As I read Chuck's post, I got to thinking about Blu-Ray and the PS3 as a player. I've been sitting on the fence not getting any HD DVD only movies or Blu-Ray movies preferring to wait it out and see who wins before I plunk money down on a format. As a machine, the PS3 is a great build since it runs very quiet and it isn't affected by heat as a 360 is. I've kept my PS3 in my entertainment cabinet without any problems. A 360 would die in there in a few minutes. In any case, the PS3 is an adequate Blu-Ray player but I wished Sony had included an IR receiver so that I can use my Harmony remotes. I'm forced to pick up a third party option that adds a receiver but you still can't turn the console on or off with it from a remote. The inclusion of 1.1 does put the extra features capable closer to HD DVD but it's still got a ways to go.

As far as formats I don't care as long as we are down to one. The dual formats are really silly. On technical specs alone, I like HD DVD over Blu-Ray because there's less DRM, more features available currently, and older players won't have problems with newer discs unlike the evolving Blu-Ray standard that can force some players to become obsolete. Capacity is pretty much the same with HD DVD having triple layer options in the future to come close to Blu-Ray's highest capacity discs. However, if HD DVD doesn't become the standard format I won't be disappointed. I would just like it to be one or the other.

Everytime I go in looking to pick up a Blu-Ray movie, something holds me back. That's new for me since I jumped into laserdisc and DVDs from the onset. For now, I'll probably wait as long as possible before giving in and getting a movie on one format or the other. Until then, regular DVDs will suite me just fine.