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HP's m8010y and d4890y desktops to sport HD combo drives, digital tuners
Just because HP has buried the Digital Entertainment Center doesn't mean that it's forgetting about the media-centric crowd, as the company's forthcoming m8010y and d4890y will offer up some fairly swank high-definition niceties. Aside from offering customers the option for an Intel Q6600 Core 2 Quad processor and NVIDIA's GeForce 8800 GTS graphics card, this duo will also include a mysterious dual-format combo drive to handle both BD and HD DVD responsibilities. While we can only assume that the GGW-H10N will be the drive of choice, both PCs will boast HD DVD / Blu-ray playback with burning abilities including on the latter, and as if that wasn't enough HD goodness crammed into a PC, moneyed consumers can also opt to have ATI's TV Wonder Digital Cable Tuner pre-installed as well. There's no word just yet surrounding pricing, exact configurations, or a launch timeframe, but word on the street suggests that the combo drive should be made available to the adoring public within "four to six weeks."
Philips showing off new dual-layer Blu-ray PC drive
Philips has just announced their latest Blu-ray product - a recordable dual-layer Blu-ray PC drive. Pioneer and LG currently have Blu-ray drives out but wait, those are only single layer drives with a max capacity of 25 gigs. This drive from Philips can do all the way up to 50 gigs! Sure you have to mind media that can do that but we are sure that there will be some available come July when this drive is release. Oh and the amzing news is that this drive is just a few dollars more then the single layer burners. The LG and Pioneer were both $999 and but this Philips has a MSRP of $1,099.
