The format war isn't anywhere over. I guess alot of people only factor in North America and not the rest of the planet. There are alot of BR "exclusive" titles which are also on HD DVD elsewhere on the planet. Besides, HD DVD just seems like the natural successor to DVD in terms of disc layout and manufacturing. At least HD DVD is region-free and both formats are HD which nullifies the NTSC/PAL signal stuff. Although it still comes down to the different Hz everything is being run at compared to DVD.
I'm still wanting alot of catalog releases to show up. Yes, even titles as far back as the 1930's. There's a reason why my DVR is almost constantly on TCM. Hell, there's alot of classic films which aren't even on DVD still barring any region.
And first part of my signature is directed towards Psycho Dayv.