I really don't understand this whole "I WILL NEVER GO BLU!" stuff.

I bought an HD DVD player a year ago because I wanted to watch movies in HD (isn't that the whole point of all of this?) because it was cheaper. When they lost the format war, my wanting to watch movies in HD did not suddenly disappear. I bought a PS3 and now watch Blu-Rays.

This brand loyalty is borderline ridiculous.

And why bring up digital downloads now? If you want to watch movies in full 1080p right now, it's not really a viable option. When it is, then the arguments should begin. If you want to watch movies in full HD anytime in the near future, either watch your old HD DVD's or buy some blu-rays.

@h4Idol

Do you actually read the other posts before commenting on them? Not one of the posts in this particular article complains of a Engadget "blu-bias". The only post that even references bias says that the article is unbiased.

Please, do yourself a favor and do some reading before you attempt to fan the flames.

My Toshiba A-35 player claims it supports Deep Color, but I don't have a display that does, so I have no way of knowing.

But a general question for everyone....If your HDMI cable length is small, let's say 6 ft or less, is there any reason to buy one of these "1.3 compliant" cables, or will any cable do fine?

I love when people say "check the facts, it's true." That is the tell-tale sign to take the rest of the post with a grain of salt.

Provide relevant links and quotes that can be backed up, not conspiracy theories and quotes and facts that seem to materialize out of thin air. Because using the logic of someone like Iridium, I could say the following:

***Sony recruits people straight out of middle school and pays them to post things on the internet that make the competition look bad, they have been doing this for years. On the other side, the evil empire Microsoft has been confirmed to be behind the rising fuel costs in order to keep people in their homes to watch their HD DVDs. Check the facts, look it up, it's true***

It does not make the above statements true when I added "check the facts, it's true" with no supporting evidence on top of the conspiracy theories. So please back up claims with some actual facts, and not just what you think a company is doing "behind closed doors," because unless you are behind those doors, you have no idea.

How hard is it to debate in these forums like adults? How about stating your opinions while at the same time respecting everyone elses right to have their own opinions?

These threads have devolved into the same thing over and over. Many of you could make things easier on yourselves by writing a macro that just inserts "HD DVD sucks!" or "Blu-Ray sucks!" into the comment section and post that back and forth. That would further discussion just about as much as the comments now do and it would save everyone a lot of time, don't you think? And the two-years-too-late Brokeback jokes? Seriously? Wow.

@Rich

"You only care about the quality and the price."

I guess you'll have to educate me on this one, but since when has great quality at a reasonable price been a bad thing?

Sure HD DVD may not have the future storage capacity of BD, it's still an unfinished product, that's what bothers me. I love the potential of BD and the studio support, I just don't like that they're trying to sell something that, by their own admission, may not be able to play future discs.

You keep talking about let's go for the Mercedes over a Yugo. I agree, but first, let's make sure the Mercedes has a complete engine under the hood.

All of this back and forth is ridiculous.

A 1080p Blu-Ray and a 1080p HD DVD are basically identical, anyone saying they can tell the difference is lying.

The only arguement should be which one has better movies, and that's a matter of personal opinion.

Great movies are available on both formats, it's a shame that Sony and Toshiba couldn't have worked this out before it got to this point.

@Rich

"If you're a true high definition fanatic, quit talking cost."

Are you serious? You can't possibly be serious. Everyone can argue how Blu-Ray or HD DVD is better than the other, but let's face it, they are SMALL differences.

If you can tell me the difference between a 1080p HD DVD and a 1080p Blu-Ray in terms of picture and audio quality, you are some sort of genius. And before some Blu-Ray nut jumps down my throat, I am not talking about the A2 or A3, I'm talking about the A20, A30, A35, etc. Every one of those players can be had for less then a Blu-Ray player.

It comes down to this, I consider myself a high definition fanatic, and I'm sure alot of others reading this do too. I would love to own both a Blu-Ray and HD DVD, but sometimes a little thing called "real life" gets in the way, and yes, cost becomes a factor.

So, my question is this....WHY OH WHY would you pay more for what boils down to basically the same thing???? The only answer that does not make Blu-Ray fans look foolish is that they like the movies available on BD more than the ones on HD DVD. No other answer makes any sense.

@superdynamite

"I have a BD & 1080p in every room. Disney will sell in my house. Also, my friend's kids have either BD and/or PS3 for their kids as well. They're all looking forward to the Disney releases."

The above is a direct quote from a post of yours. Now my reading might not be the best according to you, but I think you said "I have a BD & 1080p in every room."

Before you sling insults, please do your research.

@superdynamite

As one previous post stated, everyone seems to be comparing 1080p BD players to 1080i HD DVD players.

I hate to tell you superdynamite, but my A35 does 1080p/24, supports lossless audio, AND allows me to update my firmware via the included ethernet port.

The real question is...can you tell the difference between a 1080p/24 Blu-Ray and a 1080p/24 HD DVD? Any answer other than no is ridiculous.

Oh, and I'm going to go out on a limb and say that I paid less for the player to top it all off.