Personally I hope both HD-DVD and Blu-Ray fail and are replaced by a third format with higher density and smaller footprint. Why are we still stuck with a 26 year old form factor? In the very least, if we're going to stick with disc-based optical storage, I'd like to see a 3" disc become standard. Most existing disc players already support that size disc. We just need a technology to cram a minimum of 100GB onto one (more would be better).

Have you guys seen the prices mentioned for blank media in both new formats? Insane.

I'm at the point where I now dislike DVDs as well. The idea is sound, but the execution is terrible. Each new disc that comes out forces more and more crap on the consumer and makes it harder and harder to navigate. I'm sorry, but pressing PLAY while in the DVD menu should *always* play the movie. I fully expect the new formats to continue down the dark path, with more commercials and other garbage you can't escape out of before the feature.

And don't get me started on that George Lucas Duche.

Bruno