Just purchased HD-DVD drive

[Dyne]

Well, I don't know how accessibility is going to be bettered, except if you're a proponent of the new wave of Digital Downloads. And you may be uninformed, but some DVD players and Blu-ray have the function to play wherever you left off, and not at the beginning every time.

Also, don't remember DVD not being more expensive than VHS and some people even claimed they'd never make the switch. I think Blu-ray is cheaper than DVD was at release with respect to inflation, considering the technology hasn't changed much. And newly released movies are on par as far as pricing goes, if not a few bucks more for Blu-ray sometimes. At least that's how it is in Canada.

Seriously though, what would you prefer? Digital Downloads? That means you have to have a good connection, and even then, you wouldn't get to keep and rewatch the movies you download, and the quality would still only be 720p and Dolby Digital 5.1 (in the case of Apple TV).