[General Discussion] HD-DVD or Blu-Ray?? O_O

After carefully examining the evidence, I've decided that both formats are the Laserdisc of the 2000's (i.e. for enthusiasts only). As such, I won't be buying either.

First, you need a good HD TV to get any kind of higher resolution with the discs. I personally don't own and can't afford an HD set, which I suspect is the case with many others.

Second, I've seen demo units in action, as well as some side-by-side comparisons with regular DVD's, and the effect simply isn't noticible enough. To quote James Berardinelli, the quality jump between VHS and DVD was far more noticible than the jump between regular and high def DVD. I just can't see enough of a difference.

Finally, the DVD cases are a different size and don't fit in with my collection. That's a silly thing, yes, but psychologically important.

As to which format will win, I'd stake my money on Blu-Ray, largely because it's currently cheaper. But the fact that the buying public at large is indifferent to High def DVD is one of the reasons that the PS3 has fared so poorly--it's just not that much of a selling point to most people.

Jam it back in, in the dark.