That's really really cool... I wish someone would buy me one :p
I probably wouldn't buy one myself though... The fact that Blu-Ray is region encoded is a real deal breaker for me. The laptop I'm on right now has a BluRay drive; I bought it in the U.S. Right now though, I'm in the U.K. but can't buy any BluRay movies because they're all region locked to zone B or whatever. I would feel cheated if I spent 2 and a half grand on something but still not have the flexibility to buy my discs wherever I want.
Other than that, this thing looks absolutely delicious, and I'm sure that the programs you'd burn onto bluray would be region free. 1 TB of storage is also totally awesome. Nevertheless... doesn't a blank dual layer bluray disc cost about as much as just buying a movie from the store? Which I suppose means that you'd have to be selective about what you burn, so that you don't waste your expensive blank disc on something you could just buy in a store.
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That's really really cool... I wish someone would buy me one :p
I probably wouldn't buy one myself though... The fact that Blu-Ray is region encoded is a real deal breaker for me. The laptop I'm on right now has a BluRay drive; I bought it in the U.S. Right now though, I'm in the U.K. but can't buy any BluRay movies because they're all region locked to zone B or whatever. I would feel cheated if I spent 2 and a half grand on something but still not have the flexibility to buy my discs wherever I want.
Other than that, this thing looks absolutely delicious, and I'm sure that the programs you'd burn onto bluray would be region free. 1 TB of storage is also totally awesome. Nevertheless... doesn't a blank dual layer bluray disc cost about as much as just buying a movie from the store? Which I suppose means that you'd have to be selective about what you burn, so that you don't waste your expensive blank disc on something you could just buy in a store.
@TeddyN, playusa and ebay do a good line in import blu-rays and they're cheaper than the ~£30 average it seems that uk stores try to flog region B for