And death for either side won't be for a couple of years at a minimum. LIke I said, by the time anything like that even comes close to happening, you will be able to get a player that does it all anyway for less than $200, so no loss. Just sit back and enjoy what you've got and don't worry about tomorrow.
I do find it interesting that some people on a variety of forums (not just here) were so happy when the purchase of a $98 HD-DVD player saying that becuase of it they could get into HD movies sooner, and now they are all up in arms about "wasting" $98 and are willing to spend hundreds more to get Blu-Ray they weren't willing to spend more than $100 a couple of months ago.
People are just weird!