Pioneer recently unveiled a new BD/DVD/CD writer - the BDC-202. This things is quite flexible, here’s what it can do:
BD-ROM Read 5X
BD-R/-RE Read 5X
BD-R DL/-RE DL Read 2X
DVD-ROM Read 12X
DVD-RAM Read 5X Write 5X
DVD-R/+R Read 12X Write 12X
DVD-RW/+RW Read 8X Write 6X
DVD-RDL/+RDL Read 8X Write 4X
CD-ROM Read 32X
This drive will be available in the 2nd quarter of 2007.
Several computer manufacturers have voiced support for the Blu-ray format, and Dell is one of them. To prove it, they’re releasing a laptop with an included BD drive. The XPS M1710 is a Media Center laptop with a 1920 x 1200 resolution.
It doesn’t come without a cost, however. The 2GB RAM laptop with 100GB HDD costs $4,249.
The big thing, though, is that there’s no HDMI output. That’s a shame - how are you supposed to hook up the laptop to a high-def display?
HP has announced a trio of HD DVD PV products.
One: a 17″ widescreen home entertainment laptop.
Two: a media center PC with 7.1 surround sound.
Three: an external HD DVD drive.
It looks like HP has done a big turnaround from their Blu-ray only days!
Apparently Sony has heard the cries of those who invested (heavily) in their new BWU-100A PC Blu-Ray recorder drive. They will be releasing a free software update for the included Cyberlink PowerDVD software that will enable the playback of commercial Blu-Ray discs. Now that $750 price point is looking pretty sweet for those of us Home Theater PC enthusiasts! Of course, we still need to go out and buy an HDCP capable video card if you want a true digital output. The next piece of the puzzle to perfect will be how to get the best audio from these discs out to your A/V receiver. If you have a good sound card with 7.1 channel analog outputs, you probably have what you need, but if you want to keep it digital via HDMI, I am not sure there is a solution for you…yet. If you know of one, please do not hesitate to leave it in a comment!
Blu-Ray Media Center Available From Cannon PC Canon is now offering Media Center PC’s with the option of putting in a BD drive.
- Wed31Jan07Alienware 7500 P2 with Blu-ray bit-tech.net takes a look at the Alienware 7500 P2 computer with a built-in BD drive.
- Mon29Jan07Toshiba Introduces HD DVD-R Drive to Windows Vista Notebook PCs Toshiba’s doing it’s HD DVD thing with a HD DVD drive in their new Windows Vista notebook. [Tech-On!]
- Sun21Jan07The I-O Data Blu-Ray burner I-O Data is introducing a BD burner in February for about 550 Euros.
- Sun21Jan07BenQ’s BW1000 Blu-ray Disc recorder for PCs hitting Japan: writes 50GBs for less This $760-equivalent player is finally going on sale in Japan, and it writes BD discs, DVD’s, and CD’s.
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