Whether it is to archive your TiVo HD Tivo To Go recordings or footage from your HDV or AVCHD video camera, the price of blank Blu-ray media has been somewhat of a barrier to using the format for mass archiving.

Recent price drops will help alleviate that problem. I see that the price for a Verbatim 25GB BD-R Single Branded Disc at New Egg is at a new low of only $8 each.

If you are a heavy user, Fry’s has the Memorex Blu-ray 25GB 15 Disc Spindle for only $90, and has had this item in weekend sales for as low as $60 in store, or $4 per disc before tax and no shipping charge.

At $4 for 25GB, this pricing is becoming competitive with dual layer DVD+R discs, and is reaching the price level where mass archiving to Blu-ray becomes reasonable … well to me at least!

Considering that market penetration for writable Blu-ray is still very small, I think that over the next year or two, the format will become very price competitive, making it the sensible choice for even data archival and computer backup.

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