LG PC Blu-ray/HD-DVD Combo Drive Preview @ ExtremeTech

[Ian]

Somehow ExtremeTech got their hands on LG's new Blu-ray/HD-DVD combo drive, the GGW-H10N. Not the best preview, but it has some of the first tests I've seen.

http://www.extremetech.com/article2/0,1 ... 924,00.asp

[Grain]

Wow, it still has an expected $1000 price tag, an expensive neighborhood. Interesting piece of kit though, but it's not something many people will buy. I'm ready to jump on the bandwagon, come on $200 drives, where are you?

[Ian]

Yeah, the drive is more expensive than the rest of the computer. For the record, the drive writes to BD-R SL media at 4x.. not the 2x stated in their preview. I wish they would have taken the time to run some tests with BD-R media. I know PC Magazine has the money to spend on BD media.

[dolphinius_rex]

I can buy an LG 4x BD-R burner for my PC for $500 CAD, and an XBox 360 add-on drive for $200 CAD. Why would I pay $1200 USD for that?

[Wesociety]

I can buy an LG 4x BD-R burner for my PC for $500 CAD, and an XBox 360 add-on drive for $200 CAD. Why would I pay $1200 USD for that?

You wouldn't and neither will anyone else! This thing is going to flop due to the insanely large price tag.