Blu-Ray Burner for PC

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They don't have a price on the site but Philips and Pioneer have said
around $495 earlier in the year.

http://www.akihabaranews.com/en/news_10120.html

http://www.akihabaranews.com/news_pics/10120/1.jpg

http://www.akihabaranews.com/news_pics/10120/2.jpg

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NightSky 421 wrote:
> "Blig Merk" <blig_murk@yahoo.com> wrote in message
> news:1125357622.496472.320450@g44g2000cwa.googlegroups.com...
> > They don't have a price on the site but Philips and Pioneer have said
> > around $495 earlier in the year.
> >
> > http://www.akihabaranews.com/en/news_10120.html
> >
> > http://www.akihabaranews.com/news_pics/10120/1.jpg
> >
> > http://www.akihabaranews.com/news_pics/10120/2.jpg
> >
>
>
> Looks like this is going to turn into a war of two formats ala DVD-R and
> DVD+R. I'm going to sit out this next round of burners for a while and see
> who emerges as the clear winner. Anyway, there's no pressing need.

DVD-R won the war.

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"H.I.V. Steve" <hiv_steve@yahoo.com> wrote in message
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>
> NightSky 421 wrote:
>> "Blig Merk" <blig_murk@yahoo.com> wrote in message
>> news:1125357622.496472.320450@g44g2000cwa.googlegroups.com...
>> > They don't have a price on the site but Philips and Pioneer have said
>> > around $495 earlier in the year.
>> >
>> > http://www.akihabaranews.com/en/news_10120.html
>> >
>> > http://www.akihabaranews.com/news_pics/10120/1.jpg
>> >
>> > http://www.akihabaranews.com/news_pics/10120/2.jpg
>> >
>>
>>
>> Looks like this is going to turn into a war of two formats ala DVD-R and
>> DVD+R. I'm going to sit out this next round of burners for a while and
>> see
>> who emerges as the clear winner. Anyway, there's no pressing need.
>
> DVD-R won the war.
>

Hmmm, I use +R mostly alot. Does it matter if you have dvd players,
and ps2 that read both just fine ?

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On Mon, 29 Aug 2005 20:50:05 -0600, "NightSky 421"
<nightsky421@yahoo.ca> wrote:


>Looks like this is going to turn into a war of two formats ala DVD-R and
>DVD+R. I'm going to sit out this next round of burners for a while and see
>who emerges as the clear winner. Anyway, there's no pressing need.

ho ho, "pressing need"



andyt

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lonesw0rdsman wrote:
> "H.I.V. Steve" <hiv_steve@yahoo.com> wrote in message
> news:1125375312.889978.28940@z14g2000cwz.googlegroups.com...
> >
> > NightSky 421 wrote:
> >> "Blig Merk" <blig_murk@yahoo.com> wrote in message
> >> news:1125357622.496472.320450@g44g2000cwa.googlegroups.com...
> >> > They don't have a price on the site but Philips and Pioneer have said
> >> > around $495 earlier in the year.
> >> >
> >> > http://www.akihabaranews.com/en/news_10120.html
> >> >
> >> > http://www.akihabaranews.com/news_pics/10120/1.jpg
> >> >
> >> > http://www.akihabaranews.com/news_pics/10120/2.jpg
> >> >
> >>
> >>
> >> Looks like this is going to turn into a war of two formats ala DVD-R and
> >> DVD+R. I'm going to sit out this next round of burners for a while and
> >> see
> >> who emerges as the clear winner. Anyway, there's no pressing need.
> >
> > DVD-R won the war.
> >
>
> Hmmm, I use +R mostly alot. Does it matter if you have dvd players,
> and ps2 that read both just fine ?

Plus R works for backing up PS2, but the majority of DVD players won't
even read Plus R. Most people that buy blank DVDs pirate movies, not
pirate games like you do.

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"H.I.V. Steve" <hiv_steve@yahoo.com> wrote in message
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>
> Depresion wrote:
>> "H.I.V. Steve" <hiv_steve@yahoo.com> wrote in message
>> news:1125375312.889978.28940@z14g2000cwz.googlegroups.com...
>> >
>> > NightSky 421 wrote:
>> >> "Blig Merk" <blig_murk@yahoo.com> wrote in message
>> >> news:1125357622.496472.320450@g44g2000cwa.googlegroups.com...
>> >> > They don't have a price on the site but Philips and Pioneer have said
>> >> > around $495 earlier in the year.
>> >> >
>> >> > http://www.akihabaranews.com/en/news_10120.html
>> >> >
>> >> > http://www.akihabaranews.com/news_pics/10120/1.jpg
>> >> >
>> >> > http://www.akihabaranews.com/news_pics/10120/2.jpg
>> >> >
>> >>
>> >>
>> >> Looks like this is going to turn into a war of two formats ala DVD-R and
>> >> DVD+R. I'm going to sit out this next round of burners for a while and
>> >> see
>> >> who emerges as the clear winner. Anyway, there's no pressing need.
>> >
>> > DVD-R won the war.
>>
>> What makes you say that? Most DVD players read both I can't remember the last
>> PC
>> burner that didn't do both and quite a lot of stand alone DVD recorders do
>> both
>> (along with + & - RW). Walk into any high street electronics retailers and
>> you
>> will find piles of blank disks for each type, the only real looser was DVD
>> RAM
>> that fell by the wayside when HDD & DVD recorder combos started to hit the
>> streets at the same price point.
>
> Most DVD players do not play the Plus R format.

