First 5.25" HD-DVD Drive

Buffalo announced the availability of the first 5.25" HD-DVD drive. This is too our knowledge, the first device dedicated to computers to be able to play this blue laser-based DVD format. It can also play standard CDs and DVDs.
However, it does NOT have any burning capabilities, what ever media you consider!
Even if its price (300$) might appear rather cheap, it does not offer much besides providing the ability to play HD-DVD on a computer. BD burners are already available for week now, and one can find different types of BD media to burn data on.
The future of HD-DVD as an alternative to BD as the future default optical drive for computer market seems to be rather dark.