http://www.engadget.com/2007/05/02/pioneers-bdc-2202-300-blu-ray-drive-heads-for-the-states/ Engadget Comments for Pioneer's BDC-2202 $300 Blu-ray drive heads for the States http://www.engadget.com/media/feedlogo.gif http://www.engadget.com en-us Copyright 2012 Weblogs, Inc. The contents of this feed are available for non-commercial use only. Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/http://www.engadget.com/2007/05/02/pioneers-bdc-2202-300-blu-ray-drive-heads-for-the-states/http://www.engadget.com/2007/05/02/pioneers-bdc-2202-300-blu-ray-drive-heads-for-the-states/May 2nd 2007 4:33PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/05/02/pioneers-bdc-2202-300-blu-ray-drive-heads-for-the-states/http://www.engadget.com/2007/05/02/pioneers-bdc-2202-300-blu-ray-drive-heads-for-the-states/
$300 Blu-Ray Drive - $50 DVD/CD Recorder = $250 for the BD portion

$169 x360 HD-DVD - $15 DVD/CD reader = $154 for the HD-DVD portion

BD = 1.6x HD-DVD drive


Yes, the HD-DVD drive still appears to be a better deal than the BD drive (62% of the price), but it is not MAGNITUDES (25% of the price) better. Also, keep in mind that Costco does not charge retail, and the BD price quoted was retail - so the numbers above could actually be closer when the drive actually ships and is street discounted.

So, please don't act like a fanboy, simply stating that it seems expensive without making up some bogus numbers on an Xbox 360 drive would have been adequate.]]>May 2nd 2007 4:49PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/05/02/pioneers-bdc-2202-300-blu-ray-drive-heads-for-the-states/http://www.engadget.com/2007/05/02/pioneers-bdc-2202-300-blu-ray-drive-heads-for-the-states/
Not that it would change it by that much..]]>May 3rd 2007 5:53PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/05/02/pioneers-bdc-2202-300-blu-ray-drive-heads-for-the-states/http://www.engadget.com/2007/05/02/pioneers-bdc-2202-300-blu-ray-drive-heads-for-the-states/May 2nd 2007 6:54PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/05/02/pioneers-bdc-2202-300-blu-ray-drive-heads-for-the-states/http://www.engadget.com/2007/05/02/pioneers-bdc-2202-300-blu-ray-drive-heads-for-the-states/
At that cost...hard drives are a much cheaper option as you can get a half Terabyte for around $200. You would need to buy (20) 25 GB Blu-Ray writable disc to match a Terabyte...the disc alone at $20 a piece would cost $400 total....and that's not including the Blu-Ray Drive that would be another $300-$1000. And the Lord help you if somewhere along the way of burning a 25 Gig disc...the data gets corrupted and you just blew $20!

Just makes absolutely no sense right now. ]]>May 2nd 2007 7:37PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/05/02/pioneers-bdc-2202-300-blu-ray-drive-heads-for-the-states/http://www.engadget.com/2007/05/02/pioneers-bdc-2202-300-blu-ray-drive-heads-for-the-states/Their website lists it at $189.

http://www.costco.com/Browse/Product.aspx?Prodid=11178160&whse=BC&topnav=&browse=&s=1

Care to share?]]>May 3rd 2007 2:15AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/05/02/pioneers-bdc-2202-300-blu-ray-drive-heads-for-the-states/http://www.engadget.com/2007/05/02/pioneers-bdc-2202-300-blu-ray-drive-heads-for-the-states/http://www.pioneerelectronics.com/pna/v3/pg/press/release/detail/0,,2076_310069589_439711429,00.html]]>May 3rd 2007 2:43AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/05/02/pioneers-bdc-2202-300-blu-ray-drive-heads-for-the-states/http://www.engadget.com/2007/05/02/pioneers-bdc-2202-300-blu-ray-drive-heads-for-the-states/
So, in summary, BD and HD-DVD readers for PCs are great. There are now (or within a month) pretty good prices (sub $300) for both formats, with HD-DVD being a little cheaper but BD offering a little more content from most stores. So, whatever your format choice is, let's go get them and finally start enjoying HD movies via HD discs!]]>May 3rd 2007 2:47AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/05/02/pioneers-bdc-2202-300-blu-ray-drive-heads-for-the-states/http://www.engadget.com/2007/05/02/pioneers-bdc-2202-300-blu-ray-drive-heads-for-the-states/
Writing would be nice, but I agree that disc cost makes it a somewhat foolish endeavor at this point.

And yes, once playback software is considered the Price is Very competitive.]]>May 3rd 2007 7:11PM