BenQ has thrown it’s hat into the bull ring and hopes it won’t get trampled by the continuing bull fight. BenQ has fallen on the side of Blu-ray in the next-gen HD disc battle, and says that they’ll offer BD computer drives in the first or second quarters of 2006.

Although the result of the competition between Blu-ray and HD DVD to set the industry standard for next generation optical drives has yet to be decided, BenQ is wagering on Blu-ray for the time being, Tsai indicated.

Alpha Tsai is the associate vice president for the company’s Storage Business Unit.

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