Pioneer next burners

Pioneer's catalogue currently has a single Blu-Ray burner, the BDR-101A. As compared to its competitors, this product isn't very well placed. The reason is the lack of support of 50 Go double layer medias, but also of CDs, both for reading and burning purposes. And their competitors are actually way ahead in those areas.
That's probably the reason why they decided to unveil their next gen burners specifications.
The BDR-102A that shall arrive in January 2007 will solve these issues. But the most interesting news is about the 103 that shall replace it. On top of doing what the 102 does, and fatser, it will also be able to read HD-DVD disks. Though burning them will still be impossible, it's a very important step forward.
The problem of the tariff remains. There's little chance the prices might drop fast, because of a shortage in blue laser diods, that's supposedly due to Sony stocking them for their future PS3. Once the situation gets back to normal, prices should drop very fast in such a competitive market.