Will the iMac ever have a Blu-ray drive?

[CalBoy]

The PS3 is not that expensive and is a great Blu ray and upconverting DVD player.

I feel the need to point out that Sony loses money on each PS3 because it's so expensive to produce. Apple would not be able to produce a similar product at that price because Apple relies on hardware margins (not software, which is where Sony expects to make up its cash).

 

[takeabyteoutta]

Sony is currently making money on the PS3 (they have been since pre-december). However, the drive in the PS3 will never fit the slim iMac form. The current slim "blu-ray" drives are $900. That price will need to reduce by atleast 80% in order for apple to make it an option. Thats atleast 1 years until its viable for an iMac, by which point apple hopes to have itunes movies established. I imagine by next fall we'll see improved 720p quality along with 1080p download options from itunes (longer download times, but higher quality)