Which one is utlimately better? The tidbits I've heard seem to indicate that blu ray is better in theory, but in practice hd-dvd is just as good. One issue for me is that I do have a 1080p TV. I didn't really go that route for the resolution as much as I did for the technology I wanted and the better black performance, video processing, etc. that goes along with those sets over their 720p brothers, but now that I've got it I'd like to take advantage of that and get full 1080p fed through HDMI. That basically means blu ray, right?

If I get a quality player (not a cheap ass loss leader) for under $300 by this fall, I'm doing it. I'd buy now but I've already sunk enough into the TV and component theater system that I'm not sure my wife would be down with me dropping another $500-800. The problem is I hate being in this limbo of not being able to buy any new DVDs because I'll be upgrading to a new technology soon.