Um, region coding? Player requirements?

Player requirements - that´s a problem of player manufacturers, isn´t it? I as a consumer require it to play what is on the disc, whatever it takes to do so. ^^

Also both systems support region coding - are there examples of different region locks in HD and BR releases?

HD-DVD doesn't have region coding.

HD-DVD has more minimum requirements for manufacturing a HD-DVD player. In other words, cheaper HD-DVD players are guaranteed to come with more features.

God, just stop already. Please. This is a pointless discussion that's come down to nothing but fanboyism and griping.

Agreed. The Warner merger is quite the obvious sign of who's going to win. By the end of May, we'll see what happens as a whole and more than likely, we'll hear more and more bitching and moaning from the HD DVD camp. I'm still waiting on investing on either side until a very clear winner is picked. So far, Blu Ray is looking like the chosen winner and it looks to continue to be so.

I love how you agree with the man, and then continue to be a fanboy.

Actually, he stated he hasn't picked a side yet. It's in there. In the middle. But my point is, we're rehashing the same arguments over and over again. Nothing new has been said in a long while, here.

His wording of his opinion on the situation is hardly neutral.

But yes, this bickering is pointless.

It's too bad that outputting 1080p is not one of the minimum requirements for an hd-dvd player.

As far as I know, it isn't one for Blu-ray either, so it's just a matter of time.

Are you even reading your own posts? I don't own either HD players as I'm living in a dorm room right now with no room for a decent TV, but it seems like Blu-Ray is definitely the favored media right now. As he is able to recognize that Warner's committing to Blu-Ray is an indication of the devices rising strength, kainlightwind is without a doubt a fanboy.

My black pot and kettle sensors are off the charts right now. I have seen surprisingly little fanboyism in this thread except for your starting post complaining about Blu-Ray because you don't like the PS3, although that was good for a chuckle.

I always thought it was pretty clear one form of the media would win out over the other by being the first to buy commitments from the majority of major studios. It looks like Sony was more willing to lay down the money than Toshiba. Complaining because you bought a player with a very uncertain future is awfully silly.

A picture is worth a thousand words. Pic of the CES convention:

http://i27.photobucket.com/albums/c1..._dvd_war_2.jpg

Additional Spam:
It's nice to want things, isn't it? ;)

I'm sure BluRayFreak has the least possibly out of context pictures around.

So lemme get this straight. Kain defends Blu-ray, he's not a fanboy. I defend HD-DVD, I am a fanboy?

i have defended hd-dvd since the beginning of the format war, and i still support hd-dvd over blu-ray, but it's time to accept the reality. all major electronic publications are reporting the same news, and toshiba's corporate damage control has been dismal at best. the hd-dvd is not even attempting to comeback from an obvious death-blow, so that in itself is telling enough.

blu-ray won this time. it's over.

PS- thread needs to be closed. most of it being inaccurate/misleading information.

Sounds good to me.