Blu-ray is now cheap!!

brian · 05-08-2008, 01:43 AM

YES!!!!! FINALY blu-ray is now afforadable! i saw a burner (yes im sure it was a burner) at frys for 170$!!!!! i have been waiting for this day for the last year.

unfortunatly after a tragic incident involving my cellphone and having to get a new one, i am broke so i have to wait to get a few pay checks. I cant wait to be able to write 50 GB to a disk. the unfortunate thing is i will have to make it external and carry it around where ever i want to be able to read it.

btw, apj or ian, can we now add Blu-ray to the cd/dvd section since it has won the battle.

HEY we can finaly edit the post title and it will update the thread!!!! THANKS IAN!!!

myPCrocks · 05-08-2008, 05:51 AM

Myself, I will wait until they are under $50.00 dollars. hopefully the new release's will be under $20.00 to.

Nevakonaza · 05-08-2008, 08:54 PM

thats not cheap lol

g4m3rof1337 · 05-08-2008, 09:12 PM

Glad I didn't buy an HD DVD Home Theater..

I ended up buying the Apple TV instead, with an HDMI cable so.

PabloTeK · 05-08-2008, 10:14 PM

$170 (£85) still seems a lot for a drive. I think I'll wait for a bit for prices to go down a bit more.

diduknowthat · 05-09-2008, 12:58 AM

It's a lot cheaper compared to what it has been before. How much does Blu-ray drives cost? I imagine most people will just need it to watch movies.

ramodkk · 05-09-2008, 01:09 AM

I'm happy with my $25 DVD burner if you ask

firsttimebuilder · 05-09-2008, 01:23 AM

blueray media is expensive and the r/rw speeds sicken me

so i guess ill wait until my next pc

diduknowthat · 05-09-2008, 10:46 PM

The cheapest Blu-ray drive on newegg is $130. I'm pretty sure it'll be somewhat affordable by Black Friday this year. Lets see how many people pick one up

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Garethman!!` · 05-09-2008, 11:24 PM

I spent $600 on a BluRay drive just over a year ago, and we had a nasty lightning storm, and the computer power supply was temporary on an un-surged outlet and exploded

I lost everything except for my HDDs, for some reason, they were the only things to walk out, unharmed.

Ill never forget the time the lights went really dim, and then the computer started hissing, crackling and smoking

05-08-2008, 01:43 AM	#1 (permalink)
brian Diamond Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: California Age: 16 Posts: 3,472	Blu-ray is now cheap!! YES!!!!! FINALY blu-ray is now afforadable! i saw a burner (yes im sure it was a burner) at frys for 170$!!!!! i have been waiting for this day for the last year. unfortunatly after a tragic incident involving my cellphone and having to get a new one, i am broke so i have to wait to get a few pay checks. I cant wait to be able to write 50 GB to a disk. the unfortunate thing is i will have to make it external and carry it around where ever i want to be able to read it. btw, apj or ian, can we now add Blu-ray to the cd/dvd section since it has won the battle. HEY we can finaly edit the post title and it will update the thread!!!! THANKS IAN!!! __________________ formerly brianmay27 Main laptop: hp dv9005us \| turion 64 X2 1.6 ghz \| 3 GB ram \| Vista ultimate \| 240 GB HD First build: pentium e2160 3.2 GHz \| gigabyte GA-P35-DS3L \| 2.5 GB ram \| 160GB HD If you can see this, you have WAY TOO much time on your hand. Or you're a mod going through my sig. But if you do, copy and past this in your sig.

