[Pc_Support] Pioneer shows of Blu-ray DVD burner

[Bryan J. Smith]

Damien McKenna <dmckenna at thelimucompany.com> wrote:
> http://www.engadget.com/entry/1234000500056429/
> Pioneer is working on their BRD-101A drive which adds
> blu-ray reading/burning support to their existing
> DVD-+R/RW/DL laser set.
> Getting the cut, though is support for ye olde CDs, I guess
> it was too difficult for them to squeeze in yet another
> laser head; alternatively
> it could be an attempt to push people away from the older
> technology... Time will tell.

Interesting that Pioneer is supported Sony/Philips Blu-Ray.
If figured them to be in the DVD-HD camp.

Sadly enough, Pioneer's support of Sony/Philips DVD+R/+RW
_sucks_ in their current DVD-R/RW base recorders/rewriters.
So I wonder how good their Blu-Ray support will be?

Or maybe Pioneer is trying to get a jump on the gun.  Sony's
PS3 will, obviously, be Blu-Ray and there is no DVD-HD
consumer set-top planned (XBox 360 is DVD-ROM).

So if you can't beat'em, join'em?  I hope the Blu-Ray support
is better than their DVD+R/+RW (not that I think DVD+R/+RW
was worth supporting, but Blu-Ray probably will be).



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