Re: Blu-ray Numbers Too Low To Release

"Tom" <noway@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote in message

>  will contend your PC
> statement though. BR is not in any way cost effect as a
> storage device or medium for PC. Firstly, it is too
> costly. I can get a 200gig external HDD for 1/4 the price
> of of a BR internal burner and a BR blank disc. Not only
> that, the transfer data rate on even USB 2.0 still smokes
> the fastest BR readers (let alone writing data). Keep in
> mind also, that BR does not come on a re-writeable disc,
> so if you screw up the burn, you eat a rather expensive
> disc. HDDs can written over and over again.

At the minute yes.  But  CD-R were expensive when they first got released,

DVD-R the same.  Also you have to admit that ****table drives and Flash RAM

drives aren't really in the same category as BR, DVD or CD.  I have a very

compact 4GB USB flash drive on my key ring.  It's the best £35 (as it was
at 
a the time) I ever spent because I never go anywhere without my keys so I 
always have a good amount of storage space in my pocket if I need it.  For

that use I'd back flash memory over any other medium.   However I wouldn't

use Flash RAM for a system back up. and I wouldn't use it if I was make a 
copy of some large files for someone else.  BR is still pretty much a 
fledgling technology and as you say still expensive. But so were CD-R and 
DVD-R media when they were first conceived. BR will drop in price as they 
did.