Blu-Ray or HD-DVD?

There are so many arguments for both sides I won't bother. The only thing you need to know is that Blu-ray has outsold HD-DVD nearly 2 to 1 the past year, and there are a lot of rumors going around that WB is about to go Blu-ray exclusve.

Well I'm in the same boat as you waiting for the format war to be over but as I own a PS3 I have bought a few BlueRay discs and my utter hatetred for Microsoft makes me lean in that direction but on the whole its still too early to tell. Everything I read says that Blueray is out selling HD at a respectable rate but when 2 major film companies support the "losing" HD format it just makes me not want to buy anything I'm really pissed about Transformers not being on BlueRay, so much so I refuse to even rent the DVD also Heroes no Blueray and it looks like BSG will aslo not be on Blueray. Stupid format war!
Interesting Story I posted a few days ago
http://goldentaco.org/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=5766

I just bought an HD-DVD player today. Im asking for blu-ray for christmas

I have blu ray cause I have the PS3. I have a few titles and they look awesome on my hdtv. I'm not getting Harry Potter but only because I'm wating for all 7 films to be released on a box set in Blu ray. I'm still upset I'm going to have to buy the Spider-Man Trilogy in Blu Ray when I have the first 2 in the dvd formta already.
Anyway, I'll tell you why Blu Ray is better. They are basically the same format, it's just Blu Ray can go to 50g double layer disc and HD only 17G, although they are talking about a possible 50G triple layer disc in the future. IF that's the only difference then Blu Ray is better right now just cause of that one little difference. It's not much, but it's something. It's like 2 basketball players that can both drive right no problem but then one of the two can drive left if it wants to. Also there are more titles on the Blu Ray format than on HD DVD right now, so that's something. Plus if you are into Netflix like I am, you can only rent Blu Rays. Blu Ray is a bit expensive but it's dropping in price to compete with HD DVD. Anyway, I'm very happy with my PS3 and Blu ray movies.

There's no doubt these HD movies are pretty...but I have yet to be disappointed with my regular nice television and DVd player with regular DVD's. Never once have I been left feeling like I was missing out on something. As long as they keep making regular DVD's, I'll be fine watching others wage this "war". When the dust settles, let me know who the winner is, only THEN might I be willing to fork out $30 per movie.

Ultrazilla,
I hear you but trust me on this, when you decide to go HD , a HDTV plus either Blu Ray or HD DVD, you will never look at your dvds or standard definition tv the same way again.

I'm also on the BluRay wagon but only because I have a PS3 otherwise I'de have waitied until a clear winner. I do echo what Hanso says about the difference in image quality. I only buy high action/special effects heavy movies on BluRay and have not regretted it one bit.

Here's why HD is going to win the battle over Blu-Ray. First, think of all the new revolutionary ideas Sony's had that's tanked such as the Mini-Disk or the UMD. These were supposed to be a huge new thing and they didn't survive. Now, let's go back to the 1980's remember the Betamax. The adult fim industry sided with VHS and they were the surviving format. In present day the adult film industry sided with HD-DVD, and HD-DVD should win. Personally, I don't care who wins. Both of the formats look and sound the same. I just wish the battle would end so the surviving format can take over.

The format wars will be decided by the porn industry. An industry that is bigger than the NBA and Major League baseball combined. They went with VHS over Beta (VHS won) and so far they are going with HD DVD over Blue-ray. Reasons for this is that HD DVD disks are easier to make, they use the same disk making machines as regular DVD’s, and also Sony does not allow porn to be made using their technology. Therefore, in my opinion HD DVD will win.

DemonDoyle & BSGPROPHET:

I had the same opinion as you two, but as someone pointed out, it's a different era. Back in the day, porn wasn't readily available. When VCR's came around it made it possible for people to get their porn and view it at home. This is why VHS won the format war. Nowadays, porn can be dowloaded for free and will still be available in regular DVD format even if Blu-Ray wins. Porn will not be the deciding factor.

I also agree that the format war will be decided by Lucas and Spielberg (what can I say, I'm a Star Wars fanatic).