Thoughts from someone who just returned an HD DVD player

[richteer]

Originally Posted by hmurchison

Price is imporant for many of us and currently HD DVD is the lowest price but I think you'll find that Blu-ray has some nice priced options come the later this year.

HD DVD players may well appear to be cheaper than BD players (but at least the cheapest BD player can do 1080p!), but for people buying their first high def player, that percieved cheapness is a false economy. When HD DVD finally admits defeat (and be honest, with the pummleing HD DVD is getting in the market, its demise is all but assured), all but the most ademant of HD DVD fanboys will have to buy a new BD capable player if they want to continue to enjoy movies in HD, negating any "savings" had by buying the apparently cheaper HD DVD player.