Why are the stores not properly stocked with blu-ray movies?

i was looking online at a list of movies on Blu-ray and there were over 200, i was rather impressed. i saw a commercial for the movie crank on Blu-ray, so on the day of release i went looking for it but couldn%26#039;t find it because no stores had it. not only did the stores not have the movie i wanted, but their supply was more than frustrating. circuit city had their Blu-rays in a display similar to a shoe box, no organization, just around 5 different movies tossed in. target had about 9 movies available, and walmart had about 5. the amount of blu ray movies available is in the hundreds so it makes no sense to me that best buy had the most movies at about 20.





i myself am not so vexed because i have a PS3 which was worth the money just for resistance, but some people spent up to a thousand dollars on their players and it doesn%26#039;t seem fair that after buying the player, they can%26#039;t buy the movies to play on it.





alot of people are willing to buy the movies, so why not properly stock them?

Why are the stores not properly stocked with blu-ray movies?
It%26#039;s so new that there are not that many movies out on this format yet. Give it time...


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Reply:The main reason is that there are not very many blu-ray players in the field, even if you include the PS3. Therefore the stores do not anticipate a large demand yet. As both players proliferate, you will see more stock in the stores. You might try internet rental sites.
Reply:Blu-Ray is not the accepted format for movies yet.


99% of people have players other than Blu-Ray.





If you ran a business, would you stock things 99% of your customers would buy, or stock for the 1%?
Reply:There aren%26#039;t enough people out there with the players yet. Remember, money is the bottom line. Many of the stores do not care that you spent $1,000 on a player. They want to get items that will sell and sell quick. Wait a couple of months and the situation should change. Also bear in mind that, should one format completely obliterate the other, the losing format will quickly disappear from store shelves. Again, the stores have no concern for whether or not you spent money on the players.





Let%26#039;s say Blu-ray loses. You may see that support from Sony will continue for a while longer. This just means they are trying their best to keep the format alive, because they do have a huge investment in Blu-ray. But even Sony will drop Blu-ray if they notice they are losing money by continuing support for the format.





It%26#039;s all about the big companies and their best interests. It%26#039;s not about the individual consumer anymore. This is an unfortunate fact that we have to deal with it.





When you go to a big retailer and buy an item, you%26#039;ll notice salespeople are walking around just waiting to help you with a smile. But if you have to go back and return the item, you%26#039;ll notice you%26#039;ll usually have to wait in line, and the service will not always be great. I recently returned a Westinghouse LCD TV because it wasn%26#039;t supporting 1080p via the HDMI ports as advertised. I took the TV back to Best Buy. They kept it for over a month, and when the TV finally got back, they accidentally sold it as an open-box item. This is just one example of how they make it so much easier and more pleasant to buy an item, but returning it or having it serviced doesn%26#039;t usually go as smoothly.
Reply:Until the FORMAT WAR between BLU-RAY and HD-DVD is over, we won%26#039;t see too many of EITHER format in stores...Click here to see what%26#039;s up:


http://www.whydoesmyhometheatersuck.com/...





But, if you want to go to a local store that has a DECENT number of titles from BOTH formats...Go to BEST BUY.
Reply:I would have to agree with these guys and disagree that %26quot;alot of people are willing to buy the movies%26quot;. I go to Circuit City, Best Buy and Fry%26#039;s alot and I have yet to see anyone walk out with a BluRay or HD-DVD player.





People are hestitant to pay more than $500 on a TV, why would they put down $1000 on just a DVD player? People can barely fathom HDTV, there is no way they understand HD movies. I think many stores are rather conservative in their inventory of HD-DVD and BluRay because it is not the accepted format for DVD. You will continue to see this behavior until these HD players go below $500, which should be by the end of this year.



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