It looks like the death of HD-DVD is already starting to pay off, with BluRay drive makers ramping up production and prices dropping rapidly.
A search of PC parts price search engine Staticice.com.au shows a Lite-on BD-ROM drive can be purchased for as little as $203 -- a huge improvement on the $1500 prices for the very first BluRay drives that came onto the market. (UPDATE: A Pioneer BluRay combo drive is available for even less - $199.)
This Lite-On can read BluRay at 4X speeds, write to DVD at 12X and CDs at 32X. Interestingly, the much higher density BluRay disks have a slower seek speed than the more basic CD and DVD formats. It takes the drive 350ms to hone in on the right part of a BluRay disk, while it takes just over half that time for a CD or DVD.
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It's a step forward for Stop Killing Games.
Sony, if you are reading this I just like to say a few things:
PS3. PRICE. CUT. EMINENT.
Thanks.
I thought BD-ROM drives had been in the $200 range for a while now.
It's the stand-alone players people will be putting in their entertainment centers that need to hit lower prices.
With the PS3 being the cheapest "quality" Blu-Ray system out there it was a no brainer to pick it up. This boosted sales of the system.
If there are alternatives to picking up the PS3 people might do that instead.
So basically... what I'm saying... is ... I agree with the people above. :) Sony drop the price. But I probably won't pick up a system until there's a Dual Shock controller packed in with it ;)
i still don't find BD very good for data storage. HDD's are bigger, cheaper and more durable. BD's are great for movies though.
i have a ps3 but a price drop would be good, heck i might just get another ps3 if the price is right.
I've said it before and I'll say it again, we have to thank the format war for at least one good result; although the fight took forever, at least the price points became more competitive at a sooner time.