Quote Originally Posted by Groundbeef
I don't see d/l overcoming buying them for your library anytime soon either. However, services such as the 360 marketplace sure do make it easy to rent HD movies. The problem is that movie places around me don't have a HD rental section. So, I would prefer to watch them first before purchase. Children of Men is still chapping my ass. Thats $34 not well spent.
Ha ha...Nobody told ya to look before you leap? I actually enjoyed the movie, not enough to buy it though. But that's a different thread.

I'm starting to warm up to the idea that these will remain a niche market product. Maybe the margins are high enough that it's in everyone's best interest to keep them as niche products? The way DVD hardware and software prices dropped so fast, I'm sure a lot of companies learned their lessons and aren't so eager to shoot themselves in the foot again. Though I wonder how long until the first Apex HD-DVD player hits the market?