Blu-ray is the next generation optical disc format that supports recording, rewriting and playback of high-definition video, as well as storing large amounts of data. These days many new computers are assembled with Blu-ray disk drives.
If you are curious to upgrade your computer with a Blu-ray disk drive, it is advised to check whether the computer hardware supports installation of Blu-ray disk drive or not.
Cyberlink Blu-ray Disc Advisor a free tiny utility from Cyberlink, the developers of famous PowerDVD software, can perform a series of test on your hardware and lets you know whether the existing hardware supports Blu-ray drive.
As you can see in the screen capture my computer is no way up to the Blu-ray compatible hardware checklist.
Download Cyberlink Blu-ray Disc Advisor
Shucks :(
Wish i had seen this post earlier. Learnt it the costly way :(