire One AOA110-1295 Notebook
Canon PowerShot A590 IS Black Digital Camera

Out of all the possible gadgets in the world, a Blu-ray player ranks #3.

Also, as previously blogged, here are the Top 10 categories and percent growth over Black Friday 2007. Once again look at #3, which sports a 147% increase!

Women's Boots - 203%
Watches - 202%
Blu-ray/HD-DVD Players - 147%
Women's Sleep & Lounge Wear - 415%
Games & Puzzles - 151%
Women's Jackets - 110%
Music - 96%
Headphones - 103%
Women's Dresses - 107%
Women's Casual Shoes - 143%

As I mentioned yesterday, I'm l keeping my eye on Amazon for any Blu-ray specials. (see: Amazon Blu-ray player special prices). Today, I see a Sony BDP-S350 1080p Blu-ray Disc Player for just $198! I might just get my brother-in-law a nice Blu-ray player after all!

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