Pioneer Europe Unveiled BDR-203BK Blu-ray Writer

Pioneer Europe has unveiled its latest Blu-ray writer called BDR-203BK having a capability of writing at 8X speeds to Single Layer (25GB SL) and Dual Layer (50GB DL) BD-R discs. It is compatible with a wide range of Blu-ray, DVDR/RW, +R/RW, DVD-RAM and CD media types. Key features include 2X write speed for BD-RE (SL and DL), 16X write speed for DVD-R/+R, 8X write speed for DVD-R DL/+R DL and 32X write speed for CDR media. Initial Blu-ray writers were targeted to professional users but the BDR-203BK can do more. Large digital image, HD-video and music libraries require higher capacity media. Average feature length movies of 135 minutes of HD footage require approximately 19.6GB of storage space that can be managed by a single Blu-ray disc which requires five single layer DVDs. “Now that Blu-ray is cemented as the next generation storage and media distribution format, sales of Blu-ray content and devices have been strong on the back of greater consumer confidence in the technology,” says Brendan Sheridan, Product Manager, Pioneer Europe NV, Multimedia Division. “The availability of products such as the BDR-203BK with great flexibility in terms of disc compatibility, extensive DL capacities and faster writing speeds adds to the growing momentum behind Blu-ray.” The BDR-203BK includes CyberLink’s Blu-ray Disc Suite 6 to enable the creation and playback of BD movies and the creation and playback of DVD and CD.

Detailed Drive Specifications of BDR-203BK as we found at the Pioneer website: