For the DRX-S77U's software bundle, Sony has turned to Nero. The CD that comes with the drive contains a stripped down version of the Nero 9 Essentials suite which includes Nero Express, Nero Vision, and Nero ShowTime.
Nero Express - With Nero Express, Nero has taken the features and performance people have come to expect from Nero Burning Rom and combined them with a user friendly interface. Redesigned to maximize ease-of-use, Nero Express gives users the ability to quickly and easily burn audio, data and video to CD or DVD.
The version of Nero Express that Sony included with their new DVD±RW drive is 9.4.27.1. You can download the latest version of the software from Nero's website.
Nero Vision - Nero Vision is Nero's video authoring application. Thanks to a user friendly interface, Nero Vision makes it easy for users to capture, edit and then burn their favorite videos to VCD, SVCD or DVD or export it to Nero Digital format.
Nero Vision also lets users add things like transitions, custom backgrounds, animated menus and text effects. You can even use it to turn your photos into custom slide shows.
Nero ShowTime - Nero ShowTime is Nero's software DVD player. Along with support for DVD's, ShowTime can be used to play back VCD's, SVCD's and miniDVD's as well as any MPEG, AVI or Nero Digital files you might have on your hard drive.
While small in size, Sony's new portable DVD writer isn't short on features. Along with a great looking design, the DRX-S77U offers some of the fastest reading and writing speeds available on a portable unit. The drive is capable of 8x DVD±R, 8x DVD+RW, 6x DVD-RW, 6x DVD±R DL and 5x DVD-RAM writing speeds and a maximum DVD read speed of 8x. The DRX-S77U also includes features like a 2MB buffer, support for some sort of buffer underrun protection and a great software bundled from Nero. Unfortunately, the drive lacks bitsetting support for single layer DVD+R and DVD+RW media and cannot be powered off a computer's USB bus. With this in mind, the Sony DRX-S77U scores a solid 7 out of 10 for its features.
