Wie sicher einige mitbekommen haben ist jetzt wohl die Vorentscheidung gefallen im Formatskampf.
Da nun auch Warner Bros. Entertainment nurmehr auf Blu-Ray setzt scheint die Schlacht um Blu-Ray und HD-DVD entschieden zu sein, Gerüchten zufolge ist wohl Ende 2008 HD-DVD ausgerstorben.
Ich persönlich würde das wirklich sehr gut finden denn so weiß man endlich was man sich für die Zukunft besorgen soll, das ewige hin und her der beiden Formate ist mir sowieso schon auf den Senkel gegangen 
hier der Bericht von Warner Bros. :
ZitatAlles anzeigenWarner Bros. Entertainment to Release its High-Definition DVD Titles Exclusively in the Blu-Ray Disc Format Beginning Later This Year
January 04, 2008
In response to consumer demand, Warner Bros. Entertainment will release its high-definition DVD titles exclusively in the Blu-ray disc format beginning later this year, it was announced today by Barry Meyer, Chairman & CEO, Warner Bros. and Kevin Tsujihara, President, Warner Bros. Home Entertainment Group.
"Warner Bros.' move to exclusively release in the Blu-ray disc format is a strategic decision focused on the long term and the most direct way to give consumers what they want," said Meyer. "The window of opportunity for high-definition DVD could be missed if format confusion continues to linger. We believe that exclusively distributing in Blu-ray will further the potential for mass market success and ultimately benefit retailers, producers, and most importantly, consumers."
Warner Home Video will continue to release its titles in standard DVD format and Blu-ray. After a short window following their standard DVD and Blu-ray releases, all new titles will continue to be released in HD DVD until the end of May 2008.
"Warner Bros. has produced in both high-definition formats in an effort to provide consumer choice, foster mainstream adoption and drive down hardware prices," said Jeff Bewkes, President and Chief Executive Officer, Time Warner Inc., the parent company of Warner Bros. Entertainment. "Today's decision by Warner Bros. to distribute in a single format comes at the right time and is the best decision both for consumers and Time Warner."
"A two-format landscape has led to consumer confusion and indifference toward high definition, which has kept the technology from reaching mass adoption and becoming the important revenue stream that it can be for the industry," said Tsujihara. "Consumers have clearly chosen Blu-ray, and we believe that recognizing this preference is the right step in making this great home entertainment experience accessible to the widest possible audience. Warner Bros. has worked very closely with the Toshiba Corporation in promoting high definition media and we have enormous respect for their efforts. We look forward to working with them on other projects in the future."
aber ich denk das wird auch noch billiger nächste zeit.
Und HDTV kommt bei mir allerhöchstens zu der Zeit ins Haus, wenn es vernünftige und ausgereifte OLED-Fernseher in entsprechender Größe gibt. Vorteile wären keine Schliereneffekte wie bei TFT oder einbrennen wie bei Plasma, sowie "Flexibilität in der Bauform", damit wäre z.B. das alte Cinemascope-Format (dieses in der Mitte leicht gequetschte Format, was allerdings nur so aussieht, weil man die Leinwand im Kino damals nach Innen wölbte, was aber eher platztechnische Gründe hatte) bautechnisch machbar. So lange setze ich noch auf die gute alte Röhre mit 72 cm Diagonale. Reicht mir voll und ganz. 
