Blue Ray or High-Def

[DeeDubya]

Toshiba is the big player in the HD-dvd format. So they might soon be standing alone. Sell your Toshiba stock now.
I think the name alone "Blue-Ray" sounds better than "Hi-Def". Holy Havanas, couldn't they come up with something better than Hi-Def which is already a generic term for everthing in HD-TV broadcasting.

[bigwhiteash]

Yep...Now the prices of the players and movies will drop significantly.
I guess I'll have to start over with my movie collection that's nearing 500 titles

[guado]

Blu-ray definitely.

Also I like the uncompressed try audio on the Blu-ray. Blu ray format also holds more information than HD DVD.

Toshiba is gonna DROP

[Mizicke5273]

Blu-ray is the way to go.

If your looking for a player, you might want to consider a PS3 for one. I believe it is still one of the cheapest players on the market and it is one the best you can buy. Plus you can always play some games on it!

[guado]

Blu-ray is the way to go.

If your looking for a player, you might want to consider a PS3 for one. I believe it is still one of the cheapest players on the market and it is one the best you can buy. Plus you can always play some games on it!

Yes but a Stand alone blu-ray is soo much better.

[Mizicke5273]

Not really. The PS3 is one of the best on the market. Only a couple are just as good or a little bit better. Most anything in the same price range isnt as good as and doesent support 1080P.

[spiffykyle]

If you have to go with a Blu-Ray player, I second the PS3.

However I'm not going either way right now. Soon enough the players will go dual format and then drop in price.

Eventually people won't even remember this format war. A lot of home entertainment systems have some type of computer involved (I have an old PC with MCE on it). Soon there won't be a need for a wall of movies in your house, just an inconspicuously placed computer. High definition movies will be downloaded and stored. Soon enough the technology will be here to allow for a high def movie to be compressed, without quality loss, into a manageable size. The high demand already for online movies is driving a push for higher bandwidth to the home. Give it a year or two and it won't matter what kind of player you have.

I currently use Netflix and their "instant view" feature is great, mostly for TV series. Give it time and you'll be able to get full on 1080p content over the internet.

My $0.02

spiffy