Petteri Pyyny
31 Oct 2002 13:56
According to DVDWriters.co.uk, it seems that blank DVD media prices are coming down -- rapidly. Well, at least this is the case in the UK, where cheapest blank DVD-R media sells for way less than 50 pence ($0.75) a piece.
The reason for the current price drops seems to be the fact that new multi-format drives, such as Sony DRU-500A, aren't very compatible with the existing media types -- neither "plus" or "minus" discs. And retailers are afraid of the upcoming flood of these multi-format writers that are about to hit the shores by Christmas -- if they're picky about the media they use, retailers can end up having thousands and thousands of discs in their stock that no one wants to buy.
Source: DVDWriters.co.uk