[jorg]

Originally Posted by stockstar1138

"One player will act as the host and is the only one who can pause, rewind, and fast forward the video."

uhhh....why would i want that?

:""Additionally, users will be able to use their remote controls to enter instant messages that can be sent to other viewers while the movie is playing."

i can do that with my computer or cell phone, and why would i want to do that during the movie, IM WATCHING A MOVIE NOT TALKING TO PEOPLES! Oh, Im sorry, I forgot, it would be really cool for the hd dvd fanboys to be able to text each other and say, "Whoa! did you see that awesome macroblocking!"

"Unlike Blu-ray players, all HD DVD players are required to have an Ethernet port for Internet connectivity."

My blu-ray player has wifi, i don't believe any hd dvd players sport that feature.

"Although Blu-ray movie sales have handedly crushed HD DVD since the inception of the format war"

yep! you're getting it!

"HD DVD titles have consistently contained more advanced bonus features."

like buying toliet paper instead of getting uncompressed audio?

"Additional HD exclusives for the release will be a picture-in-picture video commentary, a special chapter bookmarking feature, and the ability to access downloadable content."

so will blu-ray!

"Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix will be available for HD DVD on December 11. A Blu-ray version is also slated for release but will not contain any of the bonus Web-enabled features."

and once again consumers will respond with a i don't give a fu$% and purchase half as many hd dvds.

lol hd dvd just got