Agreed. From a consumer standpoint forcing the studios to publish their catalog's of movies in both formats would be most beneficial. However, I feel that the likelihood of this occurring is fairly slim.
I think that most consumers would agree that settling the HD DVD vs Blu Ray debate should have been ended prior to either format being distributed leaving consumers with only one choice (HD or standard DVD). This didn't happen due to multiple reason (MONEY, EGOS, Bull Sh1t, etc.) so both formats continue to suffer and early consumer adopters or either format are left at risk of having a Beta Max player in a year.
And Hollywood wonders why the Matroska (MKV) and WMV HD formats are having so much success in the HTPC community. I am not saying that it is ok to DL pirated copies of movies in HD, I am saying that if the consumer was offered a single, clear choice all studios would sell more HD movies.
Just my opinion
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