I just read that they expect the initial HD DVD players to be above $1,000. I got to laugh at this. There is no way most middle income people or below are going to spend that kind of money on a DVD player when they can get a decent one for $50 or so that shows perfectly good pictures. I really think it is going to be a commercial disaster and until they price them below $200 which given the way electronic devices get better and progressively cheaper year in and year out, I think will be at least 4 years away. I know I initially spend about $1,000 around 1977 for one of the first VCR's but at the time it was an innovation that changed lifestyles. I also spent $650 for a HiFi VCR that one could get for $50 now. I just can't seeing laying out anything over $250 for a DVD player that plays HD given the excellent quality results of normal DVD players today.