Sony's blu-ray Quagmire, the Millstone around ps3's neck

[Alby_da_Wolf]

Vetteman94 said:

Alby_da_Wolf said:

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Yep, while on HD-DVD MS owned that same codec, PLUS the whole most used implementation of HD-DVD's subsystem for interactive contents (it wasn't the only possible, but it was by far the most used). What's worst for MS is that besides not owning BD's interactive subsistem, BD uses a Java derivative for the task,  and MS really hates Java and its platform independence.

I won't buy a BD device until at least BD writers for PC are cheap, but I SO love how it makes ballmer-boyz rabid!   

Whats your idea of cheap?

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16827136181&cm_re=bluray_burner-_-27-136-181-_-Product

Oh I didn't know they were already priced so low, it's quite close to it, although in EU it will become cheap a little bit later, as usual (except in some countries with faster evolving and more competitive local markets).

I bought my first CD burner for ~96€ VAT included and my first DVD burner for around the same amount, so I guess that my next PC update could really include my first BD drive.

In my living room I still have a simple DVD - DiVX player, because with the switch to devices with digital terrestrial tuner included, DVD recorders with HDD prices stopped dropping and temporarily increased, instead (except the obsolete ones with analog tuner only, that will require an external tuner after 2012 here, with the switch to digital only).

Just checked, best price here is currently ~150€ including VAT. Considering that my last PC update is quite recent, by the time I do the next I should find a BD burner for 90€ or less, and faster than the current 10x too, good news indeed.