HD-DVD fails as a viable media

[Kinmui]

It's sad all the focus and support for HD-DVD is so movie centric. When was the last time anyone saw news about HD-DVD rewriter / recordable HD-DVD discs? If CD or DVD market penetration and success is any indication, wouldn't the lack of development of HD-DVD as a storage solution is a clear indicator the format is not going anywhere.

Seriously, when you put the next-generation HD drive in your computer, would you rather buy HD-DVD which writes 25 GB, or Blu-ray which has a potential to go up to 8 layers at 200GB?

And another thing, the electronic manufacturers are backing up Blu-ray overwhelmingly. If you care about home theatre, wouldn't it be a rather obvious choice to choose a format which includes Pioneer & Denon? Honestly, HD-DVD is nothing but a cheap HD solution, at least that's how they are positioning themselves. I'm into premium home theatre systems, and they don't even have a decent high-end player in sight (yes, the Integra one, but I'll take Denon over it any day. The one I want is actually McIntosh, whenever they announce it...)

I just hate to see why Blu-ray should not get the recognition it deserves, and the thin arguments HD-DVD stands on.

Rants from a Blu-ray fan