If you want to be a participant instead of a spectator in the DVD format war, Sony has your weapon, the BWU-100A. The drive supports recording both 50 GB and 25 GB BD-R (write once) and BD-RE (rewritable) discs. This advanced Blu-ray burner will also handle all normal recordable optical media formats including dual layer discs.
With up to 50GB capacity on dual layer Blu-Ray discs you can store all of the video from your HD video camera in native format. This equals 4 hours of 1080 HD format video. This capacity makes it an ideal drive and format for archiving both home systems and business servers.
The PATA / IDE format ensures compatibility with most computers. This will let everyone join the High Definition video revolution.
If you want to be a participant instead of a spectator in the DVD format war, Sony has your weapon, the BWU-100A. The drive supports recording both 50 GB and 25 GB BD-R (write once) and BD-RE (rewritable) discs. This advanced Blu-ray burner will also handle all normal recordable optical media formats including dual layer discs.
With up to 50GB capacity on dual layer Blu-Ray discs you can store all of the video from your HD video camera in native format. This equals 4 hours of 1080 HD format video. This capacity makes it an ideal drive and format for archiving both home systems and business servers.
The PATA / IDE format ensures compatibility with most computers. This will let everyone join the High Definition video revolution.
Blu-ray DVD BurnerThe SONY BWU-100A Blu-ray DVD Burner is capable of writing up to 50GB of data on a write-once BD-R disc or a rewritable BD-RE disc or writing up to four hours of high-definition HDV 1080i video on a BD-RE disc. The BWU-100A also records single-layer DVD±R/±RW/RAM discs and dual-layer DVD±R discs as well as CD-R/RW. The next-generation Blu-ray drive provides a perfect solution for high volume data backup and HD video recording.
CyberLink BD Solution SoftwareThe included CyberLink BD Solution software provides a complete solution for capturing, composing, editing and recording high-definition HDV 1080i format video onto new generation BD discs or converting your personal HD video content down to standard-definition resolution for burning onto regular DVDs.
Learn more about the Sony BWU-100A
Model
Brand
SONY
Model
BWU-100A
Performance
Cache
8MB
BD-ROM Access Time
210 ms
Write Speed
DVD+R
8X
DVD+RW
8X
DVD-R
8X
DVD-RW
6X
CD-R
24X
CD-RW
16X
BD-R DL
2X
BD-RE DL
2X
DVD+R DL
4X
DVD-R DL
4X
DVD-RAM
5X
Read Speed
BD-ROM
2X
DVD-ROM
8X
CD-ROM
32X
Details
Windows Vista
Works with Windows Vista
Form Factor
5.25"
Configuration
Load Type
Motorized Tray
Interface
IDE/EIDE
Features
Type
Internal Blu-ray Burner
System Requirements
Hard Drive : 30GB
Operating System : Windows Vista (all versions)
Operating System : Windows XP SP2 Home or Professional Operating Systems.
Operating System : Windows 2000 Professional (SP4)