Dvd Player to support Blue-Ray and HD-DVD

Hey,
i am planning a homecinema and have thought about buying a Mac Mini as Dvd /Multimedia Player. Becuase, to this moment, we don't know, which new HD Dvd Format will come in the future... Blue Ray or Hd-Dvd... is there a possbility I can play those new dvds with the normal dvd drive and maybe just some new drivers or software???
Thanks ver much

No, you cannot play a Blu-Ray or HD DVD disk in a DVD drive. They both require different hardware than DVD drives have.

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