I have an HD DVD player. I love it. The pictures are great and the sound is awesome. I bought it because it offers Combo discs and was WAY cheaper than blu-ray. Plus, the interactive features are better also.

I also don’t want to be bullied by Sony. And that’s what this feels like to me. Blu-ray is not a superior technology to HD DVD. Their pictures are essentially the same. This is going to be a tough sell to the public – since they have just recently totally converted to DVD and the picture quality is more than adequate. It will come down to price and content.

I want my HDTV to look great, so I bought an HD DVD player. No regrets, no complaints, lots of money saved! When others start to buy the stand alone players, not PS3s, then the war will be on.

Movie studios that have “picked sides” are totally STUPID. Why turn your back on customers who would buy your products? You’ll see an about face by some studios to make nice with a growing demand from pissed consumers from the ‘other’ format. And with WB wanting to sell TotalHD discs, that means they will make one disc and sell to both ‘groups.’ That makes good business sense to me.

I think HD DVD and blu-ray will co-exist. Neither will win. Internet downloads will take over, and quickly, based on convenience. You won’t have to leave your house to ‘buy’ an high defiinition movie. No more rentals and no more having to choose a format.

Think I’m wrong? Just wait and see.

Still I have the sneaking suspicion that the format war will continue while the majority have not voted. What will it take to get the majority to jump on the bandwagon?
Simply… much much much cheaper players. I don’t really recall DVD becoming popular until sub $200 players hit the street.

Now considering that just the blue laser in these players costs $100 – we may have a year or more to wait.