Blue-Ray Manufactures at DVD Cost

[Gegenki]

Thats right folks
I really don't understand why people still go on about them needing new fabs for Blue Ray disks. Since TDK made the super hard 0.1mm layer - meaning the disc no longer needed a catridge, it would just be a matter of changing the materials that went into the disc, in a very similar process to the creation of DVD's meaning that they would make very very similar changes to DVD fabs as the guys running HD-DVD are doing. It would be more of a materials change than an equipment change.

Anyways - to the point

The Blu-ray Disc Association (BDA) today announced that Blu-ray Disc manufacturing is ready to go. Broad acceptance and adoption of Blu-ray Disc has contributed to process improvements and cost efficiencies that bring the long-term cost of manufacturing BD-ROM discs in line with current DVD replication costs. "There are a lot of companies trying to stake out a position in various aspects of BD-ROM manufacturing," said Kazuhiro Tsuga, executive officer of Matsushita Electric. "As a result, we are seeing multitudes of improvements in processes and technology, as well as the effects of economies of scale that make replication extremely cost effective." With these developments in the industry, replication facilities in the United States are setting up and preparing to mass produce BD-ROM Discs. Technicolor is establishing a complete pilot BD disc manufacturing process by July 2005. Cinram which already has a pilot replication line is awaiting the delivery of commercial lines.


Woah - that is from way back in May - I haven't seen anyone comment on it as yet so I thought I'd post it, I only came accross it a few minutes ago

Source: http://www.blu-ray.com/

[Viper]

the long-term cost of manufacturing BD-ROM discs in line with current DVD replication costs

The problem comes with start up costs still being higher and that is the point many people, including the HD-DVD camp, are still making.

I do believe this was talked about already in previous threads.

[Forbiden]

Well, its weird since people are always on top of news. But isnt this supposed to mean that the production cost of BD is going down, so it will be cheaper to make and thus cheaper to sell??(Container disk removed or not??)

[HereticPB]

However, it will be sold at Blu-Ray costs at 35 dollars for movies 70 dollars for games!

[Coded-Dude]

where do you get those numbers - just curious....thx!

[Loc]

He made them up. And probably going off that Xbox360 games will cost 60$.

[Forbiden]

nah, i believe that BD will just cost about 5 dollars more in price than the HD DVD if those numbers are right. But i doutb that moveis will come to 35, a 15 dollar increas is a lot, even for BD. I think movies will cost roughtly 30 on both formats.

[F089/H]

^I think so too!

[Z]

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