High-Def Format Wars Continue

But now they are getting ugly.

The Blu-ray/HD DVD war has intensified over the holiday, but their idiot followers are taking it personally. On the corporate side, both camps have been particularly aggressive this holiday season, offering a variety of discounts, free movies, and other incentives to convince consumers to back a particular format.

If you have followed their respective users across the internet, you will realize that Internet arguments are even more infantile than usual, which alone - speaks volumes. The HD DVD boys struck “First Blood” by hacking the official Blu-ray site this weekend, and an online forum had to shut down its format discussion section. Read more