A few comments:

1) Chris - your screen is 32". SD DVD is enough for that, no arguments. My projection screen is 82" and I can see the limitations of SD. I have changed my opinion on this. So will others.

2) Hybrid discs with one HD and two SD layers may persuade retailers to stock HD discs - Blu-Ray will have the advantage here as a single BD layer contains more storage than a single HDDVD layer.

3) According to WideScreenReview, BD titles will be moving to using the MPEG4 AVC codec, though to date only Rattle & Hum has been released with this.

4) HD display technology is developing at a massive rate and prices are coming down at an equally massive rate. TVs are getting bigger all the time and the average number of lines in a TV is increasing. Large flat screens are increasingly common.

Edit: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/magazine/6188940.stm

People will notice HD. The question is how soon and whether or not the competing consortia actually decide to use the few brain cells they have, advertise their products, and set realistic player prices. :rolleyes:

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