Blu-ray burning its high-def DVD rival April 23, 2007 Mike Garcen I seriously contemplated whether I wanted to post this or not. We've seen all sorts of different data numbers, from both camps, and yet ask 10 people on the street and I betcha everyone will have their own opinion. So what's yours? Reuters What's more, when given the choice, consumers are going with Blu-ray. Warner Home Video released "The Departed" the same day, February 13, in both formats. Between then and March 31, consumers bought 53,640 copies of the film on Blu-ray Disc and 31,590 on HD DVD, according to Home Media's market research, based on studio estimates and Nielsen VideoScan point-of-sale data. Â FacebookTwitterEmail tagged with High Definition Optical Discs (Blu-ray and HD DVD)