Pioneer's pro-friendly Blu-ray recorder for PCs

By Elsa Wenzel on 06 January 2006

Tags: blu-ray | ces2006 | pioneer | blu ray | disc | pcs | recorder | burn | show | shorten

CES 2006: Pioneer showed off one of the first Blu-ray disc recorders available for PCs. The US$995 Pioneer BDR-101A can burn 25 gigabytes onto a single-layer Blu-ray disc, thanks to its lasers' shortened wavelengths.

Makers of digital content can back up and copy more of their work using fewer discs than ever. If you have a computer with a TV tuner, this drive will let you burn seasons' of high-definition television shows.

Write speeds are 2X for BD-R and BD-RE, up to 8X for DVD-R and +R, and 4X for DVD-RW. The BDR-101A is expected to ship within the first quarter of this year.

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