Sony pitches up $750 Blu-ray drive for PCs - bit-tech.net Forums

WilHarris · 19th Jul 2006, 06:29

http://www.bit-tech.net/news/2006/07...ray_drive_pcs/

LVMike · 19th Jul 2006, 08:20

pata!? wtf. I was expecting it to be sata, ***k it its too much any way, i could buy 5 dvdr disks for the price of one BRd hold the same amount of data and save the 700. there are not many HDCP cards and monitors out to watch HD content on anyway so.... i think ill wait

zoom314 · 19th Jul 2006, 08:33

$750.00? Is SONY nuts? No way would I buy that and no self respecting PC user would either.

$250 maybe, Otherwise HD-DVD here We come.

Bindibadgi · 19th Jul 2006, 08:45

Shall I move this to the bargain forum?

JADS · 19th Jul 2006, 09:00

Of course they fail to mention the hidden costs of replacing your graphics card, monitor and operating system to support their lovely new encryption scheme.

AcidJiles · 19th Jul 2006, 09:05

i will steer clear of blue ray and hd dvd if they continue to have these ridiculous prices and stupid encryption schemes

I hope they fail and then have to change

eek · 19th Jul 2006, 09:28

I don't think $750 is that steep. Remember when CD-R drives first came on the scene? They cost a lot more. The thing is with going from DVD -> BR/HDDVD is that it is a much bigger leap than the old CD -> CDR transition as HD disks are a new technology, not just added write capabilities. Sure CDR drives were probably over priced back then, but noone really complained then. New, cutting edge technology always has a premium, if you don't like it then you are probably on the wrong site

GrahamC · 19th Jul 2006, 11:40

And when CDR first appeared we were used to paying over £100 for a DVD drive etc. the landscape has changed. Sony are not going to sell many at $750 but this is the rub guys, Sony don't expect to sell many at $750. These are sold for publishers etc. and not for Joe public. In 2-3 months time you will see the $200 Hi-Def recorder for the PC.

rupbert · 19th Jul 2006, 12:21

The price is ok but there is no excuse for it not being sata, that's an unbelievable design foresight.

Da_Rude_Baboon · 19th Jul 2006, 13:37

Lets try and get this through to people... HDCP IS NOT A SONY THING!

$750 does seem a bit steep but i can remember when CD writers cost £1000 so relatively speaking it is not very expensive for new technology.

TheColdLord · 19th Jul 2006, 13:57

750 for the momment is wack. As allready mentioned the price will go down. Sony isn't even intending on selling many BR drives, not to mention the availability\price of a BR-disk. They cannot afford to even produce so many drives. New tech is always very expensive in the begining.

pman · 19th Jul 2006, 15:40

I thought Blu-Ray disks were in cartridges!

Firehed · 19th Jul 2006, 15:53

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Originally Posted by pman

I thought Blu-Ray disks were in cartridges!

Uhh.. no. Although from what I understand, they've got a scratch-resistant coating that makes them quite durable. Perhaps they were considering cartridges at some point.

Though I've seen the bottom of enough movies to safely say that scratches aren't the problem, stupid people are - fingerprints. How difficult is it to only touch the edges? Unless the drive has a little squegee built in to wipe the fingerprints off, the coating won't be especially useful beyond the desk of the careless IT type.

rude_baboon - true, it's not just them, but they did a LOT to get it in place in the first place. Not like MS with Vista, where they've been forced into compliance (for the first time in living memory) - they wouldn't benefit from closing the analog hole and is annoys the people who are most likely to cough up for the most expensive versions, and if they didn't support it, then everyone would just be complaining that it's not compatible with the new high-def stuff. Sony, OTOH, has a LOT to gain by implementing HDCP on everything, since not only do they sell electronics that are in the market of those things that need to be replaced, they make an ungodly amount on licensing.

eddtox · 19th Jul 2006, 16:19

BR Drive: £500
GPU: £400
Monitor: £500
Vista: £300

Do YOU think I'll be using BR any time soon?

-ed out

rupbert · 19th Jul 2006, 16:22

Quote:

Originally Posted by eddtox

BR Drive: £500
GPU: £400
Monitor: £500
Vista: £300

Do YOU think I'll be using BR any time soon?

