High volume HD DVD disk creation is underway. This does not look good for any potential Blu-ray / HD DVD agreement. Some manufacturers just want their goods on the market, and don’t seem to have much concern for the end user who has to make the choice, and perhaps get burned.

The HD DVD Promotion Group today announced that momentum is building for the launch of HD DVD. Several key manufacturers in the disc replication and equipment industry simultaneously confirmed the manufacturability of HD DVD discs at high volumes and provided tangible data to prove feasible and realistic production. They are poised to mass produce HD DVD discs, which will deliver a wide variety of options for high definition content later this year.

Link: Yahoo Finance - HD DVD Gains Further Momentum as Commercialization Approaches