Sony's
Betamax video standard was introduced in 1975, followed a year later by JVC's
VHS. For around a decade the two standards battled for dominance, with VHS eventually emerging as the winner. According to this
Associated Press article there is a new battle raging between Sony backed Blu-ray and Toshiba's HD DVD.
People who own an HD DVD player can forget about watching "Spider-Man 3" in high definition when it goes on sale during the holiday season. The movie from Sony Pictures will only be available in the Blu-ray DVD format. Likewise, people with Blu-ray players won't be able to enjoy the action-thriller "The Bourne Ultimatum," which Universal Pictures will release only in HD DVD. These exclusive arrangements, plus aggressive price cuts for high-def DVD players, are designed to persuade consumers to finally embrace one format or the other.
Seems that we are still on the bleeding edge of this technology. I think that it may be wise to wait this one out
K
Sony's Betamax video standard was introduced in 1975, followed a year later by JVC's VHS. For around a decade the two standards battled for dominance, with VHS eventually emerging as the winner. According to this Associated Press article there is a new battle raging between Sony backed Blu-ray and Toshiba's HD DVD. 
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