BenQ Unveils Blu-Ray Recorder

From TWICE:
http://www.twice.com/article/CA6349199.html&

Something I haven't seen discussed anywhere, which has interesting implications, is that both HD-DVD and Bluray formats are being released with both playback hardware AND recordable media/recording hardware, at the same time. It was, what, about eighteen years between the launch of the CD and the release of the CD-R, and about four years before DVD-R hit the scene after DVD's launch? I can't decide if it's a matter of both camps being so confident of their media's adoption that they're putting all their eggs in one basket, OR they figure the best way to entice consumers is to let them have it with both barrels at once. In a very real sense, this goes against the grain of the most fundamental tradition in consumer electronics marketing; having the new and improved version in the pipeline, but holding it back, and carefully planning out the stages of your release schedule.

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