Sony BWU-100A Blu-ray Burner comparison

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Product name	Sony BWU-100A Blu-ray Burner	LaCie d2 External Blu-ray burner (2X BD-R/E)	LG BD390	Samsung BD-P3600	Sony BDU-X10S Internal Blu-ray Drive
Price	Check Prices	$357.95 to $399.95	$349.00 to $498.51	$199.95 to $299.00	$154.48
CNET editors' rating	3.0 stars Overall score: 6.5 (3.0 stars)	3.0 stars Overall score: 6.3 (3.0 stars)	4.0 stars Overall score: 8.8 (4.0 stars)	4.0 stars Overall score: 8.2 (4.0 stars)	stars Overall score: ( stars)
Average user rating	2.5 stars	2.0 stars	3.5 stars	2.0 stars
Release date			May 19, 2009	March 31, 2009
The Bottom Line	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.	The Samsung BD-P3600 is a huge leap ahead for standalone Blu-ray players, with blazing-fast operational speed, tons of features, and excellent image quality.
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Product Type	Info unavailable	Info unavailable	Blu-Ray disc player	Blu-Ray disc player	Info unavailable
Device Type	BD-RE drive	BD-RE drive	Info unavailable	Info unavailable	BD-ROM drive
Storage Controller	None	Info unavailable	Info unavailable	Info unavailable	None
OS Required	Microsoft Windows XP Microsoft Windows 2000	Microsoft Windows XP Apple MacOS X 10.3.9 or later	Info unavailable	Info unavailable	Info unavailable
Internet Streaming Services	Info unavailable	Info unavailable	Netflix YouTube CinemaNow	Netflix Pandora	Info unavailable
Microsoft Certification	Works with Windows Vista	Info unavailable	Info unavailable	Info unavailable	Info unavailable
HDMI Version	Info unavailable	Info unavailable	Info unavailable	1.3a	Info unavailable
Interface	IDE	Hi-Speed USB/IEEE 1394 (FireWire)	Info unavailable	Info unavailable	Serial ATA
Upscaling	Info unavailable	Info unavailable	Yes ( Up to 1080p )	Yes ( Up to 1080p )	Info unavailable
Product Description	Sony BWU-100A - BD-RE drive - IDE	LaCie d2 Blu-ray Drive - BD-RE drive - Hi-Speed USB/IEEE 1394 (FireWire)	Info unavailable	Info unavailable	Sony BDU-X10S - BD-ROM drive - Serial ATA
Dimensions (WxDxH)	5.2 in x 7 in x 1.6 in	6.8 in x 10.6 in x 1.7 in	Info unavailable	Info unavailable	Info unavailable
Enclosure Color	Info unavailable	Info unavailable	Gloss black	Info unavailable	Info unavailable
Product Description	Info unavailable	Info unavailable	LG BD390 - Blu-Ray disc player	Samsung BD-P3600 - Blu-Ray disc player	Info unavailable
Rewrite Speed	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	Info unavailable	Info unavailable
Write Speed	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	Info unavailable	Info unavailable
Read Speed	32x (CD) / 8x (DVD) / 2x (BD)	32x (CD) / 8x (DVD) / 2x (BD)	Info unavailable	Info unavailable	8x (DVD) / 2x (BD)
Type	None	None	Info unavailable	Info unavailable	None
Type	BD-RE - 5.25" x 1/2H	BD-RE	Info unavailable	Info unavailable	BD-ROM - 5.25" x 1/2H
Weight	3.5 lbs	3.3 lbs	6 lbs	5.3 lbs	2 lbs
Home Network Media Sharing	Info unavailable	Info unavailable	DLNA	PC Streaming	Info unavailable
Manufacturer Warranty	1 year warranty	Info unavailable	1 year warranty	1 year warranty	Info unavailable
Network Connection	Info unavailable	Info unavailable	Wi-Fi Ethernet	Ethernet	Info unavailable
Sound Output Mode	Info unavailable	Info unavailable	Surround Sound	Surround Sound	Info unavailable
Enclosure Type	Internal	External	Info unavailable	Info unavailable	Internal
BD Profiles	Info unavailable	Info unavailable	Profile 2.0 (BD-Live) Profile 1.1 (Bonus View)	Profile 2.0 (BD-Live) Profile 1.1 (Bonus View)	Info unavailable
Dimensions (WxDxH)	Info unavailable	Info unavailable	17 in x 10.9 in x 2.2 in	17.3 in x 9.8 in x 2.2 in	Info unavailable
Power	Info unavailable	Info unavailable	Info unavailable	AC 120 V	Info unavailable
Remote Control	Info unavailable	Info unavailable	Remote control	Universal remote control - Infrared	Info unavailable
Audio D/A Converter	Info unavailable	Info unavailable	24bit / 192kHz	24bit / 192kHz	Info unavailable
Built-in Audio Decoders	Info unavailable	Info unavailable	DTS decoder Dolby TrueHD Dolby Digital Dolby Digital Plus DTS-HD Master Audio	DTS decoder Dolby TrueHD Dolby Digital Dolby Digital Plus DTS-HD Master Audio DTS-HD High Resolution	Info unavailable
Video D/A Converter	Info unavailable	Info unavailable	12bit / 148MHz	Info unavailable	Info unavailable
Media Format	Info unavailable	Info unavailable	NTSC	Info unavailable	Info unavailable
Media Type	Info unavailable	Info unavailable	CD DVD BD-R CD-R BD-RE CD-RW DVD+R DVD-R BD-ROM DVD+RW DVD-RW	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	Tabletop	Tabletop	Info unavailable
Full specifications	Full specifications	Full specifications	Full specifications	Full specifications	Full specifications
Buying choices	E-mail me when this product is available	B&H Photo-Video $357.95 In stock: Yes J&R Music and Computer World $369.00 In stock: Yes Amazon.com $357.95 In stock: Yes Prices from 6 CNET Certified stores	Beach Camera $349.00 In stock: Yes Buydig.com $349.00 In stock: Yes Amazon.com Marketplace $498.51 In stock: Yes Prices from 3 CNET Certified stores	Amazon.com $219.00 In stock: Yes Newegg.com $219.00 In stock: Yes TigerDirect.com $199.99 In stock: Yes Prices from 7 authorized stores	Amazon.com Marketplace $154.48 In stock: Yes Price from 1 CNET Certified store
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