Another Media War: Remember VHS vs. BETA?

[dustin_clark]

My elders told me one time ago, there was a format known as "Beta", which was similar to JVC's VHS. There was a massive war between these two formats. Hollywood chosen VHS as the video standard.

There was more to this media war then what many had thought, there were the cassualties. You could also call them the consumers.

Here we are again today, in the midst of a heavy battle between Blu-Ray and HD-DVD. It will most likely be Hollywood to decide. My suggestion to Hollywood is to hurry the f-up!

I want to see a HD-DVD or Blu-Ray format be on the market ASAP so I will find them cheap ASAP. I do not want to buy a DVD-Recorder, only to find out that the next gen format will be a out and popular next year.

Also, I hope there is no Blu-Ray "player" bullcrap. Just go straight to the recorders for the HDTV consumers.

Out of both formats, I am hoping Blu-Ray will prevail. It has a larger capacity then HD-DVD.

How do you feel about the media war?