My prayers have been answered!

[wifeB8]

One word!……………….. Sweeeeeeeeeeeet.
An HD DVD player recorder which is backwards compatible with your current dvds.
Lets see a built in 160 GB hard drive with the ability to record 20 hrs of HD programming or dump 3 hrs of HDTV onto a 25 GB Blu-ray disc. In addition the recorder has dual Blu-ray disc/DVD tray to allow digital dubbing in six directional combinations to and from the hard drive, DVD’s or Blu-ray disc. :D


http://news.com.com/Sharp+unveils+Blu-ray+DVD+recorder+amid+format+war/2100-1041_3-5448803.html

[tragedy]

Looks good, but I'd rather see what format wins out of that and the HD-DVD first before making an investment in either.

http://www.businessweek.com/bwdaily/dnflash/oct2004/nf20041027_5297_db002.htm

[soze]

i'll bet my money on HD-DVD over BLuRay....they have a great group of supporters - SONY(owns the movie studio) Panasonic - etc...Hewlett Packard is supporting it too - computer co. are very important in making this the defacto standard - NOBODY wants a format war - it's sooooo boring!

[Ratman]

Lot's of controversy/reading here:
http://www.hdtvoice.com/voice/showthread.php?t=13208

[gtogre]

Pretty pricey. Looks like high def DVDs probably won't become mainstream & more affordable 'til at least '06 or so, according to the article. At least our current equipment won't be outdated 'til then.

[Matt27]

When the format war ends, the prices should be cheaper.

the sooner the better, my tv craves high resolution and i would like to give it what it was made for with the new formats.