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| Price | Check Prices | Check Prices | $369.99 to $590.10 | $249.00 to $299.97 | $349.99 to $429.99 |
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| The Bottom Line | The first Blu-ray burner to hit the market, the Pioneer BDR-101A gives you 25GB of storage on a single disc and its actual write speeds nearly match its rated 2X spec. Still, it's a first-generation drive that's too expensive for anyone but professionals and enthusiasts working with HD video. | The Sony BWU-100A Blu-ray burner is still priced out of range for most users, but if you have $700 to spare, it's a good choice for its range of media support and acceptable task speeds. | The LaCie d2 Blu-ray burner offers good performance speeds, but it's still prohibitively expensive. Home users should wait for Blu-ray burners to drop in price and improve in performance. | The LG BD390's combination of excellent image quality, superfast loading times, and its currently unbeatable feature set make it our top choice among premium standalone Blu-ray players. | |
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| Product Type | Info unavailable | Info unavailable | Info unavailable | Blu-Ray disc player | Info unavailable |
| Device Type | BD-RE drive | BD-RE drive | BD-RE drive | Info unavailable | BD-RE drive |
| Storage Controller | Info unavailable | None | Info unavailable | Info unavailable | None |
| OS Required | Info unavailable | Microsoft Windows XP Microsoft Windows 2000 | Microsoft Windows XP Apple MacOS X 10.3.9 or later | Info unavailable | Microsoft Windows XP Microsoft Windows 2000 Microsoft Windows Vista |
| Internet Streaming Services | Info unavailable | Info unavailable | Info unavailable | Netflix YouTube CinemaNow | Info unavailable |
| Microsoft Certification | Info unavailable | Works with Windows Vista | Info unavailable | Info unavailable | Info unavailable |
| Interface | IDE | IDE | Hi-Speed USB/IEEE 1394 (FireWire) | Info unavailable | Hi-Speed USB/Serial ATA |
| Upscaling | Info unavailable | Info unavailable | Info unavailable | Yes ( Up to 1080p ) | Info unavailable |
| Product Description | Pioneer BDR-101A - BD-RE drive - IDE | Sony BWU-100A - BD-RE drive - IDE | LaCie d2 Blu-ray Drive - BD-RE drive - Hi-Speed USB/IEEE 1394 (FireWire) | Info unavailable | Buffalo MediaStation BR-816SU2 - BD-RE drive - Hi-Speed USB/Serial ATA |
| Dimensions (WxDxH) | 5.8 in x 7.8 in x 1.7 in | 5.2 in x 7 in x 1.6 in | 6.8 in x 10.6 in x 1.7 in | Info unavailable | 6.4 in x 11 in x 1.9 in |
| Enclosure Color | Info unavailable | Info unavailable | Info unavailable | Gloss black | Info unavailable |
| Product Description | Info unavailable | Info unavailable | Info unavailable | LG BD390 - Blu-Ray disc player | Info unavailable |
| Rewrite Speed | 4x (DVD-RW) / 8x (DVD+RW) / 2x (BD-RE) | 16x (CD) / 6x (DVD-RW) / 8x (DVD+RW) / 5x (DVD-RAM) / 2x (BD-RE) | 16x (CD) / 6x (DVD-RW) / 8x (DVD+RW) / 2x (BD-RE) / 2x (BD-RE DL) | Info unavailable | 24x (CD) / 6x (DVD-RW) / 8x (DVD+RW) / 5x (DVD-RAM) / 2x (BD-RE) |
| Write Speed | DVD:8x(±R),2x(-R DL),2.4x(+R DL)/BD:2x(-R) | 24x (CD) / 8x (DVD±R) / 4x (DVD±R DL) / 2x (BD-R) | 24x (CD) / 8x (DVD±R) / 4x (DVD±R DL) / 2x (BD-R) / 2x (BD-R DL) | Info unavailable | 48x (CD) / 16x (DVD±R) / 8x (DVD±R DL) / 8x (BD-R) / 6.5x (BD-R DL) |
| Read Speed | 8x (DVD) / 2x (BD) | 32x (CD) / 8x (DVD) / 2x (BD) | 32x (CD) / 8x (DVD) / 2x (BD) | Info unavailable | 48x (CD) / 16x (DVD) / 8x (BD) |
| Type | None | None | None | Info unavailable | None |
| Type | BD-RE - 5.25" x 1/2H | BD-RE - 5.25" x 1/2H | BD-RE | Info unavailable | BD-RE |
| Weight | 2.4 lbs | 3.5 lbs | 3.3 lbs | 6 lbs | 4 lbs |
| Home Network Media Sharing | Info unavailable | Info unavailable | Info unavailable | DLNA | Info unavailable |
| Manufacturer Warranty | Info unavailable | 1 year warranty | Info unavailable | 1 year warranty | 1 year warranty |
| Network Connection | Info unavailable | Info unavailable | Info unavailable | Wi-Fi Ethernet | Info unavailable |
| Sound Output Mode | Info unavailable | Info unavailable | Info unavailable | Surround Sound | Info unavailable |
| Enclosure Type | Internal | Internal | External | Info unavailable | External |
| BD Profiles | Info unavailable | Info unavailable | Info unavailable | Profile 2.0 (BD-Live) Profile 1.1 (Bonus View) | Info unavailable |
| Dimensions (WxDxH) | Info unavailable | Info unavailable | Info unavailable | 17 in x 10.9 in x 2.2 in | Info unavailable |
| Remote Control | Info unavailable | Info unavailable | Info unavailable | Remote control | Info unavailable |
| Audio D/A Converter | Info unavailable | Info unavailable | Info unavailable | 24bit / 192kHz | Info unavailable |
| Built-in Audio Decoders | Info unavailable | Info unavailable | Info unavailable | DTS decoder Dolby TrueHD Dolby Digital Dolby Digital Plus DTS-HD Master Audio | Info unavailable |
| Video D/A Converter | Info unavailable | Info unavailable | Info unavailable | 12bit / 148MHz | Info unavailable |
| Media Format | Info unavailable | Info unavailable | Info unavailable | NTSC | Info unavailable |
| Media Type | Info unavailable | Info unavailable | Info unavailable | CD DVD BD-R CD-R BD-RE CD-RW DVD+R DVD-R BD-ROM DVD+RW DVD-RW | Info unavailable |
| Form Factor | Info unavailable | Info unavailable | Info unavailable | Tabletop | Info unavailable |
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