Maybe you missed the bit where he said "despite the issues with the movie standard built on top of it".
All your whines are regarding movies, whereas BluRay is the better format, for size and availability of storage. Sure you can buy a HD-DVDr now but unless you buy a new computer, you can't get a burner. Whereas you can get a BluRay burner now, for less than £200, with 50 GB DL discs going for less than £30. HD-DVD does 15 GB, with a 30 GB DL disc.
Given the way writable DVDs came down in price to less than 10p each it won't take that long for BD-R media to become cost effective.
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@ Ian
Maybe you missed the bit where he said "despite the issues with the movie standard built on top of it".
All your whines are regarding movies, whereas BluRay is the better format, for size and availability of storage. Sure you can buy a HD-DVDr now but unless you buy a new computer, you can't get a burner. Whereas you can get a BluRay burner now, for less than £200, with 50 GB DL discs going for less than £30. HD-DVD does 15 GB, with a 30 GB DL disc.
Given the way writable DVDs came down in price to less than 10p each it won't take that long for BD-R media to become cost effective.