HP to debut Blu-ray HD DVD combo drive
Hewlett-Packard began its HD video-purveying life as a member of the HD DVD camp, but come Wednesday, two of its Pavilion desktops will take a more inclusive position in the format war by offering internal dual-format Blu-ray/HD DVD drives. We've seen certain high-end home theater PCs with one Blu-ray and one HD DVD drive crammed into the front, but as of May 9, HP will be the first to offer a hybrid HD drive.
This chart outlines what HP's hybrid HD drives can and can't do.
(Credit: HP)The two models offering the drive, the Pavilion Media Center m8010y and the Pavilion d4890y (both Intel powered), will be available as configurable options only via HP's online store. We have a call into HP to find out about pricing and what this might mean for its current desktops and laptops with plain-old HD DVD drives. If we find out anything good, we'll come back with an update.
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Uh, What?
I'm still waiting on the sideline until the prices are reasonable before buying one. Having paid the high price for CD and DVD burners when they were new and slow, I have learned my lesson.
I'm still waiting on the sideline until the prices are reasonable before buying one. Having paid the high price for CD and DVD burners when they were new and slow, I have learned my lesson.
- by heifler January 16, 2009 1:58 PM PST
- I just got my HP Pavilion a6660t Product Number FX481AV#ABA
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(5 Comments)It has a cd/dvd/blu-ray player. The blu-ray starts loading then goes to dark screen. All hardware, drivers, and player software has been checked out or reloaded. Over 5 hours by phone or chat to HP support has not resolved this issue.