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Tuesday March 25, 2008
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Don't blame Plextor -- they obviously began developing both the PX-B920SA and PX-B300SA PC drives well before Toshiba decided to pull the plug on HD DVD. So the fact that both drives can play back HD DVD and Blu-ray discs should be taken as a bonus, albeit a pricey one: the PX-B920SA and PX-B300SA will ship in late March for $599.99 and $499.99, respectively.
Specs after the jump.
The PX-B920SA drive supports Blu-Ray recording speeds of 4X BD-R (18 MB/sec transfer rate) and 2X BD-RE (9 MB/sec transfer rate) on single layer and double-layer media. Playback is 4.8X for Blu-Ray BDMV (movie) discs and 3X for HD DVD Video discs, according to Plextor. DVD playback is 16X DVD±R on single-layer media, 4X DVD±R on Double-Layer and Dual-Layer (DL) media, and 5X DVD-RAM. The drive also supports 8X DVD+RW, 6X DVD-RW, 6X max DVD-ROM, 40X CD-R, 24X CD-RW, and 40X CD-ROM.
The PX-B300SA drive offers 4.8X BDMV and 3X HD DVD reading. For DVD, the drive delivers 16X DVD±R on single-layer media, 4X DVD±R on Double-Layer and Dual-Layer (DL) media, and 5X DVD-RAM. The drive also supports 8X DVD+RW, 6X DVD-RW, 6X max DVD-ROM, 40X CD-R, 24X CD-RW, and 40X CD-ROM. The PX-B300SA drive features a 4MB data buffer. The drive is LgihtScribe enabled for direct disc laser printing.
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March 25, 2008 2:56 PM
honestly, not a terrible option for people who have invested a good deal of money in an hd-dvd library, but are looking to make the leap over to the winning team...