Yay for Blu-Ray!

[Indybird]

Sony has finally released the first Blu-Ray burner on the market! Here (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16827131034) it is on Newegg.com. Theres only one problem; ITS $700 DOLLARS :eek: . I know this is a very early product and blu-rays are expensive and all that but $700!?
I think $400 at the most. :)

However, it would be interesting to try one of those out...

[simon275]

Hmm 50gb of data one disk. That is bigger then alot of people's HDD. Just wait its new they are using a market skimming price stratergy when sales pickup and more models comes to the market the price will drop.

[MitaPi]

What is it? :eek:

... DONT SHOOT ME! :( :p


EDIT:
I found a blu-ray computer... kind of cool I guess.
http://www.sonystyle.com/is-bin/INTERSHOP.enfinity/eCS/Store/en/-/USD/SY_DisplayProductInformation-Start?ProductSKU=VGCRC310G&Dept=computers&CategoryName=cpu_rcseriesdesktops

[simon275]

*Load's shot gun*

Blu ray is a new format released by sony kinda like DVD but the blu ray disk can hold 50gb instead of a dvd which holds 4.7gb.

[MitaPi]

HOLY MUTHA! How do you go from 4.7 to 50?? lol

Can you use these disks for any kind of information? Files, Music, Games, etc., etc.

[simon275]

Anything. There are blu ray players for tv. Movies are being released on bluray in high def.

[MitaPi]

Does the drive have to be blu-ray to play the disks?

This is a pretty cool setup...
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16883191011

[The Black Pumpkin]

HOLY MUTHA! How do you go from 4.7 to 50?? lol

The same way you go from 700 mb to 4.7 gb. :p (CD to DVD)

[Indybird]

Assuming their DVD burner is $100 less non-retail then that means 28% of the cost of that computer is the blu-ray drive!

I know its early in sales but DVD-RW Drives were $300 when they came out...

[Redundant]

I read on Engadget that the PS3 will have a Blu-ray-ROM inside so it can play HD Movies. The drive won't burn Blu-ray's as far as I know though.

[MitaPi]

I heard this also. But as far as a gaming console goes... it wont burn anything. Just play things. But thats cool anyways because that means I dont have to go out and buy both a ps3 AND a blu-ray player.

I wonder what else we are to see in the future with this blu-ray technology?

[Jarnauga]

Well, as games are getting much more graphically demanding (monster size texture files, etc.) maybe it's going to be like multiple DVD's (like some older games that came in 6 CD-rom packages) and maybe then blu-ray? If it ever becomes a new standard..