Which format will you buy?
 

Or will you buy both players, or none??

Blu-Ray; but only via the PS3. At least initially.

whichever wins.

It's impossible to choose now. The formats aren't released, anything said now is just a guess until they're tested. :D

Poll needs more options like "The Winner" and "First Format to $X" etc etc.

or "wait for combo player"

Blu-ray

Got to go with Blu-Ray. Not only because of it being in the PS3 - which I will buy - but because it has more storage.

Probably both, even though I'm sure I'll regret it later.

Right now, I'm leaning towards an HD-DVD player and maybe the PS3 to cover both bases, but I really don't know yet.

My current plan is to get an HD-DVD player at launch and eventually a PS3, so both i guess.
Bluray looks to be great and all, but i'm not too keen on dropping a grand for a Bluray player.

When the PS3 launches, I'll have myself a BD player. And I'll snag a combo-player as soon as one exists at a reasonable price (around 500 or so).

I'll get a PS3 initially just for games. Then if Blu-ray is doing well, and the prices are right, I'll probabaly go with Blu-ray. I really can't see myself paying out an extra £500 (or however much) for a HD-DVD player too unless the Blu-ray format flops.

I'll won't buy either just for the technology. I'll buy whichever has the software I want to play in it.

Both out of the gate. I've got my preorder in for one of the Toshibas and I'll have a PS3 on launch day.

Down the line, if it looks like Blu-Ray will still be the winner as expected, then I'll pick up a stand alone when Denon brings their first "next gen" offering to the table.

I waiting for a player that will play both formats. There should be one out within 1-2 years after both are released.

Whichever wins out. Not early adopting either. Waiting for a winner and cheap prices on par with current dvd players and disc prices.

I have no idea. I'm probably a couple of years out, at best, from buying either.

Blu-ray

Blu-Ray.

Neither one.

Blu-Ray (with a PS3)

If it wasnt for the PS3 id wait until one of them became the 21st Century Betamax.

Both, if they survive long enough to have a decent combo player.

Whoever is doing better when holiday season comes around.

Whichever one works with the new Mac Mini.

I'd say that $500 is my maximum price point. Given that: a bulky HDDVD player or a Blu-Ray PS3?

Where's the PS3 pre-order sign-up sheet? :)

That would be BD since apple is in the BD camp.

The one that can't have the firmware remotely messed up by a large corporation.

it all depends on how much the players is...

There's no answer for me in your poll. :)

I'm definitely not a "Screw HD" person -- I'm very excited to get HD films in my home. But there's no way I'm sinking $$$$ without a unfied format. I'll sit it out (while prices drop, selection increases, and quality improves) and see who's left standing in a year or two.

I wanted to wait the war out....I really did. But the closer it's getting...the more excited and daring I'm feeling. I feel like a kid just before Christmas. I've decided to break my own rules and test this shit out for myself. I'll still be buying dvds, afterall, I won't wait years and years for the films I want for the library. My dvd library is still the main focus. I will buy an HD deck sometime in March along with a few titles like maybe Batman Begins, Twister(don't have on dvd) and Unforgiven. I'll be very selective about what titles I get. There won't be that many I feel I'll need but I'm doing this so I can be a part of the mini-frenzy. It will be fun standing next to maybe 2 people in BB who are also grabbin' HD stuff.:lol:

Then when BR arrives...I might jump into that fire too. I've started my HD fund and should have around $1000 to blow come March.

Yup...I need to help fight the war, not just watch from the food tent in back.:p

I know what you mean Gutwrencher. I too had planned to wait it out, but now that it is right around the corner, i am just too excited not to try HD-DVD out. And since the HD-DVD players are coming out for at least half of what the Blu Ray ones are going to cost, i can't fight the urge to jump onboard the HD-DVD bandwagon.

what I need to know is this - is there a cheap way I can split my DVI input into atleast 2 so I can get an HDMI to DVI cable and feed one of these players into my DVI plug on my tv? I have my Oppo player hooked up to my DVI and I really don't want to move that to the component ins.

actually, will these new HD/BD players even work with an HDMI to DVI cable?

As long as your DVI input is HDCP compliant, my understanding is that yes, it will.

You might want to consider getting a switchbox.

I'm more than excited that HD-DVD's and Blu-Ray is almost here finally. I, unfortunately, will not be buying either format for some time. I first purchased a DVD player when a standard basic one cost about 300 dollars. I would love to wait until I can get one at around 300-350 again. But another factor is that I don't want to plunk that much money down on something that may not last. I need to see which format is going to win the 'war' before I'll invest in anything pricey. It is a shame that there needs to be this 'war'. If there was just one new HD format coming out, it would catch on rather quickly I would think, as soon as the prices start to go down a bit. But unfortunately, we have to deal with that AND this stupid format war. Who knows when I'll finally decide to invest in one....

For now I'm going to hold off. Ideally they will release a player that will play both formats.

I'm leapfrogging this format. I'm waiting for HVD.

Yeah, if it's true that you have to be connected to the internat all the time that you are using a Blu-Ray Player/watching a Blu-Ray DVD so that "they" can monitor whether the DVD you are watching is "legal" and all that, then I MOST DEFINITELY will not be purchasing a Blu-Ray Player! I don't buy or watch pirated DVDs and I don't copy them myself, but I just absolutely do not like the idea of somebody being able to monitor my DVD viewing habits. If they do this, then how much more junk mail and spam can I expect to receive.

So, can anybody tell me (us) - is it still part of the plan to make us be connected to the internet while we are watching a Blu-Ray DVD?

Yes. For both formats. You can choose to not connect you Internet to the box, but you won't be able to experience iHD or Java, AFAIK.

Also, I'm sure there will be an option to prevent them from monitoring your actions and still have piracy checks. This isn't Big Brother, its movie studios preventing piracy.

No answer in the poll for me either. I need to wait a bit to see how things shake out. I'd also like to hear from you early adopters before taking the plunge. If there wasn't this format war, I very well could have been one of the first buyers.