Panasonic BD "blanks" pricing - Blu-ray Forum

Blue · 01-05-2006, 06:30 AM

Panasonic has announced the price of their disks
http://www2.panasonic.com/webapp/wcs...42006021803031

from US$60 for 50GB R/W Dual Layer to 17.99 for single layer 25GB Write once - although these prices are high, I don't think it's time for Toshiba to start celebrating as I think the prices will fall dramatically very quickly

Guppa · 01-05-2006, 07:26 AM

I don't think the price for a single layer-disc is that expensive. The dual layer-discs are but then HD-DVD doesn't have anything to match that but what concerns me more about the $43 dual layer-disc price, is what the price of dual layers movie discs will be.

James Morrow · 01-05-2006, 07:41 AM

Recordable discs historically start at high prices - especially for premium products such as the dual layer 50GB variants, but fall rapidly with increasing demand and production. For various reasons HD-DVD is currently focussed upon playback only - which is hardly going to produce any demand for recordable discs. In contrast, both BD and HD-DVD are aiming for mass production and high demand for movie discs from early on, so initial recordable disc prices cannot be directly compared with playback only discs...

Gorkab · 01-05-2006, 09:19 AM

That's right but not for this one !!!!

hmurchison · 01-06-2006, 02:31 AM

Prices will have to come down rapidly. Currently they are more expensive that magnetic hard drives.

80GB can be had for less than $50. Granted a hard drive is bulky but for total storage it's cheaper and faster.

01-05-2006, 06:30 AM	#1
Blue Super Moderator Top contributor Member since:Jan 2005 Location:Melbourne Australia Blu-ray collection:206	Panasonic BD "blanks" pricing Panasonic has announced the price of their disks http://www2.panasonic.com/webapp/wcs...42006021803031 from US$60 for 50GB R/W Dual Layer to 17.99 for single layer 25GB Write once - although these prices are high, I don't think it's time for Toshiba to start celebrating as I think the prices will fall dramatically very quickly

01-05-2006, 07:26 AM	#2
Guppa Junior Member Member since:Nov 2005	I don't think the price for a single layer-disc is that expensive. The dual layer-discs are but then HD-DVD doesn't have anything to match that but what concerns me more about the $43 dual layer-disc price, is what the price of dual layers movie discs will be. Last edited by Guppa; 01-05-2006 at 07:28 AM.

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01-05-2006, 07:41 AM	#3
James Morrow Member Member since:Jun 2004	Recordable discs historically start at high prices - especially for premium products such as the dual layer 50GB variants, but fall rapidly with increasing demand and production. For various reasons HD-DVD is currently focussed upon playback only - which is hardly going to produce any demand for recordable discs. In contrast, both BD and HD-DVD are aiming for mass production and high demand for movie discs from early on, so initial recordable disc prices cannot be directly compared with playback only discs...

01-05-2006, 09:19 AM	#4
Gorkab Senior Member Top contributor Member since:Nov 2004 Location:France 4K collection:145 Blu-ray collection:545 DVD collection:28 Blu-ray reviews:1	That's right but not for this one !!!!

01-06-2006, 02:31 AM	#5
hmurchison Banned Member since:Aug 2004 Location:Seaattle	Prices will have to come down rapidly. Currently they are more expensive that magnetic hard drives. 80GB can be had for less than $50. Granted a hard drive is bulky but for total storage it's cheaper and faster.

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