Pioneer announced this week that they've started
shipping their new Blu-ray Disc combo drive to retail stores. The BDC-2202 comes with Corel's digital media software and is expected to
cost about $299.99.
Pioneer Electronics (USA) Inc. is now shipping the highly anticipated BDC-2202 combination Blu-ray Disc
BD-ROM/DVD/CD computer drive to retail stores. The product can also be purchased online at pioneerelectronics.com. The new drive comes
bundled with Corel Corporation’s digital media software for playback of multiple Blu-ray Disc (BD) formats, including new commercial
film titles. Corel’s digital media software also provides enhanced reading and high-speed archiving of personal content to DVD and CD
formats. The Pioneer BDC-2202 is available for a suggested price of $299.99.
“Our new Blu-ray Disc combo drive is one of the most
exciting introductions for Pioneer, as it is one of the industry’s most advanced optical drives for business and consumer users,” said
Andy Parsons, senior vice president at Pioneer Electronics (USA) Inc. “With BD-ROM compatibility, the new drive enables users to play
Blu-ray Disc movies and explore their impressive new interactive features on their PC. We’ve also included a solid software bundle from
Corel that allows creative individuals to assemble and preserve their own video, photo and music projects onto CDs and
DVDs.”
If you'd like to read more, Pioneer's entire press release can be found here.
