Warner Bros made a big mistake moving to Blu-ray.
it is an unfinished format. Recently they announced version blu-ray vers. 1.2 which requires a TCP/IP port(which HD-DVD has had from the start) to enable extra features. This effectivly rendered every standalone Blu-ray player obsolete, including most that are for sale today.
Imagine the hit to consumer confidence when someone buys a $500+ player only to find it it is obsolete before they open the box.

Good Job Sony.....

Stone Danzigger, Charlotte, NC

I see no reason why both formats can't survive! If the studios want to make ALL the money, they should just offer it in both formats, or better yet a combo disc..... How cool would that be?
What do you think is going to happen if Blu-Ray is the ONLY choice?

Craig Thompson, Fairbanks, Alaska

Both have relatively the same quality, and are now utilizing the same codecs (VC-1 and Mpeg-2) as well. The price edge is definitely with HD-DVD but mass adoption of Blu should see this balanced out.

As for the porn industry - apparently a couple of major names have followed suit with Warned, and are now either exclusive or are also publishing on BD.

Like someone else said, I'm just glad for one technology to dominate. I do have a 60gb PS3 but was thinking of getting a toshiba hd-dvd player as there're some fabulous discounts, plus the DVD upscaling works great.

Parikshat, Boston,

To John in Marina,

Keep on supporting HD-DVD. You and all your little swap meet buddies can trade HD DVDs that you've seen 30 times already because there aren't any new ones.

Kevin, Victoria, BC

Tony from London, the Xbox 360 has a tonne of games but most of them are the same as PC games because the architecture is so similar. I don't see the point of getting a Xbox when I can play all of the games on my PC eventually anyway. Don't tell me that Halo 3 is not coming to the PC just like Gears of War and Halo 1 & 2 have. The only difference is I can play them on a better graphics card on my PC.
When Sony on the otherhand have exclusives they are genuinely exclusives, innovative and well worth playing. The 3 good games is pure fanboy talk which was probably true in the beginning - but seriously you need to get with it, because my problem now is I simply don't have enough money to buy all the PS3 games I want to play.
And going back to the issue in hand - the PS3 has given me a built in HD device, for no additional cost. Actually it is THE HD device that will become the default standard because Blu-ray winning the format war is now inevitable unless you are completely naive.

Mike, Hong Kong, China

'I plumped for a PS3...I have a great games machine' LOL. There's oh, almost three good games out for it!

Tony, London, England

It's upsetting that WB went to Blu Ray, HD-DVD is cheaper to make, has better video quality (using VC-1, BD still uses MPEG2 I believe) and the players are cheaper. Do people think BD will be better...let's look at the long run, Sony will want a piece of every player sold, every disc sold. BD will not be cheap and is backed by Sony. I'm not a fan of Sony after the whole rootkit scandle. I am proud to continue to support HD-DVD and if I am on the wrong side, it only hurts consumers to have BD be the next HD disc.

John, Marina, CA, CA, USA

I have readthat the Porn Industry which, by far, sells the most DVD material relies heavily on HD-DVD and not Blu Ray - this factor was not mentioned in your article and I do not think it was taken into account when you claimed that 75% of material will now be released on Blu Ray ...

Ray, Montreal,

Your article seems to imply that someone that purchased or was given a HD DVD player now has a useless machine. HD DVD players haven't stopped working, and a HD DVD film collection won't evaporate into mist, because of the Warner Brothers decision. Also you must remember that HD DVD players are also excellent upscaler of DVD discs, of which the Toshiba players are very good at.

Whether Blu Ray or HD DVD "wins" it is unlikely that either would have achieved the mass adoption of DVD, and it seems very likely that they will end up a niche market like LaserDisc, DVD Audio and SACD's. DVD will be around for a very long time.

Philip Alexander, London, UK, Essex

I'm OK, I plumped for a PS3. If HD-DVD won then at least I'd still have a great games machine. But then who would have bet against Blu-Ray when it was in every PS3? After all, PS2 helped DVD enormously....

Pete Smith, Stansted,

Sony may call it blu-ray, but I say 'blurry'. The next generation of players should achieve some quality, so it will pay to wait a bit longer. Certainly a total waste of money to pay £25 for a movie disc that is already obsolete.

Tim C, Southern England, United Kingdom