HD-DVD will win. It doesn't matter who has the better format. The average consumer isn't informed enough to know the difference and, even if they did, there's a good chance they wouldn't care. HD-DVD is a name anyone can remember. Both will do 1080p, and, although Blue-Ray holds more data and is harder to damage--those are NOT advantages from the studio perspective. The more you can fit on one disc, the less you'll be able to charge for that boxset. Also, the blank media for HD-DVD is cheaper, the players are cheaper, and single movies will be cheaper. Oh--and they're first to market. This "war" is over.
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HD-DVD will win. It doesn't matter who has the better format. The average consumer isn't informed enough to know the difference and, even if they did, there's a good chance they wouldn't care. HD-DVD is a name anyone can remember. Both will do 1080p, and, although Blue-Ray holds more data and is harder to damage--those are NOT advantages from the studio perspective. The more you can fit on one disc, the less you'll be able to charge for that boxset. Also, the blank media for HD-DVD is cheaper, the players are cheaper, and single movies will be cheaper. Oh--and they're first to market. This "war" is over.