The funny thing is that the Blu-Ray discs that have been released and the listed up-comming Blu-Ray disc are all Single Layer 25GB Blu-Ray Disc not the Dual-Layer 50GB that Sony boost and the HD DVD Discs that have been released and the listed up-comming are the 30GB Dual-Layer Discs. I have Both Blu-Ray and HD-DVD and by far HD-DVD has better functional features while still offering the same as Blu-Ray. When it comes to audio it is up to the studio what bit rate they are going to use and so far a movie was on both formats they both had the same audio bitrates. To bad Sony. RIP BetaMax, MiniDisc, MemoryStick, MemoryStick Pro, MemoryStick Duo, MemoryStick Duo Pro, and Blu-Ray.

Todd,
Cheers—glad you could see the humor in it, as was intended.  If you’re ever up for some dozens, feel free to insult my mama.

Marsha,
I assume you’re talking about uncompressed PCM on Blu-Ray vs. a TrueHD or DD+ on HD DVD?  If so, that’s just a numbers game—you won’t hear a difference between them.  TrueHD is lossless and bit-for-bit identical to the studio master.  And while DD+ is lossy, I can’t hear a difference between uncompressed PCM, TrueHD and DD+; Dolby says blind testing can’t tell the difference; I believe them.

On the audio issue above, there are movies being released on HD-DVD that require bit rate to be lowered to maintain full surround capability due to the smaller storage space and lower bit rate of the format.  Blu-ray allows bit rates to remain high as the technology is naturally faster and stores more data.

Hi, I’m just illustrating a point to a friend about how people over react on blogs. It was just an experiment. Sorry that it was at the expense of everyone’s frustration. I am indeed 34 and own both formats. Though I prefer Blu-ray they both have their merrits. Good day to you all.

That bit about Narnia had me laughing so very hard.

Steve,

I appreciate the kind words.  And I fully agree with you about most comments.  I enjoy a good conversation/speculation/debate about many issues, not just consumer electronics, and 99% of the time, can avoid insults, which, as you know, is rare on the internet.

So why’d I “de-value” myself?  Well, sometimes you run into someone who you just know isn’t looking to be civil or able to respond to a proper debate, and sometimes, in those cases, it’s just fun to jump in and get dirty.