Like it or not, now that Blu-ray has become the default next-generation disc format, the prices are already sneaking up.
An online report said that prices of Blue-ray disc titles have gone up on Amazon.com and Sony's new Blu-ray players will cost more than the old models.
But what if China is to make Blu-ray discs?
Word has it that a Chinese manufacturer is about to start production of Blu-ray discs. "Everything is ready. Once molds and the master disc arrive, mass-scale production will begin," according to a leading IT Web site in China.
That may be good news for global consumers, as China seems to always be able to offer low costs.
It is also speculated that this company will either be Henan Kerry Digital Co. Ltd. of Anyang, Henan province (100 percent Hong Kong ownership) or Dalian Hualu Group Co. of Dalian, Liaoning province.
Panasonic, a shareholder of Hualu, also makes Blu-ray discs.