what is the huge differnce between these 2 blu-ray DVD players?

Hanzu · 03-11-2007, 07:46 AM

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16827131034

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16827131365

elitehacker · 03-11-2007, 01:10 PM

Its such a rip off. 700 bucks for an optical drive!!!

[-0MEGA-] · 03-11-2007, 02:42 PM

Why are you even contemplating the plextor? It's $160 more!

They both offer the same read/write times, and they both have 8MB of cache. I would go with the Sony if you insist on having a Blu-Ray drive.

Hanzu · 03-11-2007, 04:10 PM

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Originally Posted by [-0MEGA-]

Why are you even contemplating the plextor? It's $160 more!

They both offer the same read/write times, and they both have 8MB of cache. I would go with the Sony if you insist on having a Blu-Ray drive.

omega u stalking me! j/k

umm, i might wait a year for major price drops

what u think? and by then, good vista drivers will be out

thereckerdbraikr · 03-13-2007, 09:09 PM

wow even a ps3 is cheaper than that

Styrak · 03-13-2007, 09:44 PM

Yeah, but can it burn Blu-ray discs? Didn't think so.

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