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    April 15, 2005
    The Need For One HD Format
    Dear Gary: I think the issue here is not necessarily being pro Blu-ray or pro HD DVD, but being pro one format. It just so happens that Blu-ray is significantly superior all the way around in terms of capabilities, so the conclusion is that Blu-ray best serves consumers, assuming that digital rights/copy protection issues and cost to consumer is similar. Once the latter is proven, which I fully believe will be the case, what reason would there be to support HD DVD? Doesn’t it make you somewhat angry that one or two movie studios (one in particular) is trying to force an inferior format upon you? I want Warner’s movies very much, but if everything continues the way things are going for the Blu-ray format, there is no way I’m going to support anything but one format, Blu-ray. It would anger me that anyone would say I care less about the content because that is not true. I want the HD content ASAP from Warner Brothers and the other two studios who have announced non-exclusive support for the HD DVD format, but I’m not one to be bullied. Sure I might be tempted, and I will be tempted, but the anger of having to spend money on two players, HDMI switch boxes, and multiple levels of unnecessary expense and redundancy all because a few movie studios are squabbling? Supporting and buying into both formats is not an option. Thank goodness the few people who buy both will be insignificant. I just hope the vast majority of early adopters purchase one format only, if it comes to that. When it comes right down to it, the Blu-ray format is currently bringing much more to the table for consumers. I understand that we need to see that there are no bad surprises in store: differences in digital rights/copyprotection issues and cost to the consumer, or any other potential disadvantages before being able to give 100 percent commitment. But it looks like the writing is on the wall to boycott HD DVD if everything continues in a positive light for Blu-ray. I don’t think we will have much of a choice than to boycott one of the formats.

    Christian Artman

    mailto:drhealthfitness@comcast.net

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