Pioneer BDR-203BK 8x Blu-ray Disc Writer

Pioneer Europe has officially announced the availability of its new 8x Blu-ray Disc writer, the BDR-203BK. The drive features 8x BD-R, 8x BD-R DL and 2x BD-RE writing speeds as well as a maximum BD-ROM read speed of 8x.

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The BDR-203BK is also compatible with a wide range of Blu-ray, DVD-R/RW, +R/RW, DVD-RAM and CD media types, with key specifications also including:
2X write speed for BD-RE (SL and DL)
16X write speed for DVD-R/+R
8X write speed for DVD-R DL/+R DL and
32X write speed for CD-R media.

With strong performance and features to enhance read/write accuracy, the BDR-203BK adds further momentum to the growing demand for Blu-ray devices.

BD/DVD/CD compatible OPU

The optical pickup unit on the BDR-203BK achieves a maximum recording speed of 8X on Single and Dual Layer BD-R media and 2X on BD-RE Single and Dual Layer rewritable media.

Write Support
• BD-R (Ver 1.1, 1.2 & 1.3 Single & Dual Layer)
• BD-RE (Ver 2.1 Single & Dual Layer)
• DVD-R (Ver 2.0 & 2.1 for General)
• DVD-R Download
• DVD-R DL (Dual Layer, Ver 3.0)
• DVD-RW (Ver 1.0, 1.1 & 1.2)
• +R (Ver 1.0, 1.1, 1.2 & 1.3)
• +R DL (Double Layer, Ver 1.0 & 1.1)
• +RW (Ver 1.1, 1.2, 1.3 & High Speed Ver 1.0)
• DVD-RAM (Ver.2.0, 2.1 and 2.2 [Class0])
• CD-R (Type74 - 650MB & Type80 - 700MB)
• CD-RW (Normal, HS, US & US+ (supports AM2))

Read Support
• BD-ROM (Ver 1.0 Single & Dual Layer)*
• BD-R (Ver 1.1, 1.2 & 1.3 Single & Dual Layer)
• BD-RE (Ver 2.1 Single & Dual Layer)
• BD-ROM (Ver 1.x, BD9)
• DVD-ROM (Single & Dual Layer, Single & Dual Sided)
• DVD-Video (Single & Dual Layer)
• DVD-R (Ver 1.0 & 2.0 for Authoring)
• DVD-R (Ver.2.0 & 2.1 for General)
• DVD-R DL (Dual Layer, Ver 3.0)
• DVD-RW (Ver 1.0, 1.1 & 1.2)
• +R (Ver 1.0, 1.1, 1.2 & 1.3)
• +R DL (Double Layer, Ver 1.0 & 1.1)
• +RW (Ver 1.1, 1.2, 1.3 & High Speed Ver 1.0)
• DVD-RAM (Ver.2.0, 2.1 and 2.2 [Class0])
• DVD-RAM (Ver 2.2 [Class1])
• CD-ROM Mode1

Speed
• Max. 8X writing speed for BD-R (Single & Dual Layer)
• Max. 2X writing speed for BD-RE (Single & Dual Layer)
• Max. 8X reading speed for BD-R/RE/ROM (Single Layer)
• Max. 6X reading speed for BD-R/RE/ROM (Dual Layer)
• Max. 16X writing speed for DVD-R/+R
• Max. 16X reading speed for DVD-R/+R/ROM (Single Layer)
• Max. 8X writing speed for DVD-R DL/+R DL (Dual / Double Layer)
• Max. 12X reading speed for DVD-R DL/+R DL/ROM (Dual / Double Layer)
• Max. 6X writing speed for DVD-RW
• Max. 8X writing speed for +RW
• Max. 12X reading speed for DVD-RW/+RW
• Max. 5X writing speed for DVD-RAM
• Max. 5X reading speed for DVD-RAM
• Max. 32X reading/writing speed for CD-R
• Max. 24X reading/writing speed for CD-RW
• Max. 40X reading speed for CD-ROM
• CD-ROM XA Mode2 (form 1 & 2)
• Photo CD (single and multiple session)
• Video CD
• CD-DA
• CD-Extra / CD-Text
• CD-R
• CD-RW
Copy protected discs are supported