[Cash @ Sep 9th 2007 6:53PM]

I prefer HD-DVD for two reasons:

1) It's not a Sony Proprietary format. No offense to Sony fanboys, but have already been screwed over by Beta, MiniDisc, ATRAC, and most recently UMD, I am *done* with Sony's proprietary formats. Experience has proven time and again that superior specs do not a superior format make.

2) I like the idea of HD video taking up less space for the same reason Hollywood likes the idea of it taking up more space: smaller files are easier to convert into portable files or make backups of. I travel a lot and I don't like taking 200 bucks worth of my dvd's with me everytime I go somewhere. Instead of back them up to DVDR's that won't be missed if lost or stolen. If someone ever releases a PMP that's worth a damn and doesn't cost a grand, I'll burn them to Divx instead. Long story short, at this point HD-DVD's are a lot more user friendly to people who use video discs the way I do then BD's are, which is why the studios hate them so much. The ironic thing is that if doing it my way become too difficult or impossible, me and people like me are probably going to turn to the torrents instead. At least my way, the studios still make a profit. If you want to be a BD fanboy then go right ahead, just be aware of what sort of philosophy and business practice (and track record) you're putting your support into.