Pioneer will be selling the latest HD Blu-ray players for just $300 in the United States starting next month, giving consumers an opportunity to adopt the new technology at very affordable prices.
The BDC-2202 drive will be capable of reading regular Blu-ray at 5x and dual layer at 2x along with the ability to read and write to both DVDs and CDs. One downside to the drive is its inability to burn actual Blu-ray discs, which might leave some strung in confusion.
I’m still not playing favorites with an HD content format – I’m still poised and waiting to see what happens in the war of the formats, to see who comes out on top. That said, I won’t be purchasing a player until they drop under the $200 mark.
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