Blu-ray + Hddvd + DVD Burner! - $245!!!

[kuqdew]

http://www.pcvonline.com/productDetails.aspx?id=6555

[fjanicki]

It is a Bluray/Hddvd READER and a CD/DVD burner/reader.

Nice find though

[Happy13178]

Sorta misleading....its a BD and HD DVD reader, regular dvd burner.

[TruE SkiLLS]

It is a Bluray/Hddvd READER and a CD/DVD burner/reader.

Nice find though

+1

[dogbolter]

Only reads BD and HD-DVD, writes DVD-R, DVD+R

Has been $235 at DirectCanada

Edit: posted at same time as above

[dekcuftogu]

Too bad a stand-alone unit does not retail for this much. I'll be over it like white on rice.

[earthman]

Only reads BD and HD-DVD, writes DVD-R, DVD+R

Has been $235 at DirectCanada

Edit: posted at same time as above

Ya, the price on this unit is dropping pretty fast. I bought mine at NCIX during Boxing Day/Week sale for $240 + tax/shipping and it came to $262. So, $245 is warm at best.

[bobcajun]

I am looking for, I think, a dvd player. Is it worth buying something like this? I am a total nul regarding this question and so would appreciated any suggestions. For instance, I think you can buy a cheap dvd player for about forty dollars. what is the best approach?
bob

[Makaveli the Don]

I am looking for, I think, a dvd player. Is it worth buying something like this? I am a total nul regarding this question and so would appreciated any suggestions. For instance, I think you can buy a cheap dvd player for about forty dollars. what is the best approach?
bob

This isn't a stand alone player. It's a drive for a computer. Right now your best bet would be to pick up a cheaper DVD player then wait until there's a winner in the war and prices begin to fall. Then pick up a Blu-Ray/HD-DVD player.

Realistically there's no point in spending over $100 on a DVD player anymore.

[JonJubeTube]

Here is the dual Blu burner hd-dvd reader:
http://www.infonec.com/site/main.php?module=detail&id=351682

Not yet in stock but has been/is being sold in certan Acer and HP elite (m9060n) models.

It is a $400 add-on when building your own HP.ca computer.

Please change the post title.

[earthman]

Here is the dual Blu burner hd-dvd reader:
http://www.infonec.com/site/main.php?module=detail&id=351682

Not yet in stock but has been/is being sold in certan Acer and HP elite (m9060n) models.

It is a $400 add-on when building your own HP.ca computer.

Please change the post title.

blank Blu-Ray discs are still quite expensive right?

[jon604]

Perfect as I run my HT though the computer but does this output at 1080P?Anitec had this on boxing day @ $225 but I passed as there's not enough HD media out there and these things keep dropping in price. Would buy it if it was a HD burner.

[JonJubeTube]

blank Blu-Ray discs are still quite expensive right?

Yup ~$30 and up.

[ali123]

Perfect as I run my HT though the computer but does this output at 1080P?Anitec had this on boxing day @ $225 but I passed as there's not enough HD media out there and these things keep dropping in price. Would buy it if it was a HD burner.

as long as your videocard can output 1080p this should

[bobcajun]

"This isn't a stand alone player. It's a drive for a computer. Right now your best bet would be to pick up a cheaper DVD player then wait until there's a winner in the war and prices begin to fall. Then pick up a Blu-Ray/HD-DVD player.

Realistically there's no point in spending over $100 on a DVD player anymore."

Machiveli, thanks for the clarification. Does this dvd player fit the bill, do you think?:
http://www.redflagdeals.com/deals/main.php/alldeals/pop7days/cat/#e29789

bob

[coolCAT]

This isn't a stand alone player. It's a drive for a computer. Right now your best bet would be to pick up a cheaper DVD player then wait until there's a winner in the war and prices begin to fall. Then pick up a Blu-Ray/HD-DVD player.

Realistically there's no point in spending over $100 on a DVD player anymore.

The war was fought and it's over:lol:

[earthman]

as long as your videocard can output 1080p this should

ATi 2600xt or X3850 seems like an ideal choice.

[EGee6]

wait until there's a winner in the war and prices begin to fall.

Blu-Ray will win because it has like 75% of studio support :lol:

[brunes]

Blu-Ray will win because it has like 75% of studio support :lol:

Betamax started with 100% of studio support. We all know how that went.

VHS won the war in the end because it was cheaper for consumers (and allowed them to record more TV shows on one tape).

People jump on way too many bandwagons nowadays. It took 6 years for Betamax to die. The HD format war is not over.

[montward]

http://www.pcvonline.com/productDetails.aspx?id=6555

We've "Been Here, Done This Already" !! Why would you start a new thread ? :rolleyes:

Lets not start another thread about the same product for a few dollars difference in price !! And start yet another HD-DVD/Blu-ray debate all over again !!

