Pioneer Announces 8x Blu-Ray Writer

malware · Feb 27, 2009, 05:34 AM

Pioneer Europe today unveiled its latest Blu-ray writer, the BDR-203BK, that's capable of writing at 8x speeds on Singe and Dual Layer BR-R discs. The BDR-203BK with black bezel will be available on an OEM basis from February 2009. It will cost around €250. Full specs follow below.

Specifications

Source: Pioneer

Haytch · Feb 27, 2009, 09:14 AM

Double my 202.

ZoneDymo · Feb 27, 2009, 09:59 AM

Damn it, why do these stupid things cost that much?

DanishDevil · Feb 27, 2009, 10:01 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ZoneDymo

Damn it, why do these stupid things cost that much?

Because they can.

kylew · Feb 27, 2009, 10:09 AM

I don't think I like the idea of a singed disc

At the moment, I find bluray to be completely restictive as a viable backup method due to the extortionate costs of the writable media for them, the 8X discs are going to make that even worse.

HossHuge · Feb 27, 2009, 01:41 PM

with the world economy in such dire straits, people will wait even longer to switch
to blu-ray

Silverel · Feb 27, 2009, 02:35 PM

Still not as fast as a decent HDD. Cheaper and faster to buy a couple 1TB drives than a BD-ROM and a stack of discs.

IcrushitI · Feb 27, 2009, 04:40 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Silverel

Still not as fast as a decent HDD. Cheaper and faster to buy a couple 1TB drives than a BD-ROM and a stack of discs.

Right on the money.

timta2 · Feb 27, 2009, 06:51 PM

Although I'm not yet interested in burning Blu-Ray, you really can't go wrong with Pioneer optical devices. I can't wait until the price of media comes down.

PCpraiser100 · Feb 28, 2009, 02:53 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ZoneDymo

Damn it, why do these stupid things cost that much?

Does it seem obvious? Electronics with new technologies are always pricier than our current generation of electronics. In other words, BluRay is a new technology that is being attempted to push the price into the consumer range. If it's too much for you, get a BluRay Reader for just over $100 if that makes you feel better

silkstone · Feb 28, 2009, 03:15 AM

True i remember when i got my first cd-writer. i think it was 2-speed and it cost about 150pounds! I made the money back on it tho

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