Nope, they weren't.

Yes.But only the15-20% knowing that there was some kind of war going on.

I bought an HD DVD player and I don't feel like crap.  If fact I am really enjoying it.

The facts are that I wanted to enjoy HD movies on my new HDTV right now, but I am not willing to spend more then $200 on a HD player.  So I got an HD player for under $200 and there are enough HD DVD movies out there to keep busy until a Bluray player gets below $200.

Also is there anyone who can post a link to actaul data that shows BluRay being adoupted faster then DVD's.  I have seen that thrown around alot in this thread, but I have yet to see any proof posted.

^ So youre willing to spend 400 on a HD player. LOL @ Backfire.

Nobody cares. HI-def everything is overrated, and also really confusing as to why it matters to the average person.

Think what 360/Playstation 3 sales would be like if they were ONLY high-definition. This shit isn't ever going to really take off, no matter how they try to sell it.

 I'm an A/V whore, but to an extent. If I want resolution, I can invest more in my PC. Fucking S-video is fine by me when it comes to console, and 480p does the job fine because I don't have an obscene 50" LCD (crappy technology anyway) set.

 Think of what DVD brought to the table for the average consumer: widescreen, extra features, better picture on ANY TV set. What does "high definition" really bring? Huge price tags for a better presentation. yay. Who is going to buy random movies like romantic comedies on Blu-ray?

=p Well Sony was almost right with their commercial:

http://nl.youtube.com/watch?v=kH7S_Nwb8fU

PS: My father and oncle bought today a Blu Ray player the first ones in my family. (Except the PS3 owners).

You guys are right about blu-ray seeing more intial sucsess then dvd. But I don't think you going to see people replacing there dvds with blu-ray. Star Wars, Ghostbusters, Back to the future, Yes. But is Tommy Boy any funnier in HD no. A lot of people completly replaced there VHS collection with DVDs. Also price point had a lot to do with why DVDs took so long to sell really well. And Blu-ray may have won the battle but they may lose the war with downloads. I'll bye Pirates on Blu-ray but i'm downloading Knocked Up.

 I honestly think that what is ruining the 360s market share is the RROD, although this is going to make it decline even more. Sales of Blu-Ray movies are a tiny fraction of what DVDs sell so I don't really think the masses are buying these high end players.

There are probably quite a few people who were holding off on buying a HD-DVD or Blu-Ray player until either Blu-Ray or HD-DVD became the clear winner; as a result of Blu-Ray winning and the PS3 being the least expensive Blu-Ray player many of these people may have rushed out and bought a PS3 because HD-DVD (effectively) died.

Because these people were "waiting" the boost in sales the PS3 has seen will only last a short period of time and then return to a similar (although somewhat higher) level to what it was selling before HD-DVD (effectively) died; basically you will see a similar pattern to the effect of most price cuts.

Bull. Size and widescreen are NOT cosmetic differences. If something changes the physical shape, it is a practical difference.

Blu-Ray has yet to have truly practical differences to DVD, especially intiutive ones.

DVD was intiutive. It's easier to use than VHS, but its NATURE. Blu-Ray is NOT there yet. So holdouts from the A/V crowd will likely cause just a small boost. The mainstream still doesn't have a reason to drop DVD.