Liteon 8X Bd/DVDrw Sata Retail
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| Liteon 8X Bd/DVDrw Sata Retail |
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| Manufacturer: Lite On |
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| List Price: Varies based on product options |
| Sale Price: $90.65 |
| Availibility: Usually ships in 1-2 business days |
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When you want a reliable Blu-Ray player, Lite-On's IHES208-08 Blu-Ray Disc Reader is your safe bet to quality performance. This powerful SATA Half-Height internal Blu-ray disc reader comes with a multitude of reading capabilities and is a DVD+/-R, DVD+/-RW, DVD+/-R DL, DVD-RAM, CD-R, CD-RW writer; plus DVD-ROM, CD-ROM combination drive. Not to mention, it supports BD-R, BD-RE, BD-ROM single or double layer read and a double layer DVD+/- R9 recording function. The Lite-On IHES208-08 Blu-Ray Disc Reader features Smart-Burn and Smart-X technologies in which Smart-Burn avoids Buffer UnderRun errors and automatically adjusts writing strategy & running OPC to provide optimal burning quality and Smart-X adjusts CD-DA/VCD/DVD data extraction to the fastest allowable speed according to data request rate from host and disk quality. When shopping for a Blu-Ray drive that it going to be versatile and dependable, look no further than the Lite-On IHES208-08 Blu-Ray Disc Reader.
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Product Details |
- Features Smart-Burn and Smart-X technologies
- Avoids Buffer UnderRun errors
- Automatically adjusts writing strategy & running OPC to provide optimal burning quality
- Adjusts CD-DA/VCD/DVD data extraction to the fastest allowable speed according to data request rate from host and disk quality
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 Technically competent but noisy |
| Review Date: October 2, 2009 |
| Reviewer: Bud, |
First things first. This is the full retail package from Lite-On. It includes a silver bezel which is a really nice feature if you have a silver or aluminum case. In fact, it is one of only a couple Blu-ray drives available in North American with a silver bezel.
It does include some OEMed CyberLink software which I didn't really check out, but it is fairly obsolete version 7.x which is surprising since this Lite-On product is pretty new. (The current CyberLink software is 9.x.) It also includes a SATA cable if you don't have one lying around. The cable is a basic, cheap one, and you will probably want to spring for one of the right length and with locking tabs on it.
Next, unlike the freakish "photoshopping" of the picture that Amazon displays, it does have LightScribe, although I did not test this functionality. Technically, this is an 8X BD-ROM drive and 16X DVD+/-RW drive. Synthetic benchmarks that I ran showed it is at least this fast. It is noticeably faster than other 16X DVD drives that I have from Pioneer.
Unfortunately, I am used to Pioneer drives. Compared to the Pioneer 5X BD-ROM drive, this is very cheaply made. To give you an idea, the Pioneer drive weighs over 35 oz while this item weighs just under 25 oz. Although the tray operation is quieter than Pioneers', it's case is thin, and it is loud. Even using Nero's DriveSpeed to slow it down to an 8X DVD, it is noticeably louder than a Pioneer at 16X when reading the majority of my media, which is DVD. When playing movies, the noise is a definite distraction and an ultimate deal-breaker.
In the end, I went with the Pioneer because it is not only quieter but also a better looking drive, and I have plenty of silver bezels for those as well as Lian-Li aluminum case bezels. If pure performance is your bag, then this is a very technically competent drive and you get LightScribe features over comparable offerings. If you don't care about the silver bezel, get the OEM version which is cheaper (but does not include the bezel or the cable or the software) because the software is worth passing on. |
Ripoff? - Firmware limits Blu-Ray Dual Layer Rips to Half Speed
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| Review Date: December 19, 2009 |
| Reviewer: Robert Salita, CHI PAR PHX SYD PDX CLD NKC |
Disappointed to find drive rips Blu-Rays at same speed as 4x drive. If this is your use, save your money and buy a slower drive. The bottleneck is clearly drive speed.
Update 12-Jan-2010: Drive is very fast ripping DVDs. However, Blu-Rays rip 20% slower than my 4x LG. Very disappointed with Blu-Ray results. Otherwise, drive is great.
Update 25-Jan-2010: More information about the drive's slow Blu-Ray ripping performance is becoming available. Confirming my observations, there are reports that the shipping firmware limits dual layer Blu-Ray ripping to 4x. This is contrary to the specifications. However, you can increase the speed by using MediaCodeSpeedEdit software. Look for the program on cdfreaks website. With this software, the drive becomes a great performer. |
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