Actually, I did read it before I posted (old-school internet use)
But to be pedantic:
HD Bias: "you can start your own BR one" (to be unbiased, they should have been combined or started at same time)
Why: Best explanation (still not the reason why)- "it's a mimic of something a couple of other forums are doing and I decided we would follow suit."
Why P2: No 'deal' for a group buy, why do it "coordinated". Is it like Hawaiian Shirt Day at work?
Sends a message: To whom? To amazon? To...?
If you want to make sure studios release a message in your format... the problem is that you bought early. Why reward the industry for being greedy- everyone knows that BR is a superior technology (capacity, blah blah blah)- but my guess is that the licensing for it was onerus. If you're trying to make sure that your particular flavor stays in the market, all you're doing is getting a half-arsed product (take a look at the reviews for HD vs BR on titles that have been released on both). They obviously optimize to one format and then 'just ship it' on the other. I believe the market and the forum both are voting that they're waiting for a winner- which is the wrong word- survivor is it.. Unlike the DVD -R, DVD +R fiasco, both standards won't survive- and if they do they'll have things like "3% of movie is cropped" issues.
I know you're excited about your new hi-def setup, so go for it... but I- and most everyone else is just sittin' on the sidelines eating popcorn, watching the 'show'.
Here's an interesting article:
http://technology.guardian.co.uk/onl...881780,00.html (why VHS is *better* than Betamax)
And this one:
http://tafkac.org/products/beta_vs_vhs.html