Amen ! Given that supporters of either BD or HD Dvd ALL ostensibly support HD in its wider sense you would think an announcement like this would unite rather than push farther apart :frowning: I mean picking on somebody for inserting a hyphen between HD and Dvd just about takes the biscuit...
" 'Pointless' is exactly right. " Exactly wrong. The Pioneer player for example can cost up to $1500 but it doesn't play Cds and may not be fully BD-J compliant like other 1st gen BD players . Its a valiant attempt to get people into HD ( whatever flavour) before the download...