Pioneer Launches Two External 16x Blu-ray Disc Burners

Pioneer will release later this month in Japan the BDR-X12J-UHD and the BDR-X12JBK external Blu-ray disc burners.

Compatible with PC and Mac computers, the burners support 16x burning with BD-R media (SL 25GB), along with playback of "Ultra HD Blu-ray" discs (BDR-X12J-UHD model - HDMI2.0a, HDCP2.2, and HDR standards are required) as well as direct import of audio CDs to Android devices.

The drives also support burning and playback of BDXL discs (BD-R XL 100 GB/128 GB, BD-RE XL 100 GB). "PureRead 4+" (BDR-X12J-UHD) and "PureRead 3+" (BDR-X12JBK) functions are availabel to provide more reliable reading of scratched audio CDs . In addition, the BDR-X12J-UHD model is equipped with the "RealTime PureRead" function, which suppresses the frequencies of possible read errors in real time in order to improve the sound of audio CDs.

Songs stored in audio CDs can be directly imported from the drives and being reproduced on Android devices without using a PC. For this gunction, the “Wireless Hi-Res Player-Stellanova” application should be installed on the Android device.

Other features include:

Recording and playback of "M-DISC" media for long-term archiving
Compatibility with the "Pioneer BD Drive Utility"
Power saving mode - stable operation is maintained even when the power supply is not stable by suppressing the drives' power consumption during peak operation.
"PowerRead " function to help playback of scratched /dirty or low-quality BD / DVDs. This function works on BD / DVDs recorded in BD-MV, BD-AV, DVD-VIDEO, and DVD-VR formats.

Supported OS

Windows 10 , Windows 8.1 , Windows 8 , Windows 7 Japanese version
Mac OS X 10.11, macOS Sierra 10.12, macOS High Sierra 10.13, macOS Mojave 10.14,
macOS Catalina 10.15 standard model

Specifications of "BDR-X12J-UHD" and "BDR-X12JBK"

Compatible discs for recording	BD		BD-R, BD-R DL, BD-R TL, BD-R QL, BD-RE, BD-RE DL, BD-RE TL, BD-R LTH, M-DISC (BD) SL, M-DISC ( (BD) DL, M-DISC (BD) TL
	DVD		DVD-R (DVD-R Version 2.0 For General. DVD-R For Authoring 3.95 GB, 4.7 GB cannot be recorded) , DVD-R DL, DVD-RW, DVD + R, DVD + R DL, DVD + RW, HS DVD + RW, DVD-RAM * 11 , M-DISC (DVD)
	CD		CD-R, US + CD-RW, US CD-RW, HS CD-RW, CD-RW
Compatible discs for playback	BD		Ultra HD Blu-ray (BD-ROM DL, BD-ROM TL) (Supported only for "BDR-X12J-UHD") , BD-ROM, BD-ROM DL, BD-R, BD-R DL, BD-R TL, BD-R QL, BD-RE, BD-RE DL, BD-RE TL, BD-R LTH, M-DISC (BD) SL, M-DISC (BD) DL, M-DISC (BD ) TL
	DVD		DVD-ROM, DVD-ROM DL, DVD-Video, DVD-R, DVD-R DL, DVD-RW, DVD + R, DVD + R DL, DVD + RW, DVD-RAM (only DVD-RAM Version 2.0 / 2.1 / 2.2 without cartridge is supported. Recording to RAM2 standard discs is not possible) , M-DISC (DVD)
	CD		CD-ROM, CD-ROM XA, Photo CD, Video CD, CD-DA, CD-Extra, CD-Text, CD-R, CD-RW
Interface	USB 3.1 Gen1 / 3.0 / 2.0
Write speed	BD	-R		2x, 4x, 6x, 8x, 10x, 12x, 16x
		-R DL		2x, 4x, 6x, 8x, 10x, 12x, 14x
		-R TL		2x, 4x, 6x, 8x
		-R QL		2x, 4x, 6x
		-R (LTH)		2x, 4x, 6x, 8x
		-RE / DL / TL		2x
		M-DISC (BD) SL		2x, 4x
		M-DISC (BD) DL		2x, 4x, 6x, 8x
		M-DISC (BD) TL		2x, 4x, 6x
	DVD	-R		1x, 2x, 4x, 6x, 8x, 12x, 16x
		-R DL		2x, 4x, 6x, 8x
		-RW		1x, 2x, 4x, 6x
		+ R		2.4x, 4x, 6x, 8x, 12x, 16x
		+ R DL		2.4x, 4x, 6x, 8x
		+ RW		2.4x, 3.3x, 4x, 6x, 8x
		-RAM		2x, 3x, 5x
		M-DISC (DVD)		2x, 4x
	CD	-R		4x, 10x, 16x, 24x, 32x, 40x
		-RW		4x, 10x, 16x, 24x
Read speed	BD-ROM (1 layer)			12x Max
	BD-ROM (2 layers)			8x Max
	BD-ROM (3 layers)			4x Max (only supported by "BDR-X12J-UHD")
	DVD-ROM (single layer)			16x Max
	DVD-ROM (2 layers)			12x Max
	CD-ROM			40x Max
Buffer memory	4 MB
Installation	Horizontal / Vertical
Dimensions	160 mm × 50 mm × 220 mm (W × H × D) (excluding protrusions, body only)
Weight	1.1 kg (body only)
Power supply	AC adapter (AC100 V 50/60 Hz) (it does not operate with power supply from the USB connector)

Region settings: The unit's region code is initially set to “2”. This unit has a DVD region playback control function. You can change the region code up to 4 times.

When playing Ultra HD Blu-ray (BDR-X12J-UHD)
Supported OS	Windows 10 Japanese version
CPU	Core i7 / i5 processor for Intel 7th generation desktop (KabyLake-S) or higher Core i7 / i5 processor (KabyLake-H) for Intel 7th generation notebooks or higher * U processor not supported
GPU	Built-in GPU with Intel HD Graphics 630 7th generation processor or higher
Memory	6 GB or more
External display	4K resolution (3840 x 2160 or higher) HDMI2.0a (requires HDCP2.2) compatible display HDR compatible (HDR content playback, HDR SDR conversion when not supported)
Motherboard	Intel 200 series motherboard for Intel SGX HDCP2.2 / HDMI2.0a output compatible Intel built-in GPU output compatible motherboard (for HDMI output)
To play Ultra HD Blu-ray , a device that supports the HDMI2.0a, HDCP2.2, and HDR (recommended) standards is required.

During BD recording / playback
Supported OS	Windows 10 , Windows 8.1 , Windows 8 , Windows 7 Japanese
CPU	Core Duo T2700 / Core 2Duo E6300 or higher
memory	1 GB or more
Free hard disk space	Recording: 25 GB (50 GB or more ), playback: 120 MB
Graphic	For digital output of BD-Video images, a graphic function and display compatible with HDCP are required.
3D video playback requires Windows 10 , Windows 8.1 , Windows 8 , Windows 7 , and a peripheral device that supports 3D display. Please refer to the CyberLink website for details on the playback environment.

During DVD / CD recording / playback
Supported OS	Windows 10 , Windows 8.1 , Windows 8 , Windows 7 Japanese
CPU	Pentium III 800 MHz or higher (Pentium 4, 2.2 GHz or higher )
memory	128 MB or more (256 MB or more )
Free hard disk space	2 GB or more (7 GB or more )
Sound card	16 bits or more
Monitor resolution	1024 x 768, 32 bit or higher display
Please prepare video input device (video deck, camcorder, etc.) and capture card separately. If you are playing a CPRM recorded disc for the first time, please connect to the Internet.