Axiom Home Page Forums General Discussion Home Theater Sony, & Toshiba...HD-DVD..again?

I saw a blurb about Sony's new HD (blue ray?) DVD format, AND Toshiba's HD-DVD format.
Anyone have the technical info, and what this means to the DVD market?

It sounds like to me, that one will need ANOTHER "new" dvd player (from one, or the other company) to play the new HD-DVD's (from one, or the other).

I wonder if this is going to be like the BETA-VHS deal in the early 80's?

Let's see now,.......first we needed a DVD player, then...a DVD player with progressive scan....now a HD-DVD, and a bunch of "new" HD-DVDs, and a......and a................