Taiwanese optical disc drive maker told DigiTimes that the production cost of a Blu-ray disc player is expected to gradually drop to $50 in 2010, about half of the current production cost.
Current production costs of a BD player are about US$100, with pick-up heads and chipsets accounting for 50% and 25% respectively, the sources noted. With more and more makers of the two key components and increasing yield rates, production costs are expected to keep decreasing to a level of US$50 in 2010, the sources said.
