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Old 11-16-2007, 02:52 PM   #1 (permalink)
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Phillip's $199 BD-ROM

So Phillip's is selling a $200 BD-ROM. This could make it interesting for us HTPC users. However, considering the security holes, it still won't fly at my workplace...
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Old 11-16-2007, 03:35 PM   #2 (permalink)
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Get this instead for $299
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...k=lg%2bblu-ray

BD-R, HDDVD-ROM, DVD-R for $100 more. Format neutral PC... That way you can display your HD DVD discs on your PC as well, plus get BD support if you wish. I actually would seriously consider this drive for my PC but I fear what the BD+ trojan DRM could do. So I will stick with my external 360 HD DVD drive hooked up to it instead.
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Old 11-16-2007, 03:44 PM   #3 (permalink)
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What this tells me is that highdef standalone players should be dropping even further. If LG can make this dual player for $299 and make a profit, they shoudl be able to get a dual standalone player for $500 and make a profit.
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Old 11-16-2007, 06:24 PM   #4 (permalink)
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Old 11-16-2007, 06:47 PM   #5 (permalink)
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What this tells me is that highdef standalone players should be dropping even further. If LG can make this dual player for $299 and make a profit, they shoudl be able to get a dual standalone player for $500 and make a profit.
Not necessarily, as there may be licensing fees in the decoding process that LG did not have to pay. Remember, all this drive does is read the respective disc and output the entire disc stream for decoding to the computer. It does not handle any codecs, menus, interactivity or anything like that - that is all done by PowerDVD ($99 value).
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Old 11-16-2007, 09:02 PM   #6 (permalink)
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Well, untill BD+ goes away, I have no use for a BD drive.

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