Product Details
Description:
The BWU-100A drive supports recording both 50GB and 25GB BD-R (write once) and BD-RE (rewritable) discs, as well as 4.7 GB DVD+R/+RW/RAM, 8.5GB DVD+R Double/Dual Layer, and CD-R/-RW discs. Because you can store up to 4 hours of 1080 HD video on a single dual layer 50G BD disc, the BWU-100A is the perfect solution for keeping High Definition video shot on your HDV camcorder in native HD. Boasting up to 50GB of online, random access storage, BD discs are ideal for computer backup and data storage applications. Since the BWU-100A can record DVDs and CDs, all your burning projects can be handled by a single drive. Comprehensive Cyberlink software suite is included to author BD and DVD discs as well as general disc burning for BD/DVD/CDs.
Quick Glance
Type of Drive: BD-RE
Internal/External: Internal
Interface: IDE (Ultra ATA/66)
Summary
Product Title: Sony BWU-100A Blu-Ray Disc Writer
Manufacturer: Sony
Power Score: 3.9 | 8 Reviews
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Product Reviews (8)
The best IDE bluray burner
Strengths: IDE, zero damage discs
Weakness: slower
I purchase this bluray burner 1 year and half for burnning bluray movies and play them to my sony PS3. It haven't failed burning any bluray discs (I always use only Sony brand). In addtion, I burned discs of different brands (DVD-R and CD-R) for regular movies and music. I did not have any complain. Nowadays, you can get bluray burner of SATA insted of IDE connection. Its IDE connect became this...
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By urbinaaugusto - Oct 14, 2008
Sony Blu-ray disc burner
Strengths: Versatility, massive storage capabilities for an optical disc
Weakness: Too new to be mainstream, thus still pricey
The burner itself is rather expensive, and the discs themselves are much pricier than blank DVDs. However, comparing $/gb cost vs. DL DVDs, blank Blu-ray discs are cheaper. I anticipate that by the end of 2008, blank Blu-rays will make this burner more economical than using hard drives for data storage. Playback of commercial Blu-ray discs requires software that is freely available on the...
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By gigantopithecus - Feb 29, 2008
Great blu ray
Strengths: writes up tp 50 GB
Weakness: none
If you have HD camcorder you gotta have this Blu Ray Writer. It really works, I am not sure why others had problem with it but it worked out of the box. This is one bad DVD writer that can deliver.
By halmomani - Nov 27, 2007
Not yet...
Strengths: high def capability and a good cover color
Weakness: too pricey and too slow to be a mainstream burner yet.
I bought it because I am a new tech-loving person.
However, I cannot recommend this to other people. First of all, format war hasn't been done yet. Secondly, it is too expansive. I think about 150-200 bucks would be ok price. Thirdly, its driver and softwares are so buggy and this burner is too slow. Wait about a couple of years, then we might get a good HD burner.
By infini2001 - Apr 12, 2007
BWU-100A Blu-Ray Disc Writer
Strengths: Capacity plus R/W/RW capability.
Weakness: Lacks SACD playback and HD-DVD read/write capability for ultimate universal DVD/CD solution for PCs.
Bought for mass storage archiving and Media Center PC playback of BLU-Ray DVD video discs. PC equipped with E6400 Duo 2 Core processor and ATI Radeon X1950 XT video card (incl. HDTV Wonder for over-the-air HD broadcasts). Word of caution to the uninitiated, full HD playback (720p / 1080i) of BLU-Ray video discs requires HDCP compliant video graphics card and monitor. Installing on dual boot...
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By lauhoffd - Feb 12, 2007