Computers capable of reading Blu-ray will multiply
Although Blu-ray remains the only candidate in the battle of the blue laser, its sales remain very weak if the PS3 is excluded.
In the computing world, the computers proposed with this type of reader are still extremely rare, but the things could change soon thanks to the progressive fall of the price of such readers. Today, a BD-ROM reader costs approximately $95 while a combo able to read the Blu-ray discs and to engrave CD and DVD costs between $110 and 120$. This is still very much more expensive than a simple DVD engraver, however these prices have dropped enough so that certain manufacturers, such as HP, have decided to place an order so that tthey can offer these products in their computers. The first HP products should hit the marketin time for the 'back-to-school' period.
At Apple, there is still a total black out on this subject. We do not know if they regulated their problem with the AACS LA on the implementation of the reading of films, and even if they finally will decide to add the support of the HDCP to their monitors which are certainly the only ones in the world still being marketed without supporting the standard.