Sony introduces Blu-Ray burner to PC... @$750: (1 Viewer)

[JediFonger]

http://news.yahoo.com/s/pcworld/2006...pcworld/126462

i bet you need HDCP video cards AND HDCP displays to playback BR movies.

 

[Scott L]

hey that's not too bad of a price, for a new technology anyway.

ATAPI means IDE IIRC. Wish everyone would just go SATA, those wide 80-pin cables are a pita. They gather dust, create clutter, and can block airflow.

 

[CRyan]

Bassackwards don't you think. This whole copy protection situation has completely turned "normal" hardware progression on its head. Burners first - Would never have thought it 2 years ago. The likelyhood of these first burners being able to actually play movies at some point in the future is highly suspect.

 

[Joe D]

Agreed, SATA cables are so much better for airflow than either the Wide or the round IDE cables.

 

[Carlo_M]

Annoucements like these really make me feel good about my decision to sit back and let these guys duke it out before taking the plunge.

 

[JediFonger]

i believe there are currently 2 sata DVD burner on the market, one from samsung and one from plextor. the problem is that some of the older SATA controllers don't support it very well. i dunno about the new ones. i haven't really tried it myself. got 2many ide DVD burners lying around.