Is it really worthy?

[josemhidalgo]

Hello to everyone!!!!!!!! I’ve been reading for months now and I’m getting more frustrated per day about Blu-ray. I own a HD-DVD player just because I’m a freak about HD, I didn’t want to wait, but I want to make clear that there is no way HD-DVD will win this battle. I truly believe Blu-ray it is going to win… anyway I’m starting this thread because I have one question. I’ve been waiting to buy a decent Blu-ray player for a long time, I was going to buy the Samsung as soon as it was out, but after reading a lot on the net and specially on the forum, I decided to wait for the pioneer or the Panasonic. Anyway, as I said before I’m getting frustrated because more bad news are coming and it looks like the Panasonic, pioneer and sony are getting delayed again…. so I’ve been thinking…. If you are not thinking of upgrading (HDMI 1.3) and if these players are getting delayed (with very high prices), shouldn’t be wise to buy the Samsung for 600???
Will the Pioneer, Panasonic or Sony give you a better picture quality? Will it give you better sound (because we know none of the G1 players will decode true HD sound)? So if the answer is no to both questions, why should I spend 1500 or 1200 on a player that will give me the same picture and sound quality as a player of 600? Just because of the looks?
I know the Samsung is not the best player ever (actually a pretty bad one), but is it really worthy to spend double the money on a player that will do exactly the same as a more expensive one?

Thanks to everyone for your comments and your help.

GO BLU-RAY!!!!!!!!!!!

PS: sorry about my English!!!!!!!