Pioneer BDR-203BK Internal Blu-ray Writer

Pioneer unveils its new, next generation BDR-203BK Blu-ray disc writer which can record single and dual-layer BD-R discs at up to 8X speeds. It incorporates a variety of technologies which enhance read/write capabilities which includes the Ultra DRA to suppress vibration while reading and writing, Limited Equalizer LSI to improve reading reliability and the Multi-Effect Liquid Crystal Tilt Compensator for advance recording and playback characteristics with maintaining a price premium. It allows users to test & author high-definition Blu-ray Disc content. It also delivers the potential for high-capacity data storage. It is also capable of handling recordable and rewritable CD discs and DVD, offering write speeds, which are competitive with regular mid-range DVD re writers. This BD/DVD/CD Writer will record up to 8x on BD-R and BD-R DL media.

Blu-ray writer can write to BD-RE and DVD-Rs discs at 2X and 16X speeds respectively while the Dual-layer DVD-Rs at 8X speed and CD-Rs at 32X. The CyberLink’s Blu-ray Disc Suite 6 enables BDR-203BK to create and playback DVDs and CDs.

Special Features of Pioneer BDR-203BK

• Interface Serial ATA Revision 2.6
• Data Transfer Mode Generation1, 1.5Gbits/sec
• Data Buffer 4MB
• Software Bundle CyberLink’s Blu-ray Disc Suite 6
• Quiet Operation (+) Yes
• Mounting Orientation Horizontal / Vertical (+/- 5 degrees)
  *8cm discs cannot be used when the drive is vertically mounted
• Power Requirement Max. +5V 1.20A, +12V 0.78A (15.36W)
  (Maximum peak during DVD-R (SL) 16X CAV write)
• Power Consumption Max. 23.37 (Maximum peak during BD-ROM (SL) Start Up)
• Regulatory Approval Approval UL60950-1 First Edition, CSA C22.2 No.60950-1-03, EN60950-1:2001+A11, CB Report: IEC60950-1:2001, FIMKO, SEMKO (Optional)

• Dimensions (W x H x D) (+) 148 x 42.3 x 180 mm.These dimensions include the height of the front bezel.
• Net Weight 0.82 kg

The front panel is simple, with a 5.25in internal drive and powered tray, data LED, eject button, and a hole for paper-clip-powered with an emergency eject. It’s Set up is very simple, provided we have an unused SATA controller. We can play Blu-ray media out-of-the-box with the supplied software with the use of HDMI-compliant graphics card and display. The bundled software used is Cyberlink’s Blu-ray Disc Suite 6, and it is more popular than the Nero equivalent with Blu-ray drive makers. There is Sata data and power connection at the back like the earlier writers. There’s a lot of functionality in Cyberlink’s seven modules, which comprise PowerProducer for sideshows, PowerDirector for video authoring, PowerDVD for movie and video playback, InstantBurn for optical discs and Disc Advisor, Power2Go from drag and drop burning, to check a PC’s Blu-ray compatibility.

8x Blu-ray media are readily available despite it no official. Pioneers TDK disks were all 8x capable. It writes 23GB of data in 14m 18s, which has a high improvement over 4x models, though not twice as fast. The read-back time when using Blu-ray for archival is 15m 26s, which is also a noticeable speed improvement over the earlier-4x drives. Although the main reason for buying a BDR is for burning Blu-ray discs and playing HD movies, it is going to use up a drive slot in PC, so there should be DVD and CD capability on a routine basis. The BDR-203BK runs DVD+RW at 8x, DVD±R at 16x and DVD-RW at 6x. It has also a 32x CD recorder. Under study, it gave extremely satisfactory results.

There are a couple of uses for Blu-ray discs; they are convenient for archiving ?les, and useful if we want to burn hi-def videos to show on Blu-ray players. The BDR-203 is the best, and cheapest option If we are in need of a Blu-ray burner.