Good news for American Blu-ray fans. Philips & Lite-On Digital Solutions (PLDS) USA
has announced that the DH-4O1S Blu-ray BD-ROM drive will be available through retail outlets in the U.S. in late November at a suggested
list price of $199.99.
Philips & Lite-On
Digital Solutions (PLDS) USA, proudly introduce its first internal BD-ROM (Blu-ray Disc Reader) drive to the market. The new Lite-On
DH-4O1S is the perfect all-in-one disc reading device for most popular media formats including Blu-ray Disc, DVD and CD discs. The
DH-4O1S Blu-ray BD-ROM drive will be available at retail outlets in late November with an affordable suggested list price of
$199.99.
“With the increasing availability of Blu-ray Disc movies and other video content, consumers now have an affordable way to
view the brilliant picture quality Blu-ray technology offers right on their personal computers,” says Christine Hsing, Marketing Manager
at PLDS. “Beyond that, the BD-ROM can serve as a playback device to their HD TVs by connecting an HDMI cable from the PC to the TV.
This would save consumers hundreds of dollars on the purchase of a standalone Blu-ray player solely for that purpose,” Ms. Hsing
added.
The DH-4O1S BD-ROM retail pack comes with an extra silver bezel to match some computers, and a SATA cable for easy
connection. Also included in the package is the latest Cyberlink Power DVD software for playback of Blu-ray disc media, DVD, or CD
multi-media content.
If things go as planned, we should have a review of the DH-4O1S in the coming weeks. In the mean
time, PLDS USA's entire announcement can be found here.
