PS3 or Xbox 360 - Blur-Ray or HD-DVD

[mikebw]

Perhaps, although it shouldn't. I don't know where you heard that, but there are very few devices out there that can successfully decode a disc and present that information to your display without some degree of signal loss or alteration. Many DVD players utilize a faulty MPEG decoder chip that will rearrange the order of some pixels on screen which may appear to the viewer as artifacts. It all depends on the player. Some people might never notice however.

There is probably some homer theater type website that has done a side by side comparison of the Xbox 360 as an HD-DVD player vs. other brands.