It is as NIntendo fans say, whatever moves the most software wins.

BluRay movie sales are bounds above HD-DVD. Standalone HD-DVD is the dead horse that Toshiba been beating for months. They don't count PS3s.

Um... actually, Kingdom of Heaven is a dual-layer disc, and as for your precious PotC, Hot Fuzz looks every bit as good on HD-DVD, and has 18 hours of bonus features to boot. The PotC movies are also 2-disc sets, so clearly a single disc wasn't enough to properly fit everything they were wanting to do. BD-Java is not properly implemented as yet, many players don't fully support it, and it may be a while yet before the feature set is actually finalized. The hardware/software spec for HD-DVD was ready to go before they hit the market, unlike Blu-ray. Further, both formats support the same video codecs (AVC/MPEG4, VC-1, MPEG2), so I have no idea what you're talking about there. VC-1 is not a "normal" codec, the only reason Blu-ray releases avoided using this codec is because it is Microsoft-supported, and Blu-ray is a Sony-supported product. It is a SUPERIOR codec to AVC/MPEG4. Regardless, both formats support the same video codecs anyway, as already stated. Yes, the max bitrate is higher for Blu-Ray, but when you get to a certain point, there is absolutely no difference in image quality. The potential for bitrate overkill does not make it a superior format.

The HD-DVD spec requires players to have ethernet connections, support dual video streams, Dolby Digital Plus and TrueHD soundtrack decoding, and onboard flash memory; it also allows you to legally rip a copy of the movie to your computer for streaming purposes. The Blu-ray spec requires none of these things. Additionally, the discs themselves are cheaper to manufacture, as it is possible for companies to convert their current DVD-pressing facilities to manufacture HD-DVDs, as both types of discs are the same thickness. Blu-ray discs are thinner, and therefore require entirely new and significantly more expensive equipment.

Also, how can you say a point was proved by "Cars" when the disc hasn't even been released yet? Who knows if half the players will even be able to run the disc?

Here are some links to support my claims:

http://gizmodo.com/gadgets/field-notes/toshiba-and-microsoft-remind-us-what-hd-dvd-can-do-and-what-blu+ray-cant-273454.php

http://gizmodo.com/gadgets/home-entertainment/blu+ray-spec-change-may-cause-problems-for-old-players-249368.php

http://gizmodo.com/gadgets/movies/problems-with-blu+rays-bd+j-spec-causes-headaches-for-early-adopters-266923.php

http://gizmodo.com/gadgets/technical/paramounts-cto-gives-technical-reasons-for-hd-dvd-exclusivity-292760.php

......So?

Movies sales is what matters, a small lead in hardware in an even smaller market is not anything to boast about.

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Girl Gamer Elite said:

 I might have to pick up an HD-DVD player if this is the case. If HD-DVD doesn't take the throne of formats, HD-MVD (Red-Ray) probably will, so I'll wait just a bit longer to see which one of those two prevails.

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Further proof that girls don't understand technology. 

@MontanaHatchet:

I don't disagree. I was merely explaining why I thought a certain poster's claims were baseless, and why the technology for HD-DVD is currently superior. Honestly, it is more than likely that neither format will "win", but both will continue to co-exist.

I didn't read a thing you said, so meh.

Then don't respond to something you haven't read. Just ignore it altogether.

Because I wasn't responding to you, I was responding to GGE and the general thread discussion.

Geez, it's like talking to a monkey.

Fair enough. There's no reason to get insulting about it.