Okoro updates its HD media center PC line

High-end home theater makers Okoro Media Systems has introduced its 2007 BX series with support for both Blu-ray and HD-DVD.

The BX100 and BX300 will both sport a single optical drive that can play back either high definition format. The thing is, this is the sort of thing that drives up the price significantly on already expensive machines. And while it's too early to tell whether Blu-ray or HD-DVD will go the way of Betamax, you're taking a gamble by plopping down $3000+ on a machine simply because it supports both high def formats.

Of course, if you could peek into your crystal ball and determine that three years from now there'd be a much wider selection of videos available on one format or the other, you'd still probably have to pay $2000+ to get a machine today that has support for Blu-ray or HD-DVD and:

• 2GB of DDR2 memory
• Windows Vista Ultimate
• 500GB to 1TB of storage
• HDCP output via Nvidia 8500GT graphics board
• Analog and ATSC HD TV tuners (times two on the pricier BX300)

So if you've got to be on the early adopter cutting edge, why not shell out a bit extra and get a dual format drive that may or may not be obsolete in a few years?
[via Engadget]