The iHOS104 comes with a CD containing CyberLink PowerDVD BD 8.0. Along with support for DVD's, it can be used to play back Blu-ray Discs and other high-def formats including H.264, HD MPEG-2, and WMV-HD. PowerDVD also gives you the ability to access BD-Live content via the Internet and upscale standard definition DVD content to 1080p using CyberLink's TrueTheater HD technology.
Unfortunately, the version of PowerDVD bundled with the iHOS104 only supports 2 speaker output. If you want to take full advantage of movies encoded with Dolby Digital or DTS, you'll need to buy the retail version of PowerDVD.
While affordably priced, the Lite-On iHOS104 delivers a good number of features. This Serial ATA equipped drive is capable of reading both single and dual layer Blu-ray Disc media at 4x and is backwards compatible with most CD and DVD formats. The iHOS104 also comes with an extra bezel as well as CyberLink's popular PowerDVD software. With all this, it's easy to see why the Lite-On iHOS104 gets a solid 8 out of 10 for its features.
