Quote Originally Posted by Mr Peabody
I am getting a little confidence boost for Blu-ray as I am starting to see disc drives and burners show up on the market. I wonder if MS has gotten anyone to include the HD-DVD in their computer yet? A computer manufacturer has it easy, all they have to do is offer either one as a add on feature.
Rumor has it that HD-DVD support will be built into the upcoming service pack for Windows Vista. Whether that has any impact, who knows. Blu-ray and HD-DVD OEM drives have been out for a while now. I just don't get the sense that there's a whole lot of interest right now (no different than when DVD drives first started arriving on the market). Plus, Dell and HP already offer optional Blu-ray drives, and Sony just announced an all-in-one iMac knockoff with the option for a built-in Blu-ray recorder. Toshiba previously announced that they would add HD-DVD drives to all of their notebook models starting next year.