This morning I talked about New Line holding back on HD-DVD LOTR till Blu-Ray was ready. Since then I talked to a few people at NAB (credible sources from MS/HD-DVD Group) who have seen LOTR HD-DVD in action and claim it is fantastic. I was also told (via a slip of the tongue) that it could be coming soon. If HD-DVD does score LOTR before Blu-Ray, it will turn the tide in the favor of HD-DVD to the point that Blu-Ray may never recover.

Do not forget that HD-DVD already has one killer app on the way with the release of the Matrix Trilogy next month. All I can say is "OHH YEAH!"...