Actually, Toshiba is to have the first $1000 HD-DVD player to market in the 4th quarter, and HD-DVD recording media is only suppose to cost 10% more.
I think HD-DVD is going to win the format war, at least from what I have read. For me, the issue is when will it be mainstream. Most TVs in homes still can not handle progressive output....most home systems still can't handle digital audio.
While I love multi-channel/hi-rez audio....look how small that market is. I think the HD-DVD/blu-ray situation is going to be the same for a while.
These new formats are also going to bring on new audio formats.....so there is another upgrade.
Anyways, I think it is going to be another 2-3 years before it will be worthwhile going the HD-DVD/blu-ray route.
