BDR-205 in stock! Pioneer introduces the world's first 12x BD-R/BD-R DL optical drive. The BDR-205 Internal Blu-ray Disc/DVD/CD Writer is the next generation Blu-ray Disc Writer from Pioneer.  This revolutionary product will write up to 12x on BD-R (25Gbytes) and BD-R DL (50Gbytes) media.  It allows users to author high-definition Blu-ray Disc content while also delivering the ability for high-capacity data storage.  One BD-R DL disc will hold the same amount of data as 10 DVDs (single layer).  

The BDR-205 can read BD-ROM and BD-ROM DL, read/write single and dual layer BD-R & BD-RE discs, read DVD-ROM, and read/write most DVD and CD recordable media formats.

• 12x maximum writing speed on BD-R & BD-R DL media
• Write up to 50Gbytes on one BD-R DL disc (equal to 10 single layer DVDs)
• Also Reads and Writes DVD-R/+R, DVD-RW/+RW, DVD-R/+R (DL), and CD-R/RW media
• Serial ATA (SATA) Interface

Includes a complete suite of Blu-ray Disc and DVD writing tools from CyberLink including PowerDVD 8.0, PowerDirector 7.0 and Power2Go 6.0.

• Writes up to 12x speed on BD-R & BD-R DL and up to 2x on BD-RE & BD-RE DL Blu-ray Disc Media
• Writes up to 16x speed on DVD-R/+R, up to 8x on DVD-R/+R (DL), up to 8x on DVD+RW, up to 6x on DVD-RW, up to 40x on CD-R, and up to 24x on CD-RW
• Reads up to 8x speed on BD-ROM/BD-ROM DL, BD-R, BD-R DL, and BD-RE and up to 6x on BD-RE DL media
• Reads up to 16x speed on DVD-ROM, DVD-R/+R, and DVD-Download, up to 12x on DVD-ROM DL, DVD-RW/+RW, and DVD-R/+R (DL), up to 40x on CD-ROM & CD-R, and up to 24x on CD-RW media

The Pioneer BDR-205 installs into a 5 1/4" drive slot and connectes to a Serial-ATA (SATA) interface.

 We also have a bundle that includes an external housing for easy installation to any PC or Mac, desktop or laptop. Pioneer BDR-205 Mega Bundle with Media and External USB Enclosure

Videoguys' Tech Note: Installing the Pioneer BDR205 SATA Drive internally on a Mac or PC with IDE requires an SATA to IDE adapter like this one from cooldrives.com.

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Videoguys Top 10 Products of 2009!

In 2009 Blu-ray burning arrived. With the introduction of the BDR-203 early in the year Pioneer brought the price down below $250. Then they skipped ahead to the introduction of the BDR-205 this past summer and set the bar by which all Blu-ray burners are now compared. With 12X BD-R burn speeds and Dual-Layer support for under $250, it's no surprise.

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Why should you upgrade to Blu-ray Disc Authoring?

Even in this difficult economy, Blu-ray Disc players and discs are among the strongest sellers in consumer electronics. Every day more and more people are upgrading their HD home theaters to include Blu-ray - either with a Sony PlayStation3 or a stand-alone Blu-ray Disc player. In fact, now you can find a fully loaded Blu-ray player that supports all the latest Blu-ray technology and interactivity for under $300.

Blu-ray Discs you create using the Pioneer BDR-203 burner and Verbatim Blu-ray Disc media will play perfectly in all the latest Blu-ray players, including the Sony PS3. While some first generation Blu-ray players had some play back issues with playing back discs made on the original BDR-101 burner, we are not seeing these issues at all with current players. You can be totally confident that when you start producing and delivering your HD content on Blu-ray using the Pioneer BDR-203 burner your customers will have no problems watching it at home.

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