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The Asus BC-1205PT combo drive gives you Blu-ray Disc playback, along with impressive read/write features, to bring you smooth, reliable performance, every time. FlextraSpeed recognizes your destination media and sets the write speed to ensure best recording quality. Using the drive's 4 MB cache, FlextraLink prevents buffer under-run, so instead of bad disc "coasters," you get usable media, every time.
The Asus Liquid Crystal Tilt Technology ensures precision reading and writing, even on uneven disc surfaces. These Asus technologies make minimal demand on your system resources so your PC is ready to do other work during the recording process. Your time and blank discs are too valuable to waste! With this Asus SATA drive, you'll get the job done right the first time, every time.
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Good Drive!
- Pros: Plays blu-ray movies and burns discs! Exactly what it should do.
- Cons: OEM Cyberlink software is junk. Better off finding some other player. Or pay the $100 for the full version -- too much, in my book.
- Other Thoughts: First reviewer IS actually missing something! Either his monitor or his video card (or both) is NOT HDCP-compliant; clearly! Do not take his review into account when deciding on this drive. A note on graphics chips: just because the specs say a chip _can_ do HDCP, doesn't mean that the board maker actually implements it. Make sure that your video card and monitor can do it, and all will be well.
Works well, but must have broadband to update software.
- Pros: The hardware works as expected and I had no problems hooking it up to my eSata connections on my PC to read discs of various formats. After updating the software, it played Blu-Ray movies great in my main system via eSata connections.
- Cons: The software that comes with it, gives an error message that says a component is missing when you try an play Blu-ray for the first time and it asks if you want to update. You must tell it to upgrade through that error message prompt. If you try to find the update yourself on the website, you may not be able to find the patch that works for your OEM version if the software. The update is a 70MB download. If you are still stuck on a dial-up connection, that file may be too large and you won't be able to play Blu-Ray without it.
- Other Thoughts: In my main PC, Blu-Ray movies played great after I got the updated software. However, Blu-ray movies didn't play smoothly when I put the drive in my Shuttle system, which runs Vista, has less ram (2GB), and integrated graphics. I am currently trying to track down the problem, but I suspect I need more ram.... if you plan on putting this in a HTPC, make it is a good system.
| Model | BC-1205PT |
| Type | Internal |
| Cache | 4MB |
| BD-ROM | 5X |
| DVD-ROM | 12X |
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garbage
- Pros: none
- Cons: oem software will not install. asus and cyberlink offer no support and blame the other. paid for a blu ray drive that won't play blu ray. buy anything else.
Blu-Ray Support not there...
- Pros: DVD part of the drive works great. No read or burn problems so far.
- Cons: Out of 8 Blu-Ray discs, have had problems reading 4 of them about 1/2 way through the disc. These are new disks with no scratches or dirt. Just stops with a read error.
- Other Thoughts: Even though Asus indicates that have a process for supplying firmware updates, I have not found a way. Have not gotten any help from Asus on firmware updates to help solve the problem. Just search the net and do your own research.
PS
- Pros: -
- Cons: -
- Other Thoughts: Sorry for making another review, but I'd like to point out that my M3A32 has had absolutely no problem working with this drive, despite another review's statement that the two are not supported together.
| General |
| Brand |
ASUS |
| Model |
BC-1205PT |
| Type |
Internal |
| Performance |
| Cache |
4MB |
| BD-ROM Access Time |
250ms |
| Read Speed |
| BD-ROM |
5X |
| DVD-ROM |
12X |
| CD-ROM |
32X |
| Physical Spec |
| Form Factor |
5.25" |
| Panel Color |
Black |
| Configuration |
| Load Type |
Tray |
| Interface |
SATA |
| Features |
| Features |
with Latest BD solution
Write Speed:
DVD+R: 12X
DVD+RW: 6X
DVD-R: 12X
DVD-RW: 6X
CD-R: 24X
CD-RW: 24X
DVD+R DL: 4X
DVD-R DL: 4X
DVD-RAM: 5X |
| Packaging |
| Package Contents |
BC-1205PT
User Manual
Software Disc |
Introduction
The Asus BC-1205PT combo drive gives you Blu-ray Disc playback, along with impressive read/write features, to bring you smooth, reliable performance, every time. FlextraSpeed recognizes your destination media and sets the write speed to ensure best recording quality. Using the drive's 4 MB cache, FlextraLink prevents buffer under-run, so instead of bad disc "coasters," you get usable media, every time.
The Asus Liquid Crystal Tilt Technology ensures precision reading and writing, even on uneven disc surfaces. These Asus technologies make minimal demand on your system resources so your PC is ready to do other work during the recording process. Your time and blank discs are too valuable to waste! With this Asus SATA drive, you'll get the job done right the first time, every time.
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Blu-ray Disc Compliant
Compatible with almost all existing disc formats, the Asus BC-1205PT also supports next-generation Blu-ray Disc including BD-ROM, BD-RE and BD-R for high-definition movie playback.
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DVD Multi Recorder
The Asus BC-1205PT enables users to burn any DVD+R/-R, DVD+RW/-RW or DVD-RAM disc and supports the dual-layer function allowing up to 8.5GB data to be burned and saved on a single dual-layer disc. Burn your own DVD/VCD movies or backup data with ease!
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Precision on Uneven Discs
The Asus BC-1205PT utilizes LCT (Liquid Crystal Tilt) technology to enhance pickup head accuracy while recording and playing back discs with uneven curvature and thickness.
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FlextraLink Buffer Underrun Errors Prevention Technology
The FlextraLink technology eliminates buffer underrun errors and creation of unusable discs by monitoring the data buffer status throughout the whole recording process, ensuring higher recording quality during high-speed operation.
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FlextraSpeed Optimal Writing Speed Adjustment Technology
When reading/writing/re-writing across a broad range of certified media in different formats, the FlextraSpeed technology automatically sets the optimal writing speeds to ensure the best recording quality by continuously monitoring the recording media. Throughout the recording process, FlextraSpeed occupies minimal system resources so the PC remains fully operational and available for other tasks.
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Superior Stability with DDSSII
Designed to minimize vibration caused by the high-revolution spindle motor and resonance, the Asus patented DDSSII provides enhanced stability for the pick-up head both horizontally and vertically for better tracking and focusing, and reduces vibration and noise between components as well as the drive and PC cases.
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Reviewed By: AsusDriveUser on 5/17/2008
Tech Level: high - Ownership: 1 week to 1 month
