jdshald said:
Will there be any difference in picture quality between the more compressed avchd and the blu ray which will be released later?
Tons. The AVCHD is MUCH more compressed than the Blu-ray will be--as it has to be to fit on a DVD9. If previous releases are anything to go by, consider the AVCHD to be approximately Netflix HD stream quality, compared to the Blu-ray.
The good stuff is yet to come, pending what problems people might find on the AVCHD.