Warner and Blu ray?

Well I am glad I went Blu-ray - I have about 30 discs already and I was not happy about chucking these away if HD-DVD won.

I wonder what Rysa thinks - he works for Toshiba and they will be very unhappy about this and may have a different story or viewpoint. (two sides to every story)

I can't blame the companies for wanting to end this war as it is was noticeable in my local HMV store....the multiple formats are eating up shelf space - they had DVD's, Hd-DVD's and Blu-Rays piled waste high on the floor! The industry needs to reduce formats so retailers can cope with offering variety on their shelves rather than duplicate formats.

My gut feel is that "harder to manufacture" and more copy right protected Blu-ray is a benefit as it may delay the inevitable onset of piracy. I am a consumer but I hate piracy as it undermines quality when media companies do not get paid for their hard work. I realize both formats worked equally well but I went Blu-Ray based on content. Now I look forward to getting the three or four titles that were only on HD-DVD that I could not buy.

Why buy a format that ONLY does 1080i?
Think of it that way.
1080p is ALOT better!
Right now, I don`t have either of them.
I`M waiting for
BLU-RAY RECORDERS!!!!!

I have a toshiba HD-DVD and it works as good as any blu-ray would in my system. I haven't used it. Everytime I go to watch a movie I never get past the turntable and end up playing an LP or two instead. So, if your like me you are immune to the format wars. That is until they come up with HD-LP or Blu-spin high definition records that need dedicated turntables. Then we will know that the sky is falling.

Onkyodude, as a fyi, there are HD-DVD players that do 1080p.

That's too bad that they are joining the Blue ray camp.
HD DVD has announced that they have cancelled their booth at CES. Bad idea, this is like throwing in the towel.
With no competition what will happen to the prices of players and software let alone the driving force for better picture quality.
The upconverting of SD DVD's with the Toshiba XA2 is better than than the Blue rays that I have had. They include the Samsung, Pioneer, and Sony.
Now Paramount stands alone in the manufacturing of HD DVD.
I will still support and buy the the HD DVD copies but for how long ?