Most do. Maybe a few old ones don't but I've never had a problem with plus or
minus in DVD players from £30 to over £500.

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"Fred Liken" <nothanks@toocoolforschool.com> wrote in message
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> What's the point? Only serious businesses have a use for them and there's
> other options out there. CD drives DVD drives only got to critical mass due
> to piracy. Knock out piracy, and what use does the home user have for it?

By far the cheapest way to back up lots of data.

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"Depresion" <blank@128.0.0.1> wrote

>> What's the point? Only serious businesses have a use for them and
>> there's other options out there. CD drives DVD drives only got to
>> critical mass due to piracy. Knock out piracy, and what use does the
>> home user have for it?
>
> By far the cheapest way to back up lots of data.

Currently, BluRay discs cost 45 bucks for 23 gig. 2 bucks a gig is hardly
the cheapest way to back up lots of data, my friend. Especially when DVDs
are closer to 9 cents a gig and need less than 5 per BluRay.

Heck, external hard drives are a better cost performer than BluRay.

No, BluRay is not the cheapest way to back up lots of data by a long shot.

Which, goes back to square one. What's the point for a BluRay drive in a
PC? CD and DVDs were driven by piracy.

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Fred Liken wrote:

> *YAWN*

Oh come on, that was a decent little poke. A Libary of Congress sized
collection of man-on-man and man-on-dog action!

> It's possible that you might want to use it to store data for complex
> AI, but that'd be archival and not real time, so there's better
> places to store that.

OK, Captain Literal.

> Google? Wow, you are big headed.

Blig doesn't want to always have to be sifting through Google to stalk his
enemies and SAVOR TEH KILL!!!11 In all seriousness, I'd wager he really does
keep files, or at the very least archive and index posts on his PC. He's
such a freakshow he makes you look normal.

-Z-

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"Zackman" <zackman@SPAMISEVILearthling.net> wrote in message

> Blig doesn't want to always have to be sifting through Google to stalk his
> enemies and SAVOR TEH KILL!!!11 In all seriousness, I'd wager he really
> does keep files, or at the very least archive and index posts on his PC.
> He's such a freakshow he makes you look normal.

Um, considering you are Blig Merk's puppet and are too clueless to
realize that, I don't put too much weight into your opinions. No offence,
Corky.

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"Fred Liken" <nothanks@toocoolforschool.com> wrote in message
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> "Depresion" <blank@128.0.0.1> wrote
>
>>>>> What's the point? Only serious businesses have a use for them and there's
>>>>> other options out there. CD drives DVD drives only got to critical mass
>>>>> due to piracy. Knock out piracy, and what use does the home user have for
>>>>> it?
>>>>
>>>> By far the cheapest way to back up lots of data.
>>>
>>> Currently, BluRay discs cost 45 bucks for 23 gig.
>>
>> I was talking about DVDs.
>
> We were talking about the Blu-Ray Burner for PC.

It was this line "DVD drives only got to critical mass due
to piracy. Knock out piracy, and what use does the home user have for it?"
That I was referring to in my reply.

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"Depresion" <blank@128.0.0.1> wrote

>>>>>> What's the point? Only serious businesses have a use for them and
>>>>>> there's other options out there. CD drives DVD drives only got to
>>>>>> critical mass due to piracy. Knock out piracy, and what use does the
>>>>>> home user have for it?
>>>>>
>>>>> By far the cheapest way to back up lots of data.
>>>>
>>>> Currently, BluRay discs cost 45 bucks for 23 gig.
>>>
>>> I was talking about DVDs.
>>
>> We were talking about the Blu-Ray Burner for PC.
>
> It was this line "DVD drives only got to critical mass due
> to piracy. Knock out piracy, and what use does the home user have for
> it?" That I was referring to in my reply.

It being Blu-Ray burner for PC.

"Blu-Ray Burner for PC"
"What's the point?"
"Knock out piracy, and what use does the home user have for it?"