Plextor PX-B900A. blu ray buyers guide. Standalone Blu-ray players and recorders, Blu-ray PC drives and combo Blu-ray/HD-DVD units.. As the most expensive drive in this group today, you'd expect a lot of value-added from this offering. In some ways, you'd...

• -Blu-Ray Drives

PC included: Components and Operating System Case Nmedia HTPC 500 case (Black, retail: $160) DVD burner Plextor PX-716-SA SATA DVD burner/player (retail $121) Socket AM2 Processor 4600+ Athlon 64 X2 AM2 processor (2.4 GHz,...

to under $800. Tomorrow we'll do a top of the line model.. Computer Components Case Nmedia HTPC 500 case (Black, retail: $160) DVD burner Plextor PX-716-SA SATA DVD burner/player (retail $121) Motherboard Asus M2A-VM HDMI (retail: $81) Hard Drive...

• -The Components, Continued

bought the MCE wireless keyboard/MCE remote bundle instead. The full complement of gear is described in the following table; it came to a total price of $1,287. Computer Components Case Nmedia HTPC 500 case (Black, retail: $160) DVD burner Plextor PX-716-SA...

mail-in rebate. As for optical storage, we were torn between the entertainment value of a Blu-ray player and utility of a DVD burner. In the end, we went with the more business-minded writer, and looked in Plextor’s direction for a suitable solution — after...