05-08-2008, 08:54 PM	#3 (permalink)
Nevakonaza Diamond Member Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Inside my 500Se Benz Age: 19 Posts: 7,645	thats not cheap lol __________________ Core 2 Duo E6300 @ 2.8Ghz - Asus Silent Knight II MSI P35 Neo-F (45nm Ready) 3Gb GeIL DDR2 @ 800 Mhz (Dual channel) Asus Extreme 8800GT G92 512Mb with Glaciator cooler Creative SoundBlaster X-Fi Xtreme Fidelity Western Digital Caviar 400GB Sata II Sony 20X DVD±RW DL & DVD-RAM SATA Windows Vista Ultimate 64 bit SP1 - Kaspersky IS 2009 Belinea o.display 22'' Widescreen (1680x1050)

05-08-2008, 09:12 PM	#4 (permalink)
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05-08-2008, 10:14 PM	#5 (permalink)
PabloTeK Diamond Member Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: The Peoples Republic of Nae Butta! Age: 17 Posts: 2,238	$170 (£85) still seems a lot for a drive. I think I'll wait for a bit for prices to go down a bit more. __________________ Intel Core 2 Duo E6300 @ 2.8GHz \| Gigabyte EP43-DS3L \| GeIL 3GB PC2-6400 \| BFG GeForce 8800GT 512MB OC \| Seagate 500GB 7200.11 SATA \| Western Digital 250GB SE16 SATA \| Coolermaster CM690 \| Corsair HX520W

05-09-2008, 12:58 AM	#6 (permalink)
diduknowthat formerly liuliuboy Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Massachusetts Age: 17 Posts: 6,162	It's a lot cheaper compared to what it has been before. How much does Blu-ray drives cost? I imagine most people will just need it to watch movies. __________________ Silent Tuned \| 3D Marks 06: 11566 Q6600 2.4ghz CPU \| Gigabyte GA-P35 LGA 775 MB EVGA 8800gt 512mb Video Card G.Skill 4GB Ram \| Western Digital 400GB HD X-Fi Xtrememusic Sound Card Antec P180B Case \| Scythe Ninja HSF CM Real Power Pro 650watt PSU

05-08-2008, 05:51 AM	#2 (permalink)
myPCrocks Gold Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Midwest Age: 39 Posts: 255	Myself, I will wait until they are under $50.00 dollars. hopefully the new release's will be under $20.00 to.

05-09-2008, 01:09 AM	#7 (permalink)
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firsttimebuilder Diamond Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: A Canadian Summer Posts: 1,255	blueray media is expensive and the r/rw speeds sicken me so i guess ill wait until my next pc __________________ FTB pm me for any questions on sub ambient cooling Q6600 X1950XT P5K DLX 2GB Muskin 5-4-5-12 ddr2 1066Free Website Hosting!

05-09-2008, 10:46 PM	#9 (permalink)
diduknowthat formerly liuliuboy Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Massachusetts Age: 17 Posts: 6,162	The cheapest Blu-ray drive on newegg is $130. I'm pretty sure it'll be somewhat affordable by Black Friday this year. Lets see how many people pick one up. __________________ Silent Tuned \| 3D Marks 06: 11566 Q6600 2.4ghz CPU \| Gigabyte GA-P35 LGA 775 MB EVGA 8800gt 512mb Video Card G.Skill 4GB Ram \| Western Digital 400GB HD X-Fi Xtrememusic Sound Card Antec P180B Case \| Scythe Ninja HSF CM Real Power Pro 650watt PSU

05-09-2008, 11:24 PM	#10 (permalink)
Garethman!!` Platinum Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: UK and USA Age: 17 Posts: 909	I spent $600 on a BluRay drive just over a year ago, and we had a nasty lightning storm, and the computer power supply was temporary on an un-surged outlet and exploded I lost everything except for my HDDs, for some reason, they were the only things to walk out, unharmed. Ill never forget the time the lights went really dim, and then the computer started hissing, crackling and smoking __________________ CPU: Intel Core 2 Quad Q9450 / AMD Athlon 64 X2 TK-53 1.70GHz RAM : 8GB DDR2 PC6400 / 2GB DDR2-667 PC5300 A-DATA HDD : 750GB SATA Seagate Barracuda/ Western Digital Scorpio 250GB 7200RPM GPU : Radeon HD2900XT 512MB / Radeon Xpress 1150 128MB OS : Windows Vista Ultimate x64 / Windows Vista Home Premium

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