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Originally posted by Meridialien:
Just curious why you feel that way ? PQ and SQ are almost identical on both formats AFAIK. I dont even have a Hd-DVD player yet but I'm buying discs already ( Thanks to all the 'Reviews' from all here wink ) .

I feel BD is designed more to benefit the 'industry' itself and the more transparent Hd-Dvd Group gives me the same benefits without Region Coding ( yet ) and BD+ and is therefore more deserving of my dollar/pound/euro.
Manus:

You are correct, PQ is now essentially identical (although was not so out of the gate with the dismal samsung BD player), but BD still has greater support - from studios and from manufacturers. I just don't think the majority of mass market consumers care at all about things like storage space, regional coding, etc. - and it is the mass market that will ultimately select the winner (if there is a winner!).

A while back I put together my pros/cons list for both, which if memory serves is as follows:

HDDVD

Better name recognition
Cheaper (both players and discs) - sustainable?
XBox
Toshiba only?
Universal only exclusive studio
Good launch
Already into 2nd Gen players (is this good or bad?)

Bluray

Broader manufacturer support
More expensive
PS3
Many exclusive studios - Disney, Lionsgate
Bad launch

So, how would you handicap this 'race'? How about this:

Bluray wins - 25%
HDDVD wins - 15%
Both lose - 15%
Coexist - 45%

I have bought into both formats, and to the original question; if the choice is available, I will buy the BR version, however, I have no problem buying an HDDVD if it is unique to that format.

Of course, this is all just conjecture and speculation ....

Simon

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