What kind of movies could you possibly create with 50 gigs (Blu-ray) that is so magical it can’t be done with 30 gigs (HD DVD)?  Trying to push storage as the foremost advantage is Ludacris and not mention it’s even ludicrous.  I know PC people and perhaps those in the development field will argue how much it matters, but I’m a regular Joe who just wants to watch his damn movie.  I don’t need all the extra fluff.

So why are they fighting?  Studios are no different than high school athletes out to get the cheerleader with the biggest bra size.  In this case, the consumer and our pockets are the cheerleader but what they fail to realize is that some of us are sporting very small bras.  The worst of these in my opinion reside in the Blu-ray camp considering the high cost in production and the lack of feature support.  Do any of you realize the end result when or if Blu-ray is the choice for high definition DVD?  Someone will have to recoup the costs for producing these discs.  PlayStation 3 owners should be well aware of what Blu-ray does to costs.

HD DVD has always been and will continue to be a more feasible option for the consumer and bra size.  There are more features included in an HD DVD movie on top of a lower cost.  Those who have sided with Blu-ray (Warner Bros.) aren’t interested in seeing the market saturated with consumer-friendly players so they opted for the higher cost while trying to pull some shenanigans with the “benefits of Blu-ray”.  You need only look to the Blu-ray FAQ to weed through the ridiculous list of benefits.

The unfortunate reality though is that Blu-ray has an offensive line that will soon overpower HD DVD’s defense late in the fourth quarter.  The studio support and subsequent movie catalog of Blu-ray is a definite blow to its rival.  It makes me wonder what this battle would have been had the Xbox 360 included an HD DVD drive from the beginning considering the fact that Blu-ray numbers are what they are because of the PlayStation 3.  Yes, it’s a Blu-ray player that just so happens to also play games.

What’s the point in all of this?  It’s a little truth for you to let you know that format wars suck and Blu-ray costs too much!  (at least right now)  I’d imagine though that none of this is going to really matter until maybe 3 years from now because standard DVD will continue to dominate both Blu-ray and HD DVD.  So my suggestion is to wait until there is but one high definition DVD format.  It makes no sense to get into them now if you’re a less-than-videophile like myself.

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