Great post , Daniel.
As a movie fan , I just the movies I want , I never wanted to be forced to choose or , like yourself , wait it out . Its depressing to think that both formats very existance could delay overall HD take up frown . From a technical point of view ( BDi apart at the moment) , SQ+PQ can be as good as each other . It really is a sin that agreement couldn't have been reached before launch.

I feel that its a very big year for Blu. To be declaring an end to a war while the likes of 'The Matrix' are available to the opposition , seems , to an interested party , to be living in denial or at the very least poor PR.

Between the dislike for Hd-DVD/DVD combos ( one reason 'The Departed' Bluray sold so much it was cheaper and didnt have a compulsory but not neccessary DVD layer ) , and the apparent dismay at Warner's THD concept and the never-ending delays with BD and BS spoken by BD reps the whole thing is a mess.

Like DVD-A and Sacd , regretfully, I think both formats will coexist for some time yet.Maybe the day will come soon when we can just download and burn our own discs and leave this silly industry to its own nonsense politics and indecisiveness.

Cheers !

~M~

Mostly harmless. Comfortably numb.