subject: Sony External Blu-ray Writer BDX-S500U With 3D Compatibility Approaches the US [print this page] The BDX-S500U is just another word for power performance. To make things even more exciting, it is also lightweight, slim, portable and more versatile than ever. The BDX-S500U is your premium choice for fast, perfect writing on BD-R (6x), BD-R DL (4x), and BD-RE (2x), storing up to 50 GB of HD video or data content on one disc. To make your entertainment complete, this drive also supports Blu-ray 3D. The BDX-S500U is supplied with the Media Suite 8 software from Cyberlink for authoring, editing, data writing and back up.
Basically, the product is a compact, external Blu-ray writer that does its best to stay slim while still offering the full capabilities of an ODD that consumers expect to have at their disposal.
As such, it measures 136.5 x 19 x 146.5 mm and weighs 300 grams, which means it is quite portable and, thus, easy to carry along with one's laptop when traveling.
Of course, wirting BD-R disks at speeds of 6x is not the only thing this product can do, it being also capable of handling a variety of other formats.
The portable drive offers quick and easy connectivity with a high speed USB (USB 2.0) digital interface for simple setup and maximum flexibility.
The BDX-S500U drive can record up to 50GB of data for random access storage and backup on BD-R (write once) or BD-RE (rewritable) discs, or up to 220 minutes of high-definition 24M bps MPEG-4 AVC/H.264 video on a BD-R/RE 50GB disc.
The drive also records standard 4.7GBdvd rw drive at up to 8X speeds, 8.5GB DVD+/-R Double/Dual layer at up to 4X, DVD+RW at up to 8X,DVD-RW at up to 6X, CD-R at up to 24X, CD-RW at up to 16X, and supports DVD-RAM recording at up to 5X speeds.
For instance, CD-R/-RW disks are scribed at up to 24X, whereas DVD-RAM optical disks are written at 5x.
What's more, the ODD can also write ontoDVD RW Drive, at 8x speeds to be exact, as well as on DVD+R/-R DL, at 6x.
In addition to this, BD-R DL disks are also supported, the rate at which data can be scribed onto them being of 4x.
Sony External Blu-ray Writer BDX-S500U With 3D Compatibility Approaches the US
