Pretty neat. Though, I think the ultimate solution is to have the computer hardware hidden away, and interface via a wireless handheld touchscreen display.

That's pretty cool! lol Wireless Rocks! lol Don't you just hate it... lol when someone types "lol" after every sentence? lol

" I am aware of the specs. Having two formats allows studios to leverage the existing, fully depreciated disc build infrastructure and create two levels of quality for two markets with different price sensitivity. Just like Video CD and DVD."


I, for one, do not intend to have an HD-DVD Player AND a Blu-Ray Player in each room of my house, nor on my computer. One format, please!

But, I do agree that this situation is not like the one faced by VHS and Betamax, which emerged into a virgin market, but more closely parallels the competition between SACD and DVD-Audio, in that those two high-definition formats (like HD-DVD/Blu-Ray) not only have to compete against each other, but also the established and sufficient-enough-for-the-average-consumer technology of the Audio CD (like DVD).

HD-DVD and Blu-Ray, like SACD and DVD-Audio, also require the purchase of specific (and at the moment, expensive) equipment to enjoy the pleasurable, but rather negligible gain in quality.

Here's hoping that the match between HD-DVD and Blu-Ray doesn't end similiarly to the dismal stalemate between SACD and DVD-A! We need a victor!

Why do so many people in this thread have to act so jealous and petty? "Why make something that 80% of us can't afford." "This is only good news if you're rich." blah! You idiots.

It's research and development, you morons! Just like all new technology, it is expensive in the beginning, until they have made enough to learn how to mass produce it cost effectively, so that eventually you may have one. 80% of the population couldn't afford the first computers, so why should they have made those?

Sony DRM