Please forgive me for asking

[brian lawson]

I see a lot of hd-dvd bashing here and blu-ray promoting which is obviously to be expected. but what i am not sure of, and have spent some time trying to figure out is what exactly makes blu-ray better than hd-dvd from a purely technical standpoint. keeping the studio and hardware backing out of the argument, what exactly makes blu-ray a superior format from a purely technological standpoint.

i dont know much about the technologies compared to the average person here...all i know is the following: please tell me what i'm missing

both are capable of 1920x1080p
both have interactive features
both have the enough room to fit very long movies
hd-dvd has a higher yield rate and is cheaper to manufacture

what else is there that makes blu-ray superior? i own a ps3 and am very disappointed with the lack of game support and though i know everyone says more are coming, i am worried about the latest trends in the industry. i am not a bluray fanatic and really dont care about sony or toshiba enough to be a fanatic fan of either format. i would like to know what the superiority is that every one boasts about before dolling out more money on a format to me looks to be in legitimate jeopardy of at least not winning outright.