See original post started December 21st, 2007 on this product and all the debate it sparked :

http://www.redflagdeals.com/forums/showthread.php?t=529900&highlight=HD-DVD+blu-ray

[whampoa]

I'll be careful if you intend to use your videocard DVI for 1080p output. Make sure the card has HDCP otherwise it won't work.

Even running in VGA analog cable you might run into studdering and chopping problems.

[aznblitz]

could anyone tell me if you have this drive and say a video card that is hdcp compliant and you have a tv with an hdmi port. would you hook up your computer via the dvi from the video card to the tv?? or would you use the pc input on your tv??

[Saca_Saca]

This is correct.
You would use the HDMI port on the TV. (DVI to HDMI cable).

[aznblitz]

in terms of playback is it comparable to say a stand alone player if i had a setup on the computer ??

also in terms of audio would i be able to hook it up to my stereo system??

[Mgz]

Yup ~$30 and up.

?????

are u still living in 2007?

it is only 10$ now

[JonJubeTube]

?????

are u still living in 2007?

it is only 10$ now

where? please point the way.

maybe you're livin' in 2007. are you talking single layer 25gb media?

okay maybe $23, but $10 - seriously.

[maimin_matty]

can this be combined with both free HD and BR movie offers? :idea:

[i6s1]

I have this drive. It plays movies fine, but I'm having trouble playing back the backups that I ripped with AnyDVD.

It's 250 at NCIX so have a look there too, it might be cheaper after tax and shipping.

There's a huge thread about this drive at the AVS forums.

http://avsforum.com/avs-vb/showthread.php?t=927751

Pros: Cheapest dual-format player if you have a good computer close to your TV. Allows you to rip backups of your disks and store them on the HD. ($5 worth of HD space per movie.) With AnyDVD HD, it allows you to watch full-res movies if you don't have an HDCP compliant display, which you can't do if you get a standalone player.

Cons: All the potential glitches that happen anytime a computer gets involved in something. The AVS thread has 1200 posts going back to September, many of them due to issues with PowerDVD. (Although Arcsoft is about to release an HD player that's tested very well in beta.)

If you want to avoid the hassle, get a PS3 and wait for Universal and Paramount to start making movies in BR.

[fitbrit]

We've "Been Here, Done This Already" !! Why would you start a new thread ? :rolleyes:

Lets not start another thread about the same product for a few dollars difference in price !! And start yet another HD-DVD/Blu-ray debate all over again !!

See original post started December 21st, 2007 on this product and all the debate it sparked :

http://www.redflagdeals.com/forums/showthread.php?t=529900&highlight=HD-DVD+blu-ray

LOL, actually, I started this thread on October 17th (http://www.redflagdeals.com/forums/showthread.php?t=503384), when the drive was briefly $259 at NCIX. I got mine then.

[jumran]

where? please point the way.

maybe you're livin' in 2007. are you talking single layer 25gb media?

okay maybe $23, but $10 - seriously.


The following thread has it listed for $10 per disc. Still way too expasnive.

http://www.redflagdeals.com/forums/showthread.php?t=540992

[cash_money]

why hasnt someone changed the title yet?

[JonJubeTube]

The following thread has it listed for $10 per disc. Still way too expasnive.

http://www.redflagdeals.com/forums/showthread.php?t=540992

as predicted, 25gb single layer blowout.

totally agreed that it is still way to expensive, but when the drop hits, it will be like the dvd-r drop.

[Makaveli the Don]

Does this dvd player fit the bill, do you think?:
http://www.redflagdeals.com/deals/main.php/alldeals/pop7days/cat/#e29789
[/QUOTE]

Hey, that link doesn't work.

This is the deal pretty much now: Blu Ray's coming out with a new type of 'software' which standalone players can't upgrade to, only the PS3 can. So if you're looking for gaming and a Blu Ray player, go PS3. $399/$499 for the only good Blu Ray player right now (the only one worth buying because of the 2.0 business)

If you're looking into HD-DVD prices are starting to fall on the standalone players in the States, so you may be able to find one cheap, if not here, in the states. Upconversion & an HD-DVD player for $100-150? Not bad.

If you don't have a High-Def. TV yet, you can find a regular DVD player pretty cheap at some places that will last you a while. I picked up a Toshiba DVD player 3 years ago for $40 (on Boxing Day) so prices are very cheap now for a temporary player until you dive into the next-gen DVD players ;)

Anyways, about the HD-DVD/Blu-Ray business, it's not over until it's over. Until Toshiba or Sony declares that it's over it's not going to end. Anyone can say HD-DVD lost, or hell even a year down the road if Blu-Ray's in the same situation you can't count them out until they're finished. I'm not trying to cause a huge war here, there's many other threads on that already, I'm just trying to give my opinion on this subject matter.