As highly as I anticipate the emergence of HD-DVD, I fear that the industry may encounter the resistance here that they've encountered with the hi-res audio formats: SACD and DVD-A. Apparently, the public at large thinks the sound quality of CD and the portability of MP3 is good enough.

Perhaps they also think that DVD is good enough (and, frankly, for most viewers with standard sized TV's, it IS.)

After visiting two friends this holiday who went for HDTV and have been unimpressed, I'm no longer convinced that HD-DVD is going to be a commercial slamdunk.