Pioneer is bringing its latest Blu-ray disc burner to the U.S. The BDR-2207 (BDR-S07, BD-R 207 in other countries) is the company's most powerful and full-featured drive released so far. The internal SATA drive can read and write to all BDXL disc formats, including BD-R and BD-RE triple-layer 100GB media, BD-R quad-layer 128GB media, as well as conventional recordable Blu-ray Disc (single-layer 25GB media and dual-layer 50GB media). In addition, the drive features PowerRead and Pioneer's PureRead2, Auto Quiet mode, QuickStart, and Peak Power Reducer technologies.

The BDR-2207 is packaged with CyberLink software that gives users the ability to play standard Blu-ray and Blu-ray 3D titles on correctly configured computers, as well as author and record high-definition Blu-ray Disc content and standard-definition DVD content.

Through its PowerRead feature the BDR-2207 provides smoother movie playback when a disc is marked with fingerprints or has minor surface scratches. When the drive is not able to read through these obstructed areas of a disc, it will quickly move forward to the next available data point, resulting in smoother Blu-ray and DVD movie playback.

Clicking or popping sounds that might normally occur due to minor scratches and fingerprints on CDs can be prevented on some discs with the drive's PureRead2 technology, which allows the drive to dynamically adjust its optical playback settings through the use of a special algorithm.

The drive also features an Auto Quiet mode that minimizes its operating noise based on the type of use. The rotation speed changes to a quieter mode (slower speed) when watching Blu-ray and DVD titles or listening to conventional audio CDs.

The amount of time between inserting a disc and the disc being ready for use has been reduced by up to 42% over Pioneer's previous generation models.

Some computers do not provide enough power to the drive during operation. In the case of a write operation, an error will occur and cause the disc to become useless. To prevent this, the Peak Power Reducer feature, when enabled, monitors the power and can reduce the drive's peak power to ensure stable operation.

The BDR-2207 is bundled with CyberLink's PowerDVD 10 BD3D, PowerDirector 9 and Power2Go 7 software. It will be available in early May with a suggested retail price of $99.99

Specifications

	Write disc	Read disc	Write speed
BD	BD-R (Single, Dual, Triple, Quadruple layer), BD-RE (Single, Dual, Triple layer)	BD-ROM (Single, Dual layer), BD-R (Single, Dual, Triple, Quadruple layer), BD-RE (Single, Dual, Triple layer)	BD-R: 2x, 4x, 6x, 8x, 10x, 12x BD-R DL: 2x, 4x, 6x, 8x, 10x, 12x BD-R TL: 2x, 4x, 6x BD-R QL: 2x, 4x, 6x BD-R LtH: 2x, 4x, 6x BD-RE: 2x BD-RE DL: 2x BD-RE TL: 2x
DVD	DVD-R, DVD-R DL, DVD-RW, DVD+R, DVD+R DL, DVD+RW,High speed DVD+RW, DVD-RAM	DVD-ROM (Single, Dual layer), DVD-Video, DVD-R, DVD-R DL, DVD-RW, DVD+R, DVD+R DL, DVD+RW,DVD-RAM	DVD-R: 1x, 2x, 4x, 6x, 8x, 12x, 16x DVD-R DL: 2x, 4x, 6x, 8x -RW: 1x, 2x, 4x, 6x DVD+R: 2.4x, 4x, 6x, 8x, 12x, 16x DVD+R DL: 2.4x, 4x, 6x, 8x DVD+RW: 2.4x, 4x, 6x, 8x DVD-RAM: 2x, 3x, 5x
CD	CD-R, CD-RW, HS CD-RW, US CD-RW, US+CD-RW	CD-ROM (Mode 1&2), CD-ROM XA, Photo CD (Single/Multi-session), Video CD, CD-DA, CD-Extra, CD-R, CD-RW	CD-R: 4x, 10x, 16x, 24x, 32x, 40x CD-RW: 4x, 10x, 16x, 24x
Interface	SATA
Read Speed	BD-ROM (SL) 10x Max BD-ROM (DL) 8x Max DVD-ROM (SL) 16x Max DVD-ROM (DL) 12x Max CD-ROM 40x
Buffer memory size	4 MB
Mounting	Vertical or Horizontal

 

Minimum System Requirements
Hardware	Available Serial ATA (SATA) port
Supported OS	Microsoft Windows 7, Windows Vista, Windows XP SP3
CPU	Intel Core 2 DUO E6750 (2.66GHz), AMD Phenom 9450 (2.1GHz) or faster
Memory	2GB required for Blu-ray playback 3GB recommended for editing HD video
HDD Space	5GB minimum, 128GB for BDXL burning
Video	Intel G45, NVIDIA GeForce 8600GT, AMD Radeon HD2600 or faster
Display	HDCP compliant display required for playback of high-definition copy protected content 1024 x 768 minimum display resolution
3D Playback	3D display system required