New cheap Blu-Ray Drive at DVinfo.net

Alastair Brown · May 4th, 2007, 06:23 AM

Sorry not strictly Vegas but it WILL be of interest to a LOT of us. Now......if only they would get their fingers out and get DVDA with Blu-Ray Authoring then we will all be happy.

http://www.xbitlabs.com/news/storage...502232931.html

Kevin Shaw · May 4th, 2007, 05:54 PM

Interesting, but not really that cheap when you consider the cost of a suitable graphics card plus a computer to put it all in. I'd say that the best deal in a Blu-ray disc player remains the Playstation 3.

Alastair Brown · May 5th, 2007, 04:34 AM

Yes....but this is a RECORDER!!!!!!!

Lars Siden · May 5th, 2007, 04:38 AM

Yeah, a DVD and CD recorder - NOT a BD recorder

//Lz

Dana Salsbury · May 5th, 2007, 09:55 AM

>Yes....but this is a RECORDER!!!!!!!

I think I'm with you Alastair. Maybe not with you to seven exclamation marks, but this looks like a great deal. I love the idea of being able to give my brides a Blu-Ray with their standard DVD today, so I won't have to worry about it in the future.

Lars Siden · May 5th, 2007, 10:08 AM

Read the text carefully:

"as well as playback and read single- and dual-layer Blu-ray discs (5x for BD-ROM and BD-R/-RE, 2x for BD-R DL/-RE DL), it also can playback and record CDs. It is unclear whether the new drive is meant "

Playback and read BluRay - not a word about recording.

//Lz

David Jimerson · May 5th, 2007, 11:08 AM

The article was changed. It originally said that the drive could record single-layer Blu-Ray.

Guy Bruner · May 5th, 2007, 11:10 AM

The text of that article was changed from the original post. The first post definitely said it would burn Blu-ray. The edited post makes it clear that the drive is a BD-ROM with a DVD/CD burner.

Alastair Brown · May 7th, 2007, 03:38 AM

Ahhhhhh...it all becomes clear now. Someone made a typo mistake and it isn't in fact what we thought. In that case....IT SUKS!

Emre Safak · May 8th, 2007, 12:47 PM

Oh my god...can it get any cheaper? Even cheapskates can be can afford it now. This is going to be a great solution for archiving my video. I'm glad BR is winning the war, and for so cheap.

May 4th, 2007, 06:23 AM	#1
Alastair Brown Major Player Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Glasgow/Scotland Posts: 626	New cheap Blu-Ray Drive Sorry not strictly Vegas but it WILL be of interest to a LOT of us. Now......if only they would get their fingers out and get DVDA with Blu-Ray Authoring then we will all be happy. http://www.xbitlabs.com/news/storage...502232931.html

May 5th, 2007, 04:38 AM	#4
Lars Siden Major Player Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Sweden, Stockholm Posts: 469	Yeah, a DVD and CD recorder - NOT a BD recorder //Lz __________________ Sony HDR-CX130,Canon 5DMKII,i7 930@4.0, 12gb memory, 3x SSD + 2x1Tb(stripe), Geforce 480, Dual 24", Win 7 x64

May 5th, 2007, 09:55 AM	#5
Dana Salsbury Major Player Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Phoenix, AZ Posts: 859	>Yes....but this is a RECORDER!!!!!!! I think I'm with you Alastair. Maybe not with you to seven exclamation marks, but this looks like a great deal. I love the idea of being able to give my brides a Blu-Ray with their standard DVD today, so I won't have to worry about it in the future. __________________ www.LegacyHDV.com Weddings \| Corporate \| HMC150s \| FCPX \| Encore \| Lion

May 5th, 2007, 10:08 AM	#6
Lars Siden Major Player Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Sweden, Stockholm Posts: 469	Read the text carefully: "as well as playback and read single- and dual-layer Blu-ray discs (5x for BD-ROM and BD-R/-RE, 2x for BD-R DL/-RE DL), it also can playback and record CDs. It is unclear whether the new drive is meant " Playback and read BluRay - not a word about recording. //Lz __________________ Sony HDR-CX130,Canon 5DMKII,i7 930@4.0, 12gb memory, 3x SSD + 2x1Tb(stripe), Geforce 480, Dual 24", Win 7 x64

May 5th, 2007, 11:08 AM	#7
David Jimerson Jubal 28 Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Wilmington, NC Posts: 872	The article was changed. It originally said that the drive could record single-layer Blu-Ray. __________________ www.wrightsvillebeachstudios.com

May 4th, 2007, 05:54 PM	#2
Kevin Shaw Inner Circle Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Sacramento, CA Posts: 2,488	Interesting, but not really that cheap when you consider the cost of a suitable graphics card plus a computer to put it all in. I'd say that the best deal in a Blu-ray disc player remains the Playstation 3.

May 5th, 2007, 04:34 AM	#3
Alastair Brown Major Player Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Glasgow/Scotland Posts: 626	Yes....but this is a RECORDER!!!!!!!

May 5th, 2007, 11:10 AM	#8
Guy Bruner Major Player Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Ashford, AL Posts: 937	The text of that article was changed from the original post. The first post definitely said it would burn Blu-ray. The edited post makes it clear that the drive is a BD-ROM with a DVD/CD burner.

May 7th, 2007, 03:38 AM	#9
Alastair Brown Major Player Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Glasgow/Scotland Posts: 626	Ahhhhhh...it all becomes clear now. Someone made a typo mistake and it isn't in fact what we thought. In that case....IT SUKS!

May 8th, 2007, 12:47 PM	#10
Emre Safak Trustee Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Brookline, MA Posts: 1,447	Oh my god...can it get any cheaper? Even cheapskates can be can afford it now. This is going to be a great solution for archiving my video. I'm glad BR is winning the war, and for so cheap.