Tag archive: Andy Parsons

Pioneer Electronics has announced it will offer its BDC-2202 Blu-ray computer drive to U.S. consumers next month for a suggested price of $299. The drive can read BD-ROM, BD-R, and BD-RE media at up to 5× speeds, and handle double-layer BD-ROM and BD-R/-RE media at 2× speed. The drive does not offer Blu-ray burning capabilities, but for the purposes of movie playback or accessing data stored on BD media, the drive—and… Read More

Pioneer Electronics said today they'd begun shipping the industry's first Blu-ray Disc computer drive. The new BDR-101A will come bundled with Sonic Solutions' Roxio Blu-ray Disc software and blank media from TDK. The BDR-101A, said Pioneer, is geared towards professional users and technology early adopters looking for large amounts of storage. This drive, using Blu-ray Disc specific media, can burn up to 25GB of… Read More

Pioneer Electronics today announced the pending availability of one of the industry's first Blu-ray Disc computer drives. The new Pioneer BDR-101A internal writer is expected to be available in the first quarter of 2006. The BDR-101A utilizes shorter wavelength blue lasers to store up to 25GB of information on a single layer Blu-ray Disc. This first generation product, Pioneer said, is targeted mainly towards professionals and early… Read More

The new drive also records high-speed DVD-RW and +RW discs at up to 4x speed, and CD-R and CD-RW discs at up to 24x speed.  By supporting the DVD Forum's DVD-R and DVD-RW disc formats as well asthe +R and +RW formats, Pioneer is helping to eliminate format confusion, which has become a growing problem for potential buyers.   "With the launch of the industry's first "8×8" dual format writer, Pioneer is once… Read More

With the DVR-SK12D, on-the-go professionals can easily connect this stylish recordable DVD/CD writer and transport it with them wherever they go. The new drive is 138 x 22 x 162mm and weighs justover one pound. It supports multiple DVD media formats and plugs into standard IEEE 1394 (FireWire) and USB 2.0 ports. With the growing popularity of writable DVD for the general public, there has been some confusion about which drive peripherals… Read More

Pioneer announced that a new multiple format external DVD/CD writer will be available in mid-September at a suggested retail price of $299. With the DVR-S606, Pioneer delivers its first externaldrive in a sleek industrial design that is quick and easy to install. The drive can sit vertically or horizontally, supports multiple DVD media formats, and plugs into standard IEEE 1394 (Firewire)and USB 2.0 ports. The DVR-S606 is a high capacity… Read More

Among the key features of the PRV-LX1 is its real-time video recording capabilities, which streamlines the DVD video capture, compression, authoring and recording processes while operating with the simplicity of a VTR. Users now have an alternative to high end PC-based DVD authoring systems because the PRV-LX1 is designed to easily transfer video and audio content to DVD while offering the ability to customize DVD menus and chapter points… Read More