Ask the Insiders: Putting the Last Nails in the Coffin

[WickyWoo]

The Hobbit comes out in 2010. Is it reasonable to hope BD100s will be in production at that point? If so, then problem solved! A single disk RotK with a flawless, bit-rich presentation won't be any problem at all.

No, I seriously doubt you will ever see a commercial, pressed BD100 disc, nor have I even heard of anyone proposing making them. They don't even have the specs for one, and only lab samples for the burnables, and personally, I believe the chances of seeing even one of those at a price that even approaches being worth it is slim. Just because they can make them work in a lab does not mean that mass replication is, or ever will be practical(not saying it WON'T mind you), at least on a consumer level.

Remember, even after what, 4 years on the market, DVD-R 9s are about $4 each in bulk. On a good sale, DVD-R is $0.20, making it 10 times more expensive for the same amount of storage

Which means that if BD-100 hit today, each blank, again in bulk and on a real good sale would be $125 each.