Growing Bolder Community

It's official, HD-DVD is dead. I'm so relieved I went with Blu-Ray six months ago. It was not a decision I took lightly, since my mother still has about a hundred beta tapes at home. HD-DVD fans will likely get a good deal on existing stock of that format, and if they keep their machines in working order, they should enjoy their collection for years to come. We all know that some other format...

I''m a big movie buff, with 300 or so DVDs, as well as a very well-used Netflix subscription. I love High-Def TV and movies, but hesitated to buy into Blu-Ray or HD-DVD for fear of picking the wrong side in a format war. My family sided with BetaMax in the 80's and I really resented VHS for a very long time (the picture quality is terrible on VHS!) I'm a somewhat early adopter of technology,...