Pioneer's pro-friendly Blu-ray recorder for PCs

By Elsa Wenzel on 06 January 2006

CES 2006: Pioneer showed off one of the first Blu-ray disc recorders available for PCs. The US$995 Pioneer BDR-101A can burn 25 gigabytes onto a single-layer Blu-ray disc, thanks to its lasers' shortened wavelengths.

Makers of digital content can back up and copy more of their work using fewer discs than ever. If you have a computer with a TV tuner, this drive will let you burn seasons' of high-definition television shows.

Write speeds are 2X for BD-R and BD-RE, up to 8X for DVD-R and +R, and 4X for DVD-RW. The BDR-101A is expected to ship within the first quarter of this year.

For the complete round up of stories from CES 2006, click here.

Topics: pioneer, ces2006, blu-ray, blu ray, disc, recorder, pcs, 2006, burn, show

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