The rout is on for Blu-Ray

I wouldn't throw out my HDDVD player just yet. Sony is a strong company and much like Microsoft in this instance. I think HD DVD is a better product in many regards in the long term, much better capacity vs. BluRay which is based on a different algorithm that requires a lot more capacity to deliver the same product (video as the primary data source). While HD DVD video requires significantly less capacity to carry the same quality video signal, leaving a lot more room for other sources (such as full or higher resolution audio).

The movie company's may like the security of the BluRay better because it requires multiple steps and processing of the code, which is very complicated and much more difficult to success implement. I think that the press on this is driven more by the corporation behind BluRay than the consumers and media providers outside of BluRay control and influence.

Additionally, with additional considerations to copy management and content play management of BluRay, I think it is safe to say that being an early adopter of BluRay may pose a real headache as these issues get resolved, as we have seen with the initial BluRay disc spinners.

Yeah, I won't be buying a BR player anytime soon-too expensive, and too many issues with players not playing some movies, etc.

I will just rent and purchase HDDVDs for now. Maybe in a year or so, I'll get into BR.

There will be no hd dvd movies or players in a month or so as Toshiba is going to stop losing hundreds of dollars on each player after Blockbuster, Best Buy, Netflix and now Wall Mart have gone Blu.

For once, the superior format has won.

Wallmart is clearing out HDDVD and only selling Blu come June, can you hear "Taps" anyone?

02-16-08: Ears
For once, the superior format [Blu-ray] has won.

How so? Just because it has 50GB in two layers instead of 30? Has anybody on this forum lamented freeze-ups, disappointing digital transfers, or compressed sound on HD DVD? You hear it pretty often about Blu-ray machines and discs. Even a $128 HD DVD player is updatable via its built-in Ethernet port. The only Blu-ray player with that feature is the Playstation 3. Blu-ray discs and players often don't feature or support Dolby True HD, opting instead, at best, to offer uncompressed PCM audio. Since the visuals of the two formats are equal, is Blu-ray using their extra space to store uncompressed PCM rather than more sophisticated lossless compression schemes used in HD DVD soundtracks?

HD DVD has featured interactive features and interactive games since the beginning. Even the $128 HD-A3 has it. Blu-ray won't offer this until Blu-ray Live 2.0, whenever that is, and the only current player that will be upgradeable to that standard is the Playstation 3.

Soooo... in what way is Blu-ray the superior format?