you all set for DVD Blu-ray or HD DVD?

[Hellfighter]

there only four makers (Brands name) that make the DVD-Drive that support the Blu-ray or HD DVDs

anyways if you don't know there is a beta tester to see if your system has the balls for the new hardware driver that are coming out soon.

Link: http://www.cyberlink.com/english/sup.../diagnosis.jsp

there you download the tester (Advisor software) it will scan your system to see if it up to read Blu-ray or HD DVDs that are coming out soon.

read up on the details link: http://www.cyberlink.com/english/sup...d_vs_hddvd.jsp

Blu-ray Disc

Blu-ray Disc (BD) is the name of a next-generation optical disc format. The format was developed to enable recording, rewriting and playback of high-definition video (HD), as well as for storing large amounts of data. The format offers more than five times the storage capacity of traditional DVDs and can hold up to 25GB on a single-layer disc and 50GB on a dual-layer disc.
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HD DVD
HD DVD (High Density Digital Versatile Disc or High Definition Digital Video Disc) is a digital optical media format that can hold high definition video or other data. HD DVD is similar to the competing Blu-ray Disc, which also uses the same CD-size (120 mm diameter), optical data storage media and 405 nm wavelength blue laser. HD DVD is being promoted by Toshiba, NEC, Sanyo, Microsoft and Intel, among others. In terms of major studios, HD DVD is currently exclusively backed by Universal Studios and is non-exclusively backed by Paramount Pictures and Warner Bros., Studio Canal and The Weinstein Company.

HD DVD-ROM is a 12cm disc, 1.2mm thick, replicated as either single or dual layer, with a storage capacity of 15GB for a single layer and 30GB for a dual layer disc. Double-sided versions increase capacity to 30GB and 60GB respectively.
3X DVD-ROM Brings the higher data rate of HD DVD to the conventional format, enabling 135 minutes of HD content to be placed on a DVD-ROM, using AVC or VC-1 codecs.
8 cm mini HD DVD offers 4.7GB in single layer form and 9.4GB as dual layer. A double-sided disc is part of the standard.
HD DVD-R write once discs can hold 15 GB per side, 30GB total.
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will i not up there but i got two unuse bays not being use.

Brand names that are making these new DVD Drives are:

Panasonic
LF-MB121JD (Japan)

Philips
SPD7000 (second half 2006)

Pioneer
BDR-101A (USA - Q1 2006)

Sony
Blu-ray Disc PC Drive

Source: http://www.blu-raydisc.com/products/...625/Index.html
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Find this a bet funny:
Poineer some may not know it, they and Sony are one and the same people. if i remember right Poineer taken over sony back in the 70s later half before (sony) was thinking of making any Playstation 1 up.