Plextor launches its first Blu-ray drive: the PX-B900A

[Dangerman]

Press Release PX-B900A

Brussels, 28th of June 2006

Plextor launches its first Blu-ray drive: the PX-B900A
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Plextor, a leading supplier of optical and storage devices, announces its first drive to use Blu-ray technology - the PX-B900A. The internal (ATAPI) re-writer drive is capable of writing and re-writing Blue-ray discs at 2x (BD-R and BD-RE) up to a maximum capacity of 25GB for single layer and 50GB for dual-layer.
Rudy de Meirsman, Sales & Marketing Manager of Plextor Europe, says: "We are delighted to be launching our first Blu-ray device. Plextor has a long history in providing premium, high reliability optical drives and the new PX-B900A is no exception. This launch marks the start of a family of Plextor drives utilising Blu-ray technology."

Blu-ray technology is a next-generation optical disc format for storing high-definition video and data. The name Blu-ray comes from the blue-violet laser used to read and write to the disc. A Blu-ray disc can store significantly more data than a DVD (up to 25GB for single layer and 50GB for dual-layer), due to the wavelength of the blue-violet laser being shorter - which allows more information to be stored digitally in the same amount of space.

The PX-B900A not only uses the latest Blu-ray technology, but is also a highly versatile dual-layer DVD drive that combines multiple formats - DVD+/-R/RW and RAM - into one. It can accept both 12cm and 8cm discs (in the horizontal position) and has a large 8MB buffer to ensure there is no data interruption. Write speeds: 2x BD-R/BD-RE, 8x DVD+R/-R/+RW, 6x DVD-RW, 4x DVD+R/-R DL, 5x DVD-RAM, 24x CD-R and 16x CD-RW.

The Plextor PX-B900A has been developed to strict environmental and recycling standards - to meet EU RoHS (Restriction of Hazardous Substances) and WEEE (Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment) directives.

The Plextor PX-B900A will be available from September/October 2006 at Plextor's network of dealers. It is covered by Plextor's Fast Warranty Service (2-year warranty in the EU, Norway and Switzerland (Collect & Return); other countries 1-year carry-in).

Features and specifications:

Function PX-B900A
Positioning High end, professional drive
Interface ATAPI (IDE)
Loading mechanism Tray
BD-R (Single and Dual Layer) 2x
BD-RE (Single and Dual layer) 2x
BD-ROM (Single and Dual Layer) 2x
DVD+R DL 4x
DVD-R DL 4x
DVD+R 8x
DVD-R 8x
DVD+RW 8x
DVD-RW 6x
DVD-RAM (4.7GB) 5x (Write/Read)
DVD-ROM 8x
CD-R 24x
CD-RW 16x
CD-ROM 32x
Buffer size 8 MB
Bezel colour(s) included Both white and black

 

[PsicoPete]

Mais uma acha para a fogueira do Bru-ray vs HD-DVD...
Mais cedo ou mais tarde isto vai tornar-se tão inutil como a anterior disputa DVD +R ou DVD -R, digo eu que não percebo nada disto.

Cumps.

 

[«R34P3R»]

Mais uma acha para a fogueira do Bru-ray vs HD-DVD...
Mais cedo ou mais tarde isto vai tornar-se tão inutil como a anterior disputa DVD +R ou DVD -R, digo eu que não percebo nada disto.

Cumps.

I'm with you...

Mas eu até acho bem que haja concorrência... Assim ao menos tenho a certeza que os preços são mais baixos, do que se houvesse somente uma marca superDVD's a disponibilizá-los no mercado...




cumpzZz

 

[zeca31]

boas

na minha opinião até acho bem serem desenvolvidas tecnologias diferentes, mas depois de desenvolvidas é necessario comparar e eleger a melhor e torna-la standard

acho que enquanto uma das tecnologias não for standard n vale a pena comprar

penso que as produtoras cinematograficas é que terão um papel importante na escolha desse standard

até lá ... espero

sem mais,
cumps

 

[Zar0n]

Ha muitas marcas a lançarem drives BR agr HD-DVD nada, só no portatil da Toshiba, quando a brigada do Backup começar a lançar ISOS's BR a vida fica muito dificil para o HD-DVD.

 

[BlueBird]

Ha muitas marcas a lançarem drives BR agr HD-DVD nada, só no portatil da Toshiba, quando a brigada do Backup começar a lançar ISOS's BR a vida fica muito dificil para o HD-DVD.

