Pricing was key during the Betamax vs VHS days because there was no alternative for home recording or on-demand movies. With DVR/Tivo/DVD-R/DVD/FIOS/Satelite/Home computer setups, consumer's are not rushing to what only adds higher clarity. And the leap from 480p to 1080p is not as profound as going from whatever was on HBO that night to Blockbuster DVD's. That's the real reason people aren't jumping onto either HD DVD or blu-ray bandwagon.

If I had to choose, blu-ray for it's capacity. But not for it's price cuz I'm not a trend setter or a bleeding edge technocrat. Give it another year or two, then the units should be pretty cheap.

This time last year, HD-DVD was in the lead. Now it's basically reversed.

http://www.eproductwars.com/dvd/