When will it be a good time to buy a HD DVD player? Are there any decent cheap ones out there yet?

I would wait 1 year from its first big selling event...

Now you will just pay the premium price of been the first... And we don′t know yet how many speeds will it have, special features, etc... just get a blueray player check meritline.com with both the blu ray and HD DVD players competing I would wait at least a year

do you wanna get stuck with the wrong format player after the dust settles? remember bettamax(?) vs vcrs? probably in your imagination Wait till the prices come down to suit your budget. Then get one which is mutliregional and has a digital tuner! Try Richersounds, they are very good!!! do you need an hd dvd player as well as tv as well as subscribing to the hd channels what a joke save your money its all a con. make sure you have a HDTV first. no point in getting something that you can't use.....

and yah, it's all a con. you want something that will change you home movie experiences? how about some real good surround sound. movies are still played in theatres on the same film, all they did to make the movie experience better in the last decade was to add better sound. Wait at least 6 mo, preferably a year. Both formats are having problems, and BluRay is suffering picture quality issues. I have seen HD-DVD and the picture is outstanding, but there are operational issues with the player. Also, there is a chance that after a year there will be multi-format players so you won't be restricted to one or the other when buying or renting discs. Also, I think that the prices of BluRay are way too high at present. the hd player costs to much,DONT BUY IT,wait, an you can get an ps3 with Blue Ray suport and it is cheaper,an its ... PLAYSTAION 3( HDD included) Yeah they seem to have many bugs. The first generation mechines to me left a lot to be disired. I will probably wait untill 2 things happen.