Pioneer Europe has officially announced their second generation Blu-ray Disc writer, the BDR-202. The new drive features 4x BD-R and 2x
BD-RE writing speeds and, unlike the BDR-101A, is
backwards compatible with both DVD's and CD's.
Developed for professional users, the BDR-202 internal drive for PCs
supports the writing of both write-once (BD-R) and rewritable (BD-RE) single-layer Blu-ray discs.
The versatile writer, which is
now available in Europe, is also compatible with a range of DVD and CD media; speeds include 12X writing to DVD-R/+R, 6X to DVD-RW/+RW
and 24X to CD-R/RW.
The optical pickup unit is equipped with our newly developed BD/DVD/CD three-way compatible lens that realises
high-speed recording at a maximum speed of 4X on BD-R media and 2X speed on BD-RE.
No word on price but you can bet
that the BDR-202 will be expensive. More information, including a full list of specs, can be found here.
