what are you waiting for??? the fat lady? well she ain't singing anymore, she's busy watching bluray.

maybe support for Blu-Ray "way back when" wasn't too bad... but there was one point that looked almost like the market was going HD-DVD.

but anyway at least i can add a BIT MORE ease to my easiness since i couldnt resist ordering an integrated Bluray DELL laptop.



shame its only 1440x900 but at least its better than 720p's :]



Cant wait to receiv it 22nd Feb. Laptops have HDMI now btw

Something's not right:



"Best buy also announced that it will begin recommending the Blu-ray format to its customers."



yet:



"Best Buy made clear that its stores will still be offering an "assortment of HD DVD products"



If that where true, then they would obviously stock LESS HD-DVD players (since they would have to push this at the player level as you can't recommend an HD-DVD player owner to buy BR discs). Once this "phase out" starts it's inevitable to stop stocking the player widespread. Even if you phase out to one player, who's going to buy that? One HD-DVD player over 4+ BR players? It outright does not make sense to stock product that YOU WILL NOT be recommending. Best Buy can "pretend" to be looking after the customers best interest but in the end they only care about one thing, revenue.



So with that said, this sounds like nothing more then a bunch of PR crap from Best Buy. It would seem their intentions are to eventually phase out HD-DVD just like NetFlix.



OR, maybe the only HD-DVD players they'll stock are dual format players. That would make more sense.



Either way the end result is complete negativity towards HD-DVD. Yet another nail in the coffin.

Hollywood is BACKING Bluray. Because of that retailers are also backing Bluray.



There is no such thing as HD-DVD draging BluRay down with it. Consumers WANT an HD solution and they are buying an HD solution.



As long as there is a want for HD content on disc format there will always be someone producing HD content on disc format.

my point was simple, it's not over, yet.



they still have the backing of one "exclusive" studio. and despite sales tanking (compared to Blu-Ray), they intend to AT LEAST sell off the remaining production of HD-DVDs they've already made.



until one or both of those are met, it's isn't over.



btw, the analogy isn't "bad". HD-DVD is essentially on its last legs, correct? and Blu-Ray is going full steam ahead, so unless there's a major FUBAR in the BR camp (ie a runner falling down)... then there's nothing to worry about.



unlike a bird being tossed or a volkswagon being shot out of a canon, the differences is WHO is "changed."



if you want to "match" my analogy, then... well, for the bird there's no way. but for the car, it is essentially, the Ferrari having some sort of mechanical problem... and if you've watched ANY racing, you'd know it's just as easy for a supercar break down or crash as your parents sedan.



again, my point is "it's not over"... but as long as nothing like a "miracle" happens, BR will win.

Why can't you BLOODY people just admit Blu-Ray is the winner? Its got almost all the good companies on its side. Not to mention the PS3 and Blu-Ray movies go hand in hand, making the PS3 the best Blu-Ray player solution. Sony has finally won a format war. Face Toshiba, its over for you!

Maybe what you read somewhere is that HD-DVD has the backing of ONE major Hollywood company. They also have the backing one other not so major company. With only 1.5 backings...they're toast.

Doubtful. Tell that to everyone who bought Betamax.



Having dual format hurts consumers more then the few that will be left in the dust. That's a risk you take when you buy into new technology. If the consumer didn't know that when buying well...there's something to said about being an INFORMED consumer.

boy wud it have been a hell of a battle. either way both next gen consoles cudve guaranteed no restriction of storage