It’s not brand new news that HD-DVD has lost the war. BluRay is the DVD of the future. Need Proof? Read this Netflix and Best Buy stock BluRay exclusively for HD video.
But is right now the best time to rush out and buy a BluRay player?
I would argue that it isn’t. Even though BluRay has been around for about 4 years now, it still isn’t perfect. Early BluRay players that use the 1.0 encoders are unable to play all the special features on the more recent 1.1 disks. Some companies are even being sued over this problem. Samsung Sued over defective players