This High Def entry is going to start pissing me rotten?
Answers: The time of war won't end until a) one format have players under $200 (and HD DVD are almost nearby since Circuit City and Wal-Mart started selling off HD-A2's for $197 ultimate week), b) Warner makes a choice which format to support. Furthermore, the considerable majority of consumers are still happy buying DVDs and HD disks represent smaller number than 3% of total DVD and HD disk sales ... so the 'war' is 'regional skirmish' of little hurry to most consumers.
Despite the hype in the medium and ads, consider whether you can benefit from HD even if within is a winner.
For example, you won't see any appreciable supremacy to HD DVD or Blu-ray if you are watching on a sub-40", sub-1080p (i.e. 1366x768) HDTV and then lone at a suitable distance (e.g. 6 ft or less for a 42" 1080p HDTV). Furthermore, you necessitate a top end audio setup to benefit from the HD audio formats that HD disks aspect (and studios are beginning to support).
I enjoy an HD player (HD-A2 that I bought cheap) and a 110" screen and a 720p/1080i projector. While HD DVDs look marginally better than average DVDs (sound of DolbyHD tracks on my system does seem superior though) there is not sufficient positive aspect for me to buy more than a very selective subset of the small number of HD DVDs but available (and few of these warrant HD!). Sure, I'm probably not getting the full benefit of HD DVDs due to equipment limitations ... but that's my point. Most people are approaching me, equipment limited AND getting a perfect enough picture beside normal DVDs. Therefore little incentive to upgrade.
My suggestion:
1) Wait. Don't spending money on a player of any type, let the time of war reach a conclusion, agree to more disks become available, more places start to rent them, AND see whether HD disks EVER catch on. They may remain a niche format and some form of download / HD movie on emergency format slowly take over (10 GB surrounded by 5 second wireless is in precipitate stages and further advances contained by compression can be expected).
2) In the meantime, put your money into improving your display (preferably a 1080p/24fps projector!) so you can give somebody a lift advantage of the "winner", or some other risk.
Or ...
3) If you are lucky enough to own the equipment to allow you to benefit from HD disks now (and that includes your audio setup to benefit from HD sound) -- and can't keep on -- buy a dual format player.
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