As expected, Pioneer Electronics, a leading maker of consumer electronics, on Wednesday unveiled its Blu-ray disc read only memory (BD ROM) optical drive for personal computers, which will go on sale next month and will cost $299 in retail.
The Pioneer BDC-2202 drive can playback, read, record and re-write DVDs (12x speed for DVD±R, 6x for DVD±RW, 4x for DVD±R DL) as well as playback, read and record single- and dual-layer Blu-ray discs (5x for BD-ROM and BD-R/-RE, 2x for BD-R DL/-RE DL), it also can playback and record CDs. It is unclear whether the new drive is meant for outdated Parallel ATA or contemporary Serial ATA interface. In order to playback high definition movies from Blu-ray discs, end-users will also need a graphics card and an output device (monitor, TV-set, etc.) that support HDCP copyright protection technology.
“With the BDC-2202, computer savvy consumers are now privy to what was previously only available to professional users. In addition to maintaining the same benefits of current optical disc drives, the included software means users can now enjoy their favorite Blu-ray disc movies as well as their own personal disc creations,” said Andy Parsons, senior vice president at Pioneer Electronics USA.
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The Pioneer BDC-2202 drive can playback, read, record and re-write DVDs (12x speed for DVD±R, 6x for DVD±RW, 4x for DVD±R DL) as well as playback, read and record single- and dual-layer Blu-ray discs (5x for BD-ROM and BD-R/-RE, 2x for BD-R DL/-RE DL), it also can playback and record CDs. It is unclear whether the new drive is meant for outdated Parallel ATA or contemporary Serial ATA interface. In order to playback high definition movies from Blu-ray discs, end-users will also need a graphics card and an output device (monitor, TV-set, etc.) that support HDCP copyright protection technology.
“With the BDC-2202, computer savvy consumers are now privy to what was previously only available to professional users. In addition to maintaining the same benefits of current optical disc drives, the included software means users can now enjoy their favorite Blu-ray disc movies as well as their own personal disc creations,” said Andy Parsons, senior vice president at Pioneer Electronics USA.
View: Xbit Labs
definately agree with this, it seems way tooo cheap, until the PS3 comes down in price at least
not according to the article
Edit: Apparently the article is wrong. This model CANNOT burn BD's.
not according to the article
Edit: Apparently the article is wrong. This model CANNOT burn BD's.
it's still not a ROM as it can burn CD's/DVD's also according to the specs here, i assume they are right, as i assume the writer to check their facts before they write stuff, but if the bluray burner bit was wrong it could be too.;
Edit: ooh, this BD-ROM (???) *can* write to Blu-ray discs? "record single/dual Blu-ray discs"
Then it's really nice! Also, surprisingly, a 25 GB BDR disc cost the same as a 15 GB HD-DVD-R disc here! Both a bit expensive though (~$16 in Sweden) although not *that* horrible from the cost per GB (at least not the BDR ones) and definitely on the right track there too. With recorders starting to gain some traction in the market from devices like this one, I hope those will come down some more. Half or even 60-70% of the disc cost from now and I'm there! I'm willing to pay a little extra for the convenience... :p
Last edited by Jugalator on 04 May 2007 - 08:37
Posted May 2nd 2007 1:26PM by Paul Miller
Filed under: HDTV, Home Entertainment, Storage
No more gazing jealously across the Pacific as those Chinese consumers gobble up cheap-as-free BDC-S02 Blu-ray drives from Pioneer. The new BDC-2202 will be available in the US next month, and can read Blu-ray at 5x, Blu-ray dual layer at 2x and reads and writes to DVDs and CDs as well. Unfortunately, the BDC-2202 leaves out Blu-ray burning, which might be a deal breaker for some, and a complete non-issue for others. If you're just in it for the playback side of things, the BDC-2202 seems the way to go -- until something cheaper comes out next month, of course.
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BD-ROMS are already recorded discs
BD-ROMS are already recorded discs
technically it is impossibel to burn toa ROM, the whole read only and all
Looks like the format wars just got one step closer to being over today.
While this one could be faster on reading them (SL and DL) BDs...
If it cannot burn BD, then this line of the article needs to be edited.
Or, like... those 20 or so times Slick Willy made the same case but didn't have the balls (I use that term lightly) to do anyting about it.
http://youtube.com/watch?v=i87cZ3Og6ts
Someone's got a bone to pick with good 'ol IDE?
I think xbit just added the little bit of "recording Blu-Ray", the press release makes no reference. If the drive is indeed capable, then i'd see this as a loss leader and a move to improve sales of Pioneer HD Televisions.
The only way they would drop a BR Recorder price so low, would be to get a blu-ray drive in the home.
Well, generally speaking, people stick to brand names. Ofcourse that holds no water to Neowin subscribers, we are not a common breed.
But this being a pc product, I don't know if a lot of people watch movies on their PC, but it's my opinion that people mostly use their pc for recording things rather than playing them back.
This turns out to be a regularly retail (high) priced item.
Last edited by DarkRyu on 04 May 2007 - 17:08
A external HD-DVD drive for 199$ ( Xbox ) that only read.
Again, I think that the external HD-DVD drive is the better deal. You can get faster CD/DVD burner for less than 100$ today....
http://www.computerandvideogames.com/article.php?id=163233
http://kotaku.com/gaming/uh%2C-oh/rockstar...-360-257184.php
and this:
http://www.afterdawn.com/news/archive/9606.cfm
Mark my words, this is going to make PS3 sales crumble to a hault. The main reason most people buy PS3's is for the Blu-Ray playback.
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