TV's Frink said:
The big advantage to AVCHD - since you can fit it on a DVD-9, you don't need a blu-ray burner to burn it. And it doesn't look as good as a true blu-ray, but it looks better than a regular DVD.
I'd say Ady's AVCHD releases look better than some official blu-ray releases, though. Like that bloody Lord of the Rings boxset.