Public perception about the format war (article)

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Originally Posted by N2DVD

In order to get the movies I want, I have to support both formats, and in some case, I will have to settle for SD discs as well. The above mentioned article just shows what it all really comes down to - price point on players AND software.

I think you're very lucky indeed if buying one extra format gives you the movies you want in HD. BD and HD-DVD combined have only around 700 movies (not counting duplicates) so far. What a stroke of good fortune that these just happen to include the ones you want (contrast the tens of thousands of releases on DVD).

For my part the movies I want haven't been released yet -- and probably won't be so long as this stupid format war continues. (Example: Spielberg taking pains to exclude his movies from HD-DVD even though the studio releases on that format.)

Supporting the losing format, which prolongs the war, actually reduces your access to the movies you want on HD disc.