"Where's Spider-Man on HD DVD??"

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Went to Wal-mart today and while browsing the Blu-ray section there's a couple asking the sales associate where Spiderman was on HD-DVD. The associate looked through the movies and didn't see it, so he told them "It might not be available on HD-DVD, some studios only support one or the other." I confirmed with the wife that Spiderman was Blu-ray exclusive, and she seemed pretty disappointed.

This is the first moment I've really talked the the "average consumer" about these high def formats, and realized that most people aren't like us, but like that couple. They bought their HD-DVD player, maybe based on price, maybe not, thinking they were buying the ability to watch high-def movies, period. They didn't have a clue about the format war.

This whole thing is just a shame.