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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Brown Jenkin" data-source="post: 2873412" data-attributes="member: 2572">I don't care why Microsoft is supporting HD-DVD. For all that it matters Bill Gates could just think it is a cooler name. The point that matters is that whatever tech advantages Blu-Ray may have don't matter as long as the 800 lb gorrilla is supporting the other one. So While Blu-Ray may have twice the storage and twice the studio backing which would probably normally result in it winning, as long as Microsoft continues to back HD-DVD it will remain competative. Right now I consider it too close call.As has been pointed out HD-DVD is cheaper. This is in part because the technology is very close to DVD so both the existing media and the player manufacturing plants can be easily converted. This affects PCs right now because HD-DVD players can already be made simline for Laptops (and for basicly the same cost). The other posible advantage (although this could have been solved already) HD-DVD allows for both DVD and HD-DVD format to be put on the same disk at the same time. This means that an HD-DVD disk can be used in older DVD players giving both home theater and PC users the option of keeping thier old players while still buying the new media and getting the extra detail when they chose to upgrade.</blockquote>