Comments on: Gateway Desktop Handles Blu-ray and HD DVD http://www.digitaltrends.com/computing/gateway-desktop-handles-blu-ray-and-hd-dvd/ Upgrade Your Lifestyle Sun, 22 Nov 2009 22:06:50 -0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 By: Aaron http://www.digitaltrends.com/computing/gateway-desktop-handles-blu-ray-and-hd-dvd/#comment-55675 Aaron Thu, 07 Feb 2008 17:12:56 +0000 #comment-55675 The Gateway sales page says "universal burning capability to any kind of disk." but the specs say the drive is only a Blu-ray/HD-DVD player and a DVD burner. <br /> <br /> I wonder how many people will get it home and expect to be able to burn to 4xBlu-ray or 1xHD-DVD recordable disks?<br /> <br /> If they did add a dual format HD burner, the only ones available burn to Blu-ray but only read HD-DVD so far. Basically a Blu-ray data drive with HD-DVD reading support due to Paramount and Universal as the sole movie producers holding out on producing Blu-ray format movies. The Gateway sales page says “universal burning capability to any kind of disk.” but the specs say the drive is only a Blu-ray/HD-DVD player and a DVD burner.

I wonder how many people will get it home and expect to be able to burn to 4xBlu-ray or 1xHD-DVD recordable disks?

If they did add a dual format HD burner, the only ones available burn to Blu-ray but only read HD-DVD so far. Basically a Blu-ray data drive with HD-DVD reading support due to Paramount and Universal as the sole movie producers holding out on producing Blu-ray format movies.

]]> By: Frantz J. Louis-Jacques http://www.digitaltrends.com/computing/gateway-desktop-handles-blu-ray-and-hd-dvd/#comment-55674 Frantz J. Louis-Jacques Wed, 30 Jan 2008 17:35:22 +0000 #comment-55674 Why would Gateway use a 2400XT in a gaming rig instead of a 3850/512MB or just a regular 3870? This boggles the mind. Surely the are aware of the performance advantage of the new cards.<br /> <br /> Franzius Why would Gateway use a 2400XT in a gaming rig instead of a 3850/512MB or just a regular 3870? This boggles the mind. Surely the are aware of the performance advantage of the new cards.

Franzius

]]> By: Ian Bell http://www.digitaltrends.com/computing/gateway-desktop-handles-blu-ray-and-hd-dvd/#comment-55673 Ian Bell Wed, 30 Jan 2008 09:47:46 +0000 #comment-55673 Is that Hyperdrive an LG unit? I think they are the only company to produce a dual HD format drive like this. Is that Hyperdrive an LG unit? I think they are the only company to produce a dual HD format drive like this.

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