-ed out

Especially if the rumoured < £300 price of a HD-DVD drive is accurate...

webbyman · 19th Jul 2006, 17:12

Quote:

Originally Posted by rupbert

The price is ok but there is no excuse for it not being sata, that's an unbelievable design foresight.

and the fact they are competly usless right now.

and wtf how is the price ok? you could buy a computer for that much..

aswell as the fact a ps3 is going to include one...

eddtox · 19th Jul 2006, 17:41

Quote:

Originally Posted by webbyman

aswell as the fact a ps3 is going to include one...

I don't think that the PS3 can write to BD.

-ed out

rupbert · 19th Jul 2006, 18:42

Quote:

Originally Posted by webbyman

and wtf how is the price ok? you could buy a computer for that much..

This is new technology, like the very first dvd burners they were way overpriced and slow.

DXR_13KE · 20th Jul 2006, 00:49

i will wait until it gets to about 75€ like i did with DVD-R and CD-R.
and until they take out the DRM from them.

eddtox · 20th Jul 2006, 07:38

Quote:

Originally Posted by DXR_13KE

...and until they take out the DRM from them.

Sony take out the DRM? When hell freezes over, pigs fly and MS goes bankrupt.

-ed out

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TheColdLord Multimodder Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: @ Home:D Posts: 204	750 for the momment is wack. As allready mentioned the price will go down. Sony isn't even intending on selling many BR drives, not to mention the availability\price of a BR-disk. They cannot afford to even produce so many drives. New tech is always very expensive in the begining. __________________ I'm my own futures smith. xxx

19th Jul 2006, 08:20	#2
LVMike Supermodder Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Las Vegas NV & Rolla MO Posts: 412	pata!? wtf. I was expecting it to be sata, ***k it its too much any way, i could buy 5 dvdr disks for the price of one BRd hold the same amount of data and save the 700. there are not many HDCP cards and monitors out to watch HD content on anyway so.... i think ill wait

19th Jul 2006, 08:33	#3
zoom314 Multimodder Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Yermo, CA, USA Posts: 174	$750.00? Is SONY nuts? No way would I buy that and no self respecting PC user would either. $250 maybe, Otherwise HD-DVD here We come.

19th Jul 2006, 09:05	#6
AcidJiles Multimodder Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 152	i will steer clear of blue ray and hd dvd if they continue to have these ridiculous prices and stupid encryption schemes I hope they fail and then have to change

19th Jul 2006, 09:28	#7
eek CAMRA ***. Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: in meh own little world Posts: 1,520	I don't think $750 is that steep. Remember when CD-R drives first came on the scene? They cost a lot more. The thing is with going from DVD -> BR/HDDVD is that it is a much bigger leap than the old CD -> CDR transition as HD disks are a new technology, not just added write capabilities. Sure CDR drives were probably over priced back then, but noone really complained then. New, cutting edge technology always has a premium, if you don't like it then you are probably on the wrong site

19th Jul 2006, 11:40	#8
GrahamC Minimodder Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 26	And when CDR first appeared we were used to paying over £100 for a DVD drive etc. the landscape has changed. Sony are not going to sell many at $750 but this is the rub guys, Sony don't expect to sell many at $750. These are sold for publishers etc. and not for Joe public. In 2-3 months time you will see the $200 Hi-Def recorder for the PC.

19th Jul 2006, 13:37	#10
Da_Rude_Baboon Ultramodder Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Aberdeen Posts: 1,386	Lets try and get this through to people... HDCP IS NOT A SONY THING! $750 does seem a bit steep but i can remember when CD writers cost £1000 so relatively speaking it is not very expensive for new technology.

19th Jul 2006, 15:40	#12
pman Multimodder Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Manchester, UK Posts: 88	I thought Blu-Ray disks were in cartridges! __________________ MacBook 1.83Ghz, 1GB RAM, 60GB HD

19th Jul 2006, 16:19	#14
eddtox Supermodder Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Medway Posts: 345	BR Drive: £500 GPU: £400 Monitor: £500 Vista: £300 Do YOU think I'll be using BR any time soon? -ed out

20th Jul 2006, 00:49	#19
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