Pioneer to Introduce Dual Format HD DVD / Blu-ray Combo Drive
Update: According to Pioneer they don’t have any plans to introduce a dual format combo drives. Read more here.
Since no one can see an end to the present HD DVD and Blu-ray format war, Pioneer is set to introduce BDR-103 dual format combo drive which will support HD DVD as well as Blu-ray medias. The plans about these drives were revealed at IFA 2006. I think in the future only hybrid combo drives like these would become mainstream products.
A few years back a similar format war existed between DVD+R and DVD-R and dual format drive clearly solved this format war, I hope something similar happens to the present HD DVD and Blu-ray format war. So folks let us wait until the dual format drives become mainstream.
Via CdrInfo
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[...] Since no one can see an end to the present HD DVD and Blu-ray format war, NEC has launched a chipset that will support both Blu-ray and HD DVD discs. Previously it was rumored that Pioneer would come with a dual format combo drive but it never materialized. The drives that would be built using this chipset are expected to be expensive since the dual format combo optical pick-up lens is still under development so initially these combo drives will use two separate lenses. [...]