Put Blu-ray in your PC next month

Iria · Oct 17, 2005, 06:09 AM

If you're itching to cast an early vote on which next-generation optical disc format will ultimately triumph, you'll have your chance next month. AOpen, a Taiwanese PC and peripheral maker, plans to begin shipping Blu-ray drives for PCs in November. Just prepare to dig deep into your pockets: while AOpen has not yet revealed pricing, you can bet that it will cost a lot—bleeding-edge technology always does.

"When they are first launched, Blu-ray drives will be sold at a premium," confirmed Mike Chiang, senior director, AOpen. "This is no different from when dual-layer DVD writers and DVD/CD-RW combo drives first made their way on to the market. Those drives too were sold at premiums when they were first launched."

So what will you put in your new Blu-ray drive should you purchase one next month? Judging by the current availability of blank Blu-ray media and Blu-ray movies, not a whole lot. A handful of manufacturers have shown off prototype Blu-ray drives in the last several months, but nothing appears to have made it to market yet.
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Read more / Source: Ars Technica

Master Shake · Oct 17, 2005, 08:59 AM

Yeah... so um...

why would you want a blu-ray drive right now? what would you do with it!? I waited a while for my dvd writer, it was like $45.... I think a lot of people are happy with their dvd-rw and aren't going to change any time soon. I think the best thing that could happen is if dual layer discs got cheaper.

SFOSOK · Oct 17, 2005, 11:27 AM

Well lets just hope enough people buy it so it does not become obsolete. Then we can buy it when it drops in price and there is an actual purpose to it.

Oct 17, 2005, 06:09 AM	#1
Iria DriverHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 7,275 Rep Power: 89	Put Blu-ray in your PC next month If you're itching to cast an early vote on which next-generation optical disc format will ultimately triumph, you'll have your chance next month. AOpen, a Taiwanese PC and peripheral maker, plans to begin shipping Blu-ray drives for PCs in November. Just prepare to dig deep into your pockets: while AOpen has not yet revealed pricing, you can bet that it will cost a lot—bleeding-edge technology always does. "When they are first launched, Blu-ray drives will be sold at a premium," confirmed Mike Chiang, senior director, AOpen. "This is no different from when dual-layer DVD writers and DVD/CD-RW combo drives first made their way on to the market. Those drives too were sold at premiums when they were first launched." So what will you put in your new Blu-ray drive should you purchase one next month? Judging by the current availability of blank Blu-ray media and Blu-ray movies, not a whole lot. A handful of manufacturers have shown off prototype Blu-ray drives in the last several months, but nothing appears to have made it to market yet. ___________ Read more / Source: Ars Technica

Oct 17, 2005, 11:27 AM	#3
SFOSOK 939 Goin Strong Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Ontario Posts: 7,033 Rep Power: 90 System Specs	Well lets just hope enough people buy it so it does not become obsolete. Then we can buy it when it drops in price and there is an actual purpose to it. __________________ Warning - Explicit Content Preceeding METAL!!

Oct 17, 2005, 08:59 AM	#2
Master Shake DriverHeaven Addict Join Date: Apr 2005 Posts: 310 Rep Power: 0	Yeah... so um... why would you want a blu-ray drive right now? what would you do with it!? I waited a while for my dvd writer, it was like $45.... I think a lot of people are happy with their dvd-rw and aren't going to change any time soon. I think the best thing that could happen is if dual layer discs got cheaper.