Plextor has just announced a couple of new Blu-ray drives that also read HD DVDs, clearly designed for the poor saps who made the wrong choice in the format war. At first it might seem like an OK choice for people with a HD DVD collection quickly growing obsolete, but for US$450 for a reader or $600 for a burner, maybe a better idea would be to just get a straight-up Blu-ray drive and consider your HD DVD losses an early adopter tax. [Product Page via Electronista]
jim
Tuesday, March 25, 2008 at 10:00 PMwhy would anyone want one of these when hd-dvd is dead already and blu-ray will be dead in another year. then this thing will be a nice paper weight.
Javier
Tuesday, March 25, 2008 at 10:47 PMWhat is it with you people and the term “loss” when it comes to HD DVD? What the hell is lost if I am still able to watch my HD DVD collection via 1080P output with trueHD audio on my 42″plasma TV? OK, so I cannot buy anymore movies in the future, but I just increased my HD DVD Collection to over 150 HD movies because of the low prices. I didn’t lose anything! I gained a heck of a collection at rock bottom prices that I will enjoy for years to come. “But What If Your Player Dies?” I picked up an extra player for pennies already! And yes, I do have a PS3 for Blu-Ray as well!