Unbiased view on movies

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HDTV 37" LG LCD

360 add-on connected with components cables

PS3 connected with HDMI cable

I know that "results may vary", but here is my 3 cents.

HD DVD:
Hulk- 9.5 (PQ)
King Kong- 9
Batman Begins - 9
Phantom of the Opera (hey I'm married)- 9
World Trade Center- 8.5
Miami Vice - 7.5


Blu-ray:
Ice Age The Meltdown (I have kids also)- 9.5 (PQ)
Phantom of the Opera - 9
Tears of the Sun - 9
World Trade Center- 8.5
Click- 7.5

Don't get me wrong, I think that Blu-ray is the format with greater potential and will win the war. What I'm shocked is how well HD DVD looks and sounds, even my wife (she has zero tech knowledge) thinks it looks a bit better than some of the Blu-ray movies.

What do you guys think is the reason behind this? HD DVD mainly using VC-1 codecs, while Blu-ray using MPEG 2? Or is it that Blu-ray is working out the "kinks?"