the fundamental flaw with the hd-dvd player is that you have to have a whole other peripheral to play hd-dvd film. when the ps3 will be able to play blu-ray on the console. also ho see tru hd, all the cables need to be able to carry 5gb/per second like a hdmi or dvi cable can, so the usb cable the hd-dvd player utilises means it isnt true hd. too late microsoft, the hd-dvd player should have been built in