Yeah the hi-def war is dumb and nobody is going to emerge a
winner. The industry could have benefited from cooperation instead
of competition but hey, greed gets in the way. Consumers wise up
sooner or later. Haven't these companies learnt anything from past
experience?
Myself I'm happy with my oppo 971hd(or is it 970? hmm) dvd player.
It is cheap and good, plays every format under the sun(good for
pirated stuff 
) and even supports hdmi
and stuff(not that I'm using it).
Some people I know are regretting getting hdmi cables set up in
their houses. The design is shit, and there is always intermittent
signal cut-off if your cable is long (anything longer than 5 metres
it seems)
