Can blue-ray disks be played on the new iMac?

If I buy disks in blue ray format, can they be played on the new iMac?

Matt Clifton wrote:
No - you cannot play Blu-Ray movies on Mac OS X. You can, however, play them from within Windows if you have a Windows installation.
Matt
I don't believe the internal DVD drive that comes with the iMac is capable of playing a Blu-Ray disc, period, Windows or otherwise. It would require an external Blu-Ray drive AND Windows. Not exactly cost effective when a stand alone player costs about $100 these days.
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