Author Topic: Want to Burn a Blu-Ray... (Read 802 times)

FUBAR · « **on:** January 08, 2007, 06:54:34 pm »

Its going to cost you a bit!!...

http://www.ebuyer.com/UK/cat/Optical-Drives/subcat/Blu-Ray

£434.74 !!!

55starchief · « **Reply #1 on:** January 08, 2007, 06:57:02 pm »

Ah blu ray another doomed product, the sony blu ray dvd players wont play standard discs even though they are supposed to and half the time they wont play the blu ray discs either not bad for a $2k player

Rob · « **Reply #2 on:** January 08, 2007, 07:00:48 pm »

Saw a story yesterday that some film comapanies are looking at releasing there movies as dual format discs anyway. As well as this LG have just announced a dual format player for both HD-DVD and Blu-Ray.

55starchief · « **Reply #3 on:** January 08, 2007, 07:03:52 pm »

Ah HD-DVD another classic every unit toshiba sells it looses $200

The consumer electronics industry is on its knees, its the CES show in vegas this week so will be interesting to see whats new

FUBAR · « **Reply #4 on:** January 08, 2007, 07:07:30 pm »

Quoting: 55starchief

The consumer electronics industry is on its knees, its the CES show in vegas this week so will be interesting to see whats new

Yeah seen that on BBC News, they showed that LG dual format player on there too. its the only way to go TBH

Rob · « **Reply #5 on:** January 08, 2007, 07:09:44 pm »

Either way its gonna take a while to catch on just like DVD did when taking over from the trusty VHS

People won't buy until the price is right....

FUBAR · « **Reply #6 on:** January 08, 2007, 07:11:23 pm »

at least this time round the new format players will be backwards compatible

55starchief · « **Reply #7 on:** January 08, 2007, 07:12:39 pm »

Quoting: FUBAR

Yeah seen that on BBC News, they showed that LG dual format player on there too. its the only way to go TBH

this is the 2nd year running i havnt gone

and they shifted the porn awards to the following week as well. Mind you i still have my memories from the last 7 years of attending