Não sei até que ponto os formatos de backup irão depender do formato físico do dispositívo (tirando o tamanho, claro), hoje em dia eu posso gravar um backup tanto num DVD+R(W) como num DVD-R(W).

 

[Ansatsu]

Ha muitas marcas a lançarem drives BR agr HD-DVD nada, só no portatil da Toshiba, quando a brigada do Backup começar a lançar ISOS's BR a vida fica muito dificil para o HD-DVD.

Acho que só mm a Toshiba e a NEC tão a fazer drives HD-DVD.


A Plextor sempre foi umas das melhores fabricantes de drives opticas, é bom para o BR.

 

[NeoToPower]

Preço?

 

[Morpheus]

A Plextor sempre foi umas das melhores fabricantes de drives opticas, é bom para o BR.

tu nunca tiveste um gravador de DVD's da plextor pois n??

isso isso se a plextor fizer gravadores de blu-ray tão "bons" como de DVD vai ser a loucura... realmente é bom para o blu-ray visto que a quantidade de discos que estragas com o plex o preço dos mesmos vai baixar...

 

[^ricardo^]

AHAHAHAHAHHAA IHIHIHI

tu nunca tiveste um gravador de DVD's da plextor pois n??

ehehe que barrigada de riso...

isso isso se a plextor fizer gravadores de blu-ray tão "bons" como de DVD vai ser a loucura... realmente é bom para o blu-ray visto que a quantidade de discos que estragas com o plex o preço dos mesmos vai baixar...

Sempre pensei que os Plextor's fossem dos melhores gravadores devido ao preço elevadissimo.
Afinal são um grande barrete...

 

[zx-9r]

eu nunca tive gravador plextor, mas conheço quem tem e dizia q eram mto bons (e atenção, não é pessoal que diga que é bom só por dizer, é pessoal que percebe...)

preço do aparelho?

 

[MyChmclRomance]

deve rondar os 500E

 

[Ansatsu]

AHAHAHAHAHHAA IHIHIHI

tu nunca tiveste um gravador de DVD's da plextor pois n??

ehehe que barrigada de riso...

isso isso se a plextor fizer gravadores de blu-ray tão "bons" como de DVD vai ser a loucura... realmente é bom para o blu-ray visto que a quantidade de discos que estragas com o plex o preço dos mesmos vai baixar...

Deves tar é a gozar. Tive dois de DVD's e ambos pioneer, o meu actual aidna o é. Mas tenho amigos que têm um plextor, e vejo por reviews na net tb, e todos dizem maravilhas dele. Não sei minimamente onde foste buscar essa ideia.


Olha a pontuação que o cdrlabs deu a um dos plextor.

Plextor PX-708A 8x DVD±RW
Features:10
Installation: 9
Performance: 10

Overall: 10

Normalmente quando se dá 10 em performance a um gravador de DVD's, é porque ele n costuma estragar dvd's- Digo eu, tu podes dizer o contrario.

E ainda lhes deu este award:

http://www.cdrlabs.com/reviews/index.php?reviewid=203

 

[kidloco]

Tenho 3 Plextors...e realmente não consigo perceber onde foram buscar a ideia que os Plextors não prestam. Só pode ser a piada do ano...

ps: e eu até estou a pender mais pro HD-DVD...

 

[microcris]

É verdade que os gravadores Plextor são bons gravadores. Mas não são assim tão bons.
O PX716A só à 3ª revisão de hardware é que saiu alguma coisa de jeito e mesmo assim não justificava o preço.
Resolveram fazer o PX760, a coisa não estava a correr bem, adiaram o 760 fizeram o PX750. Só 3meses depois do que era previsto é que lançaram o 760 que pelo que tenho visto é na verdade um excelente gravador, não por ser possível efectuar gravações a 18x mas pela qualidade das gravações a 16x
Fiquem bem

 

[Kursk_crash]

DVD battle will end in stalemate
Users will stay away in droves
Friday 11 August 2006, 09:11

ANY FORMAT war between HD-DVD and Blu-Ray will end in a draw, according to a report prepared by Screen Digest.

Screen Digest analyst Graham Sharpless, who penned the report said that the two formats will only net $11 billion of the total $39 billion expected to be spent on video discs by 2010 in the United States, Europe and Japan.

He said that the format war and the publicity it has generated has killed off consumer appetite. Sharpless said that unlike the way DVD bumped off VHS buy providing a universal format in a more convenient way to own movies, this time both formats had similar features.

