Pioneer BDR-202 internal PC Blu-ray writer available in Europe
Pioneer has announced the availability of its BDR-202 internal PC Blu-ray writer in the European market.
It can burn write-once single layer Blu-ray discs at 144Mbps (4x) and rewriteable single layer discs at 72Mbps (2x), however it doesn't appear to offer dual-layer burning at present. It's unclear whether a firmware upgrade could fix that, or if 25GB is the storage limit. It will read dual-layer Blu-ray discs at up to 2x speed.
It seems to be aimed more at those requiring large-scale data storage, such as graphics houses and creative companies. However, it also comes with software to allow the creation and playback of Blu-ray movies.
"Interest in HD among consumers is increasing. The scale of the major brands backing the format across IT and CE environments ensures that manufacturers can quickly respond to meet demand. This in turn will increase price competition to add additional momentum to BD," said Chris Tampsett, Sales Director, Pioneer Europe Multimedia Division.
(Via Hexus)
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