HD-DVD and HP

[geebsy]

--- In HPFGU-Movie at yahoogroups.com, "Steve" <bboyminn at ...> wrote:
>
> ---  Jade B <jade76_2000@> wrote:
> > 
> > geebsy <geebsy@> wrote:    
> > I think it was this site that someone had mentioned
> > that the HP DVD's were only going to be available as
> > long as current stock was in stores, then those movies
> > and the other 3 would be in Blueray or HD-DVD. ...
> > I don't want to choose wrong and end up with a Betamax
> > instead of VHS.
> > 
> > Roxane
> > 
> > 
> > Jade:
> >  I agree. I'm pretty sick of the DVD wars myself. 
> > I have an HD-TV but have not decided on a new 
> > player/recorder yet just for the simple reason of 
> > this war. My friend told me about a converter cable
> > which I'll look into 
> > 
> > 
> > Jade
> > Gryffindor House
> 
> 
> bboyminnn:
> 
> Correct me if I am wrong, but won't the HD-DVD's 
> still play on a normal DVD player? 
> 
> I heard that somewhere but don't know where and
> don't know how reliable the source is. But
> I was under the impression that the data density
> on an HD-DVD was high enough that both the HD
> version of the movie and the standard version
> was on the disk.
> 
> Anybody know if this is right?
> 
> Steve/bboyminn
>

Geebsy writes;

Yes and no Steve  
There are a few different formats even in HD-DVD available. There 
are  
hybrids that offer regular DVD and HD on one dual sided disk, (HD on 
one side, Regular on the other) but nothing has been definately 
settled yet in regards to what format (Blue-ray or HD) wins the "WAR" 
and that leaves consumers like us up in the air.  Wikipedia offers 
more than enough info on the subject. 
I just wanted to say that I think that watching movies in High Def is 
great and movies like HP really benefit from this enhancement.  I did 
see GoF at the IMAX and couldn't believe the experience.  PoA in HD 
at home on the 50" TV with home theatre sound was an excellent 
experience in its own right.  When the time comes I will spring for a 
new format...but I wonder which one will win?

Roxane...wishing I could have seen OoTP at the IMAX