Question: Is it true that HD-DVD is not 1080p?

[meditating_hamster]

I have to say that I'm very disappointed at the BD-P1000. I own a Toshiba EP35 that is half the price from Amazon, has better upscaling and has the /24 option + an ethernet connection. This is a poor show indeed. If it weren't for there being more titles for blu-ray, the format would be dead by now. The EP35 IS SUPERIOR AT HALF THE PRICE! And as an owner of a 50" 1080p TV I can tell everyone for a fact that the picture quality is the same on both, so is the sound quality, so someone please explain to me (no fanboys please) why blu-ray is a superior format and the players are superior when I can get a HDDVD player that is better for half the price?

Why is it bad for HDDVD players to be 1080i if only 0.005% of the population actually have 1080p TV's? And 1080p on a 32" isn't going to make much difference, you really need the 46" and above to see the difference properly. 720P is just fine for 32" and less. It almost seems like Sony have deliberately wanted to alienate a large portion of the population by overpricing the players and making people think they MUST have something special because they spent so much money. Same principle as 'Monster Cables'.If blu-ray is better because there are more good movies for it, then the XBOX 260 must be better than PS3 because there are more good games?

1-0 to HDDVD. Sorry guys/gals, the blu-ray player manufacturers need to get their act together and prove the technology is better by actually making something better than than the HDDVD players at the same price.

P.S No flaming please, I'm not a HDDVD fanboy. I own both players so only have bias towards the better technology = value for money.