The battle between HDDVD and BluRay is over.

[Cloud]

hmm. should I not buy any more DVDs? and get a blu-ray player instead?

I do have an HDTV . . . but can't watch HD stuff on it because I'm unwilling to pay extra to my cable co for it.

[richlevy]

I think that once the porn industry picked a format, the loser was doomed.

Last year, Sony snubbed the industry, which was forced to put movies only on HD_DVD or support both formats if they could find another company to make copies.

Sony said last week that, in keeping with a longstanding policy, it would not mass-produce pornographic videos on behalf of the movie makers. The decision has forced pornographers to use the competing HD DVD format or, in some cases, to find companies other than Sony that can manufacture copies of Blu-ray movies.
The movie makers assert that it is shortsighted of Sony to snub them, given how pornography helps technologies spread.

One major company, Digital Playground, plans to release its first four HD DVD titles this month, and plans four new ones each month. In March, Vivid plans to release "Debbie Does Dallas Again," its first feature for both HD DVD and Blu-ray.
Vivid, like Digital Playground, has been shooting with high-definition cameras for two years to build up a catalog of high-definition movies. Both studios have released the movies in standard definition but plan to make the high-definition versions available as compatible disc players and televisions become more popular.

This was as of late 2007. My guess is that Sony found a way to supply the porn industry.

[tw]

Originally Posted by Cloud

I do have an HDTV . . . but can't watch HD stuff on it because I'm unwilling to pay extra to my cable co for it.

Simply get or make an antenna. I was experimenting with some rather simplest designs that appear to make the ghosting problem less problematic. Parts came from Lowes, Walmart, a hobby store, and the grocery store. Was surprised how good the reception was. However the antenna only works well in its pointed direction.