Even though I’m InventHelp’s Invention Girl, I must admit that there is one popular electronics item that I do not yet own: a high-definition DVD player.

Why, you ask? Why would a technology diva not have one of the premier electronics developments of the past few years? Why would I purposely avoid the next generation of DVDs and players that boast better picture quality and more capacity?

Well, I’ll tell you…given the format war between Toshiba’s HD DVD and Sony’s Blu-ray, I simply couldn’t decide which side to choose.

Lately, though, Blu-ray seems to have gained quite a lead on its HD DVD rival. Toshiba, announced last week that it’s abandoning the HD DVD format. Popular retailers and video businesses including Wal-Mart, Best Buy and Netflix are also jumping ship on HD DVD in favor of Blu-ray.

Studios are backing Blu-ray as well. Warner Bros studio said it would only release high-definition DVDs in Blu-ray format. Still, InventHelp’s Invention Girl sees plenty of reasons to wait to purchase.

Mainly, there’s very little motivation for prices to drop right now. Currently, they hover between $400 to $500 dollars (and I think Mr. Invention Guy would be upset with me if I dropped that kind of cash without talking to him first). Once the holidays roll around, prices should come down as competition increases.

So, for the time being, I plan to stick with my plain old DVD player, although it breaks my little gadget-loving heart to do it!

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