I still have some old Sony product but I won't buy more. If Blu Ray wins, I will not stubbornly refuse to use the entire technology but I won't be playing them on a Sony player to minimize their return from me. (Yes, I know they will still be making money from the technology)
Rant over....
Yeah, I had problems with Sony cordeless phones, DVD player, XBR flatscreen CRT, receiver, etc. The only Sony thing I really like is my Sony Dream machine clock radio.
But I like you will get a Blu Ray player when the dust settles and have always thought the marketing of the Blu-ray name and the storage capacity compared to HDDVD would win. The only wildcard was the adult film industry backing HDDVD and it appears that is not influence this fight much longer.
Still gonna enjoy my Panny S77 upconverting player until this war is final and prices come down.