I pre-ordered HD DVD

[marzetta7]

Originally Posted by Rob

I don't see much wrong in spending $500 on a HD-DVD player. IMO it's very cheap for a first generation player so even if it fails it hasn't cost much to see what the format can do. I'd be sorely tempted to do the same if it were to be released in the Uk at an equivelent price of £300. My first dvd playe was a budget Toshiba in 2001 and that cost £220 but retailed for at least £300. This many years after the formats release and when you factor in 5 years of inflation etc...

I can see much wrong in spending $500 on a HD DVD player. Mainly, because if more and more people share this type of opinion, the longer HD DVD will take to die, again causing more confusion to the public. This is precisely why Toshiba went to such drastic measures in trying to push their format. The quicker we can have only one format (Blu-ray), the better in my opinion.