Pioneer will release later this month in Japan the BDR-WFS05J, a portable BD /DVD/CD burner that can wirelessly stream Blu-ray disc video to a computer. The drive features a dock with a wireless LAN connectivity, allowing users to connect to a LAN PC within the IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n range (2.4HGz/5GHz) and stream BD video or burn data stored on the remote PC without any cable connection. Of course, a fast IEEE 802.11n (300Mbps) Wi-Fi connection is a better choice for a better streaming experience.

The drive can be directly to your LAN's router is either a "station mode" or an "Access Point Mode". During BD playback, the access point mode maintains a transmission at 70Mbps.

For CD or DVD video and audio transmission, the station mode can be used.

The drive's dock is powered by an AC adapter. Of course, the dock can be also used as a wireless NAS device, with an external USB HDD or a USB flash drive connected to the dock.

Beyond the wireless connectivity, the BDR-WFS05J shares the same specifications with Pioneer's BDR-XS05J BD burner. The slot-loading drive can write BD-R SL/DL and BD-R LtH discs at up to 6X, BDXL (TL/QL) at 4X, and BD-RE discs at 2X. For DVDs, the drive burns them at 8x, and CDs at 24X. Blu-ray discs are read at speeds of up to 6X, DVDs at 8X, and CDs at 24X. Bundled software include Cyberlink PowerDVD 10, PowerDirector 10, PowerProducer 5, Power2Go 7, InstantBurn 5, PowerBackup 2, LabelPrint 2, and MediaShow 6.

Compatible Windows XP/Vista/7/8 (OS support coming with a firmware update), , the drive will retail in Japan for about 25,000 yen ($252.2).

Specifications

Supported disc firmats (burning)	BD		BD-R (Single / Dual / Triple / Quadruple layer), BD-RE (Single / Dual / Triple layer)
	DVD		DVD-R, DVD-R DL, DVD-RW, DVD+R, DVD+R DL, DVD+RW, Highspeed DVD+RW, DVD-RAM
	CD		CD-R, CD-RW, HS CD-RW, US CD-RW, US + CD-RW
Supported disc firmats (reading)	BD		BD-ROM (Single/Dual layer), BD-R (Single/Dual/Triple/Quadruple layer), BD-RE (Single/Dual/Triple layer)
	DVD		DVD-ROM (Single/Dual layer), DVD-Video, DVD-R, DVD-R DL, DVD-RW, DVD+R, DVD+R DL, DVD+RW, DVD-RAM
	CD		CD-ROM (Mode 1 & 2), CD-ROM XA, Photo CD (Single / Multi-session), Video CD, CD-DA, CD-Extra, CD-R, CD-RW
Interface	USB 3.0
Burn speed	BD	-R	2x, 4x, 6x
		-R DL	2x, 4x, 6x
		-R TL	2x, 4x
		-R QL	2x, 4x
		-R（LtH）	2x, 4x, 6x
		-RE	2x
		-RE DL -RE DL	2x 2x
		-RE TL -RE TL	2x 2x
	DVD	-R	1x, 2x, 4x, 6x, 8x
		-R DL	2x, 4x, 6x
		-RW	1x, 2x, 4x, 6x
		+R	2.4x, 4x, 6x, 8x
		+R DL	2.4x, 4x, 6x
		+RW	2.4x, 4x, 6x, 8x
		-RAM	2x, 3x, 5x
	CD	-R -R	4x, 10x, 16x, 24x
		-RW	4x, 10x, 16x, 24x
Read speed	BD-ROM SL		6x Max
	BD-ROM DL		6x Max
	DVD-ROM SL		8x Max
	DVD-ROM DL		8x Max
	CD-ROM		24x Max
Buffer	4 MB
Installation position	Vertical and horizontal
Dimensions	135 mm × 20.3 mm × 135 mm (W × H × D)
Weight	330 g

Dock station specs

ARIB Standards	ARIB T66, ARIB T71
Wireless Compliance	IEEE802.11a/b/g/n
Modulation	MIMO-OFDM/OFDM/DSSS
Security	WEP / WPA/WPA2 (only at station mode)
Network Setup	Simple connection method (only station mode)
Frequency band	2.4 GHz / 5 GHz
Range	10 m
Data transfer rate	Greater than 54 Mbps (300 Mbps standard time)
Recording and playback speed in Wireless Mode	1.5x (BD)
Operating modes	Access Point mode (AP), station mode (ST)
Supported OS	Windows 8 , Windows 7 , Windows Vista , Windows XP SP3 (Japanese versions)
Dimensions	118 mm × 35 mm × 142 mm (W × H × D)
Weight	200 g
Interface	USB 2.0

 

Blu-ray and DVD video disc playback performance in wireless mode
Wireless LAN standard	Theoritical bandwidth	Access Point Mode	Station mode
40 MHz bandwidth IEEE802.11n MIMO2×2	300 Mbps	70 Mbps effective speed BD (2D) · DVD playback renewable	35 Mbps DVD playback possible
20 MHz bandwidth IEEE802.11n MIMO2×2	144 Mbps	50 Mbps DVD playback possible	25 Mbps DVD playback possible
IEEE802.11a	54 Mbps	20 Mbps DVD playback possible	11 Mbps
IEEE802.11g	54 Mbps	18 Mbps DVD playback possible	10 Mbps