What the hell?!

[mpasich]

What I find funny about this is how the hd-dvd camp has to give away players when they don't have many players to give away. I went on amazon.com and found that (not including the combo-players) blu-ray has 14 to 2 hd-dvd players currently for sale. I think what the hd-dvd camp is forgetting is that we are consumers. Heck, I just bought a blu-ray player and am already looking to get the new hdmi1.3a players that are coming out in the next month so I can upgrade my home theater. HD-dvd just can't win, no matter how much they try to bribe studios, or give away their players. Sony doesn't have to resort to such tactics. I would love to see the consumer reaction if Best Buy put up side-by-side displays of all of the next generation players. Blu-ray would win hands down, simply due to capitalism and the fact that we as Americans want selection. The want to see that they have a choice of 14 (and even more coming) different models to chose from and most of the time they will buy the best one they can get. Heck, Sony's players on their website alone range from $400 to $1200. That gives guys like me a chance to either be safe and get a cheap player and the high-end consumer the opportunity to own the best. My advise, give it up HD-DVD, you just can't win. Learn from the past, the store with the more toys wins.