Thoughts from someone who just returned an HD DVD player

[hmurchison]

Originally Posted by richteer

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.

This is actually fantasy. Don't let the HD DVD supporter in under my title fool you. I have no problems with supporting Blu-ray although I've been quite harsh regarding Blu-ray in the past. Consumer knows Toshiba and while some may not favor the brand everyone has grown up seeing Toshiba products in store so I doubt the "false economy" thing is going to hold sway.

I'll gladly buy BD..most likely in a Universal player even before the death of HD DVD but I will not be so blinded or myopic to suggest that price is not important. As a maxim "price trumps all" is right under "Content is King" in this battle.

The OP clearly is stuck in the middle...loves the price of the HD DVD but wants to content of Blu-ray. The logical thing to do here is simply to wait until Blu-ray is at a price point that is favorable.

He seems like a fairly centered guy I don't think diabtribes are what he's looking for.