Well, looks like I might be wrong on this HD-DVD vs Blu-ray war. I expected Blu-ray to be another BETA in the world of VHS. Or ATRAC in the world of MP3, AAC, & WMA. Typically Sony produces a superior product at an outrageous price. In this case, they were inferior in functionality yet maintained their typical pricing strategy. I camped with HD-DVD on price and functionality, but it looks like Sony got with some other talented people and came up with better marketing strategies. Good for them. Glad I didn’t buy an HD-DVD player, and based on the price of BD players, looks like I’ll have to stick to my HDMI upconverting DVD player for awhile. But the format war isn't over, HD-DVD has about the same chance of winning as Mike Huckabee winning the GOP nomination - hope they believe in miracles too.
From Engadget:Posted Feb 11th 2008 8:50AM by Evan Blass
Filed under: HDTV, Home Entertainment In what can only be classified as yet another crushing blow to the embattled HD DVD camp, rent-by-mail giant Netflix has just announced its intention to only stock Blu-ray titles in the future. Netflix justified its decision by pointing out the fact that most Hollywood studios seem to be converging solely around the Sony-backed format -- a fact that's all too familiar to Toshiba and friends. With both Blockbuster and now the 'Flix having eschewed HD DVD for BD, it's gonna get harder and harder to even find a place to rent those former discs in the first place, let alone one that has a decent selection.
Update: It looks like all hope is not lost for HD DVD renters. Not only does Blockbuster Online still carry titles in the endangered format, but Netflix should continue offering a limited selection of discs until current stock is phased out around the end of the year.
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