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I came across this interesting info posted by Secrets of Home Theatre's Administration .
"Here is a table of bitrate comparisons between Blu-ray and HD DVD formats. Were you all familiar with this, or is some of it a surprise? There seems to be a lot more to the two formats than just the fact that Blu-ray has more capacity. I am surprised that Sony/Philips does not mention this in their promos. The maximum bitrate for Blu-ray is 40 Mbps, yet typical Blu-ray movie discs only use 18 Mbps, as does HD DVD, which maxes out at 29 Mbps. I wonder if the players can't handle 30 or 40 Mbps right now. Look at the difference in the audio bitrates between the two formats. Looks like there is a lot of room for even better audio and video coming down the road. Also, what are our readers' experiences with HD DVD and Blu-ray players and discs up to this point? For me, both HD DVD and Blu-ray movies are so wonderful, I can't stand to watch regular DVDs anymore. "
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