Unfortunately people are starting to lose interest in DVDs because punters had built up libraries of their favourite movies and TV shows.

Screen Digest thinks that that the two formats will co-exist until a combined disk becomes cost-effective. Sharpless doubts that a side will emerge victorious or that both will flop so badly that the format will to be driven into extinction.

Continuando na REUTERS

Stalemate seen in high-definition DVD war
Fri Aug 11, 2006 2:25am ET138

LONDON (Reuters) - The battle between two hyped formats for high-definition DVD will confuse shoppers and turn many of them off the whole technology, a London-based research firm predicted on Friday.

Market research analyst Screen Digest also forecast that only $11 billion of the total $39 billion expected to be spent on video discs by 2010 in the United States, Europe and Japan will be generated by the competing high-definition formats, Sony Corp.-backed (6758.T: Quote, NEWS, Research) Blu-ray and Toshiba-supported (6502.T: Quote, NEWS, Research) HD-DVD.

"The net result of the format war and the publicity it has generated will be to dampen consumer appetite for the whole high definition disc category," Screen Digest analyst Ben Keen said.

The DVD format exploded into a multi-billion-dollar global industry for movie and TV studios in large part because the largely universal format delivered a more convenient way to own movies than its predecessor, the VHS videotape.

"This time both formats support similar features," said Graham Sharpless, who wrote the report.

The new formats are being introduced just as DVD sales level off, after consumers built up libraries of their favorite movies and TV shows at deeply discounted prices.

Electronics retailers, such as Best Buy and CompUSA are frustrated by the raging format war, fearful of another decade-long tussle similar to the one between VHS and Betamax. They have been predicting a lackluster Christmas selling season, expecting consumers to wait for one format to win out.

Screen Digest predicts that the two formats will co-exist until a combined solution becomes cost-effective, rather than taking the view that one will emerge victorious or that both will flop so badly as to be driven into extinction.

All of the Hollywood studios, except Universal, have said they will release movies on Blu-ray, with the first players and titles having launched earlier this year.

While only three of the major studios have said they will release movies in HD-DVD, Microsoft Corp. (MSFT.O: Quote, Profile, Research) has thrown its weight behind the format, supporting it in the Windows Vista PC operating system and offering an external drive to connect to its Xbox 360 game console.

Sony is incorporating Blu-ray into its Playstation 3 video game console, due out later this year, to push its format into more homes.

Screen Digest expects that 430,000 standalone Blu-ray and HD-DVD players and recorders will be sold in 2006 and 1.35 million in 2007.

By 2010, it expects about 15 million U.S. households (21 percent of homes with high-definition TV sets), 10 million in Europe (17 percent) and 2.5 million (7.4 percent) in Japan will have bought a standalone unit, while 24 million, 23 million and 15 million hi-definition disc enabled games consoles will have been sold.

As standalone units, a Samsung Blu-ray player sells for about $1,000 and a Toshiba HD-DVD player for about $500.

Agora podem tirar as vossas próprias conclusões acerca da guerra de formatos..
Na minha opinião vão co-existir...

 

[gryle]

Os gravadores DVD da plextor não eram remarcados (fabricados por outras marcas)?

 

[kidloco]

Na prática sim, mas as tecnologias que os acompanham são da Plextor.

 

[blastarr]

Os gravadores de DVD da Sony também usam chipsets da Lite-On.

 

[Kursk_crash]

Sony Blu-Ray has a problem ..

Sony's first Blu-Ray disk drive won't be able to play protected movies released on the Blu-Ray format

Sony has said that the company’s first Blu-Ray disc drive won’t play protected movies released under the Blu-Ray format. Sony unveiled its first Blu-Ray computer disk drive, the BWU-100A, this year at the companies “Experience More 2006” event held yesterday in Sydney, Australia.

Sony officials said copy protection and software development issues were behind its decision to release the drive without movie playback support. Among the reasons given was the fact that Blu-Ray commercial content can only be played with HDCP compliant hardware and that currently very few devices actually support HDCP.

Sony is optimistic that the issues will be resolved “soon” but does not have a specific time table available as to when that might take place. The company emphasizes that the drive is still useful as a mass storage device as each single layer BD-R is able to hold approximately 25GB and the drive is still able to play non-encrypted content. The BWU-100A has a write speed of 2x, is able to burn both single and dual layer BD-R and BD-RE disks and will be available later this month for around $750 USD.

fonte : dailytech