I think the domination will take place per region.
In Europe,
HD DVD is ahead. In fact, many of the movies you can buy only on Blu Ray here, can be bought on
HD DVD over there, which is awesome, because the
Europeans(and Asia) are taking advantage of the interactive menus and content, while for example here in the U.S., Universal doesn't as much as they should.
I like HD DVD because:
The very fact that i can plug the $200(or less) HD DVD drive for the XBOX360 into my PC and play HD movies is pretty sweet(first hand experience). AND Microsoft and Intel are behind HD DVD, which is why Vista 64 bit has native support for HD DVD and plays in Windows Media Player 11.
AND you can take a regular DVD, burn HD DVD compatible video to it and play it on a HD DVD player, i'm not sure if Blu Ray can do that, but it would be great if both did, seeing how blank media for either format is damn expensive.
Very strict about their standards.
In fact i heard from various podcasts that the LG Dual format player(BH100) actually doesn't have the official backing of
HD DVD
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LG Electronics stated today that LG's multiformat player will not support hd dvd advanced menu interactivity.The BH100 also offers no support for the persistent memory features required for hd-dvd certification.Many of you may have noticed the non official hd-dvd logo.Another standard required for hd-dvd certification is networking..which is non existent in the BF100.Basically any interactive features available on an hd-dvd disc will not be supported...Many who have seen the player claim the hd-dvd appears to be "slapped on" as an afterthought.
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I like Blu Ray because:
Huge sizes, but it doesn't really matter how much either hold if we never see them here in the U.S., and NO, neither format actually fills the disk as much as they should.
REWRITABLE! Early Blu Ray discs were rewritable, and for the most part still are (unless it's the BDROM version of course, which is what our movies come on). I would find that very useful using it as temporary storage and backup.
But in the end i don't care who wins, I JUST WANT MY HD CONTENT!
