On The Fence

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Originally Posted by theknub

the problem is that every link you provided predicts blu-rays demise. have anything about the demise of hd-dvd? these doom and gloom posts are great, but lets hear it from someone other than a reporter fresh off a greased palm who can look at the whole picture at once. no studios have switched, BVHE has a huge slate they are about to release, warner and paramount are going to release day and date with DVD, no hd-dvd players can be found in stores, blu-ray has massive CE support, and software for blu-ray has equaled or exceeded that of hd-dvd

Its true that if you took a snapshot today of the state of Blu-Ray, it is at a disadvantage because of the delays... and the press reflects it. But this will correct itself in the coming months. However new video products are on the horizon bringing on another view from slate.com that basically says that both standards are dead on arrival:
http://www.slate.com/id/2153877

no hd-dvd players can be found in stores

... not true. That cheap HD-DVD 200$ player from microsoft will plug in the 8,000,000 xbox 360 out there...