Let the hive mind of Engadget get that for you.
"I'm looking for a pair of quality headphones that aren't seemingly made of glass. I'm an avid BMXer which causes me to frequently bash on any type of technology that joins me for my daily riding. I've been through the higher quality headsets in the Skullcandy line as these are supposed to be built for "abuse," which is laughable. I cant wear earbuds or canal buds, as my large ears seem to have a repelling property upon anything that sits in them. Wired or Bluetooth doesn't really matter, but I need something that can hold up to taking a few hits every now and again. I'm trying to keep 'em under $150. Thanks!"
You call it wacky; but I think that it is the best analogy tendered yet to explain why there will never be "a clear cut winner." Unlike the vhs/beta war, it is not more expensive to make and sell 100,000 HD-DVD & 100,000 Blu-ray disks than 200,000 Blu-ray. And your protestations to the contrary notwithstanding, competition is a "boon for consumers"-- ask those who bought $98 HD-DVD players or half price HD or Blu disks.
What? The pressing costs are very similar. But the pressing costs aren't the only factor. Making both formats means that you have to author two discs and make pressing blanks for two discs. The authoring systems and the knowledge on how to do it is not cheap. And it's not about the titles that can sell 100k-200k copies, the back catalog titles won't sell for nearly that many. Very few titles can sell that many at the moment.
Only the new catalog titles seem to justify release, the cost of two HD formats is hurting the less popular, old catalog titles since the HD market is split.