Well I hope its not a black friday . went to jb,bondy junction yesterday and bought 20 discs(1giga ones)to supply myself for a while . i'm gona show my age here but yes i was there in the Betamax era and I'm getting deja vu feelings here... When I think about it Sony would be unethical to dump the HIMD since it is such a new technology. I mean I only bought mine last december,I know things can change fast but this is insane! I also think Sony would be stupid to try and compete with apple on the mp3 market alone,they already lost that battle! plus there are so many mp3 players now! in my mind the HIMD gives them an edge, but who I'm I to know I backed them on the Betamax battle and we all know what happened . So I'm staying right out of the DVD recorder thin until they sort it out( or my vhs goes). You guys and gals are a great comfort to me, knowing that I'm not alone as I wait to see what happens! "Yes, the video format of the 70's, that was already on the way out before most of the members here were born". Well I wish i was that lucky!!! Let us all pray together