As a supporter of both Blu-ray and HD DVD, it shouldn't be surprising that HP
is one of the first computer manufacturers to offer a PC with support both formats. ExtremeTech has reported that HP will be offering
LG's Super Multi Blue drive (GGW-H10N) as an option on two of their Media Center PCs. As we've reported in the past, the GGW-H10N
functions as both a Blu-ray Disc writer and HD DVD-ROM drive.
While pricing was not immediately available on either series,
both Media Center PCs will come with an optional LG Super Multi Blue Blu-ray Disc Rewriter and HD DVD-ROM Drive (GGW-H10N), which the
company demoed at this year's Consumer Electronics Show.
It is expected that the drive will cost $1200, falling into a
comparable price range to LG's standalone BH100, also known as the Super Multi Blue Player.
An HP representative said that the
optical drive is a triple-format writer and will be able to write to Blu-ray discs at 2x (single-layer and double-layer), DVDs, and CDs.
The drive will not be able to write to HD DVD, however, and currently Toshiba is the only company that manufactures an HD DVD writerfor
PCs.
Unfortunately, ExtremeTech doesn't seem to have all of their facts straight. The GGW-H10N is able to write to single
layer BD-R discs at 4x and not the 2x stated in their article. If you'd like to read more, their entire article can be found here.
