Sony Electronics is currently planning to release a sub-$200 Blu-ray optical drive for early 2008. The drive will have reading capability only, and is a low cost option for those looking to make their PCs capable of Blu-ray movie playback. Similar to the other Sony drives, this one will make use of the SATA interface.
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Warner announced that '300' has sold over 250,000 copies on Blu-ray since it was released in July, twice as many as has sold on HD DVD. Sony also announced that the PS3 would soon be receiving a firmware upgrade to boost its Blu-ray interactivity functions.
On the whole, HD players have increased their market share, now at 5%, since August when it was only 1.3% of total DVD player sales. Additionally, HD players accounted for 27% of the revenue in the DVD player market. This trend is expected to continue through the upcoming holiday season.
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