BenQ Announces $199 BD-ROM PC Drive

BenQ has announced the BR1000, a $199 Blu-ray BD-ROM PC drive. This will be the first true BD-ROM drive, as doesn't support writing of any optical disc media. It is expected to launch in September. Also announced, is the BR1001 Blu-ray Disc Writer, which will support burning of BD, DVD, and CD media. Also available in September for $599.
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Sushisake  » Aug 30, 2007
My my - the good news just keeps rolling in!!!

moweeis  » Aug 30, 2007
expect more after 5 pm(gmt+1) due to BDA holding press conference thats 2 hours from now

ericede  » Aug 30, 2007
Keep in mind this is for playback only but It's a huge start. I have a PC hooked to my TV because my Wife watches Netflix on demand. It's a small market but with LCD monitors getting bigger all the time... every bit helps.

that1guypictures  » Aug 30, 2007
That's cool, but it doesn't interest me. I'm sure there are those out there that are very excited by this though.

dialog_gvf  » Aug 30, 2007
If Managed Copy ever gets ratified, then a lot of people might find this interesting.

CptGreedle  » Aug 30, 2007
WOW! Awesome! Now if they can just get that price in a stand alone player!

statikcat  » Aug 30, 2007
Will this be able to be put into an external enclosure for firewire?

Dave  » Aug 30, 2007
Its over for the hd dvd in the pc market!

TruBlu2  » Aug 30, 2007
Ok, nice drive. Give us burners at around $199 or less!!

kaliraver69  » Aug 30, 2007
Statikcat, you should be able to put it in an external enclosure am not sure why you wouldn't be able to.

Aaron  » Aug 30, 2007
I would like to see a Mac-compatible <b>burner</b> that cheap! I'd buy one, or two. ;-)

Ian@CDRLabs  » Aug 31, 2007
Those are too expensive. The LG GGW-H20N (Blu-ray and HD DVD) is already shipping in Japan and it costs less than $350.

Englewolf  » Sep 14, 2007

Already have the benq br1001 blu-ray burner, came free with a refurbished dell that I got dirt cheap, specs when I bought the computer last week didn't specify this drive, just a 16x dvd player and that was it, opened the box and there it was (2 drives). had to go into the bios and enable sata2 which the br burner is attached, that fact that it was disabled and didn't work was prolly why it was in the outlet refurbished section. anyways roxio recognizes it and going to buy some writeable blu-rays. whether it is dual layer I don't know yet!

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