Just starting to get into Maya and after a few tutorials I seem to be getting the hang of it some what. So my question is what really is the difference between polys and sub Ds in the end? The modeling I am planning on doing will be geared more to photo realism and animation down the road as I learn. So I would like to get started properly. I plan on doing rigged figures and mechanical devices such as tanks and vehicles. So what would be the best way to approach this and why. Remember I am a newbie so use small words .

Thanks