I have sumed up some things here. To do lists for both formats.

[Chris Beveridge]

This is the kind of thread that reminds me of AVS. But it is in the general discussion area so I figure it has a place.

Unfortunately for me, HD DVD is a dead format. I invest heavily in Japanese releases. That product is DOA there. It's had practically no releases for the month of October and the only things coming in November are from Warner - and they're being released on Blu-ray at the same time.

In the long run, every movie I will want to see will likely find its way to BD and be in my region to watch. I will have more hardware choices as well.

I am beyond pleased that people are enjoying their HD DVD players and movies. What needs to be remembered, after reading hmurchinsons post, is that there ARE those of us enjoying our BD movies as well. This month in particular has been a great selection and my previously bought titles are looking even better now in my Panasonic player.

Yes yes, complain about price. Go right ahead. I have none. The player that cost me twice as much is used ten times as much. I *cannot* use the Toshiba player for my DVD back catalog. The bizarre nature by which anime is made does not play well on that machine in how it handles pulldown. The Samsung actually handled it better and the Panasonic looks fantastic. But that's just me and my unique situation.

All I know is, when I sit down to watch an HD movie, I have far more selection with my Blu-ray player and all the high handedness of TrueHD doesn't mean jack to me. I've either got PCM or I'm listing to a solid DD track. I am in this "game" for the long haul and I'm putting my money where my mouth is. And contrary to what a lot of people think, based on their experiences either in-house with the Samsung or at retailers, I've got a great selection of movies and a ton of BD rentals in my queue.

I'm happy and I've still got November and December to look forward to with Fox titles, more BD-50's from two countries and plenty more announcements on the way.