Blu-Ray drive - worth getting for new PCs?

[Deleted]

My Notebook has had a Blu-Ray drive for almost 2 years now and to be honest, I don't think I've used it once (as a BD player that is. I've use it to read DVDs plenty of times).

I just seems like software is either delivered via the web or DVDs in 99% of cases. The only place where DVDs have achieved a noticeable market penetration is in the home-theater in combination with Full HD TVs.

That begs the question, do you think we'll see Video-Games distributed via Blu-Ray anytime soon? Most console games already are but it seems like PC games are still mostly DVD only.

I know Blu-Ray drives have become quite affordable today, costing around 60-80 USD, but do you think we'll see Blu-Rays hit the PC market in the foreseeable future?

[Fuzzykins]

No, we won't. Since most PC games now operate without the disc in the drive bay, it would have virtually no difference. Also, as far as I know, the data transfer rate for Blu-ray isn't any different, and that's what counts.

But I fully recommend it for videos. I love Blu-ray video. x3

[Fuzzzie]

Blu-Ray drives are so dirt cheap now there's really no reason not to have the option available to you, should you ever need it.

[Asmekiel]

I bought a Blu-Ray drive 2 years ago with my then new computer. Haven't used it once, but it may become usefull later.
Since digital distribution seems the norm these days, Blu-Ray won't come soon for PC-games. Only use for PC would be watching HD-movies via the disc.

[DeltrusDisc]

If you don't spend the required $20-30 or whatever insane amount needed on BluRay movies.... then no point in buying a drive. I know they look a lot nicer and all, but I'm waiting for the prices to drop a bit more.

[sizzlinsauce]

blue ray drive are finally down to DVD price ( $20 per) but it looks like the closer we get to universal wireless the less we need disks and the more we need wireless downloading of movies and content onto ssd's/hdds

[Funt Case]

Whats the next upgrade after blue ray? would it be movies and games sold by memory sticks?

[sizzlinsauce]

Whats the next upgrade after blue ray? would it be movies and games sold by memory sticks?

off the internet via wireless. or cat6 cable lines/fibre optic

[Arisfarreach]

Honestly, if you've never used your lappy's player, you'd just be wasting your money.

How do I know this? I put a Blu-Ray player in my current PC...

[skatblast]

pretty much only worth it if its in your HTPC, or if your burning lots of blue ray disk.

[BicycleMafioso]

No, I don't see any reason to have an optical drive in any computer*.

* = that isn't a HTPC

EDIT - brainfart, forgot to add the HTPC-part.

[DeltrusDisc]

No, I don't see any reason to have an optical drive in any computer*.

* = that isn't a HTPC

EDIT - brainfart, forgot to add the HTPC-part.

I thought you went to sleep....

[BicycleMafioso]

I thought you went to sleep....

So did I. I just had to try out BFBC2 first. And solve why I couldn't install this so-called "Steam" on my computer. And well. No one was online at BFBC2 at 5am ._.

[Skelly]

I use an optical drive to download the CDs I buy to iTunes.. I only buy CDs so I can play them in my car.. I'm too lazy to plug in my iPhone every time I was to listen in the car. Other than that? I have no use for an optical drive. Everything is online

[Nephthes]

I got a bluray reader on my new computer. Its worth it because it reads BluRay, DVD, and CD. I have a pretty decent setup to where if my husband were on the PS3 (we watch our movies on that too) that I could just go to the computer room plop in my big comfy chair and watch what I wanted to! Its worth the extra 100 (maybe) if you have it to spare. It also came in handy while he and I were moving and didnt have our TV to watch! Yay for movies!

[PACOX]

No unless you won't back up any your media to be played on a device that can't load a USB drive. More and more content that is delievered to computers is digital, backs ups are stored on portable HDDs or thumb drives. Unless you have or plan to start a collection of bluray movies or have a stringent data cap, I would skip out on the drive. High quality movies can now be delivered digitally even to a television, what can't be streamed can be placed on a HDD.

[bals]

No, we won't. Since most PC games now operate without the disc in the drive bay, it would have virtually no difference. Also, as far as I know, the data transfer rate for Blu-ray isn't any different, and that's what counts.

But I fully recommend it for videos. I love Blu-ray video. x3

data transfer rate different than what? dvd? blu-ray has higher data transfer rates. 1x blu-ray is around 36 mbps and 1x dvd is around 10.8mbps
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blu-ray_Disc
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dvd

For gaming, wouldn't recommend it. If you watch a lot of movies through your computer than go for it

[Sephiracle]

So did I. I just had to try out BFBC2 first. And solve why I couldn't install this so-called "Steam" on my computer. And well. No one was online at BFBC2 at 5am ._.

Pfft, I can be on at your 5am :P

[Asmekiel]

So did I. I just had to try out BFBC2 first. And solve why I couldn't install this so-called "Steam" on my computer. And well. No one was online at BFBC2 at 5am ._.

Why can't you install Steam? And should've told me 2 days ago when BFBC2 was on sale there :P


Like I said before, I have a Blu-Ray player in my PC. And I used it very well (not the Blu-Ray part though) I have this collection of 150 albums at home and want all music on my PC also. Most of these albums are 2+ CD's... But getting a BR-player is worth it if you plan on playing BR-discs in the (near) future. Mine cost €90 2.5 years ago and also can play HD-DVD :P

[ispano]

Note, heavy opinion here.

Only if you get it for 0 cost to yourself, Sony really doesn't deserve to get our money. On that note, you wouldn't even need the drive, for obvious reasons.