You bring up a good point, but like I said earlier, if I had plans to take it all over the place I'd probably just pick up the DVD, if I'm looking to give myself a damn good Hi Def movie, I'll just grab the blu-ray for cheaper and watch it on my bluray setup, thats nice that my friend could want to see the movie, but at that point he should just come watch it at my house ;) Or you can buy the combo disc that only HD-DVD's have and not worry about it. I'll be able to watch at home on my HD tv or play it over at family or friends house with no problem. Like I said it's only paying 5 dollors more to also have a DVD version is well worth it. Makes a perfect transition for people from SD to HD.