Sony actually made good on one of the rumors that had been floating around. The upcoming PS3 will be Blu-ray itself. Given how much the PS2's DVD drive helped push that format into uncaring homes, it definately will create a market for Blu-ray. I haven't followed THe HD scene lately as, I'm not sure if my digital TV is compatable(i really want a D-VCR). I lean for Blu-ray at the moment. I loath compression, and from what I've read WMV-9 isn't a true HD codec. It has to cut on the lumenence values of the picture. As such, it make Blu-ray the only real HD disc format( oh, how I hate discs). All of the major manufactuers support Blu-ray, as does most studios. I'll post more once I'm confident on the details. Right now, D-VHS is the best format out there, and the best of what's proposed. JVC's reluctence to share the D-Theater encryption, the lack of consumer knowledge on HD, and the simple "VHS" in the name getting people to proclaim it a step down have basically kept it a niche format. That's a good thing in a way. DVD went mainstream resulting in full-screen discs. A format meant to cater to HT junkies now does so to the common Joe. I'd rather stick to video, and hated being bashed for my views on the new, over-compressed, and oft-badly written format. However, the point is mute since I prefer widescreen and subtitled anime. HT is a confusing thing. I have 4 VCRs, 2 S-VCRs, 3 DVD players(my dad's doing), not counting my PS2 and XBox, and several TV's that make every format look great, including an old 9" that only tasted DVD briefly, and a great retired 25" that never shall, if I can help it. One of the DVD players is even a DVD-A player, though there's nothing at Best Buy I'd want for the format.