Plextor's New Blu-ray/HD DVD Drives March 25, 2008

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It may seem a little late to be bringing out a drive with HD DVD capabilities now that the format is history, but an internal PC drive that supports both Blu-ray and HD DVD is a different matter altogether.

Plextor has just introduced two new drives that do just that. The PX-B920SA drive can write to BD-R discs at 4x and playback both Blu-ray and HD DVD-based content. It can also write to blank DVDs and CDs and has a data throughput of up to 150Mbits/sec via its SATA interface.

The second drive, the PX-B300SA, will also allow for playback of Blu-ray and HD DVD media, and write to DVDs and CDs, but it’s not a Blu-ray burner.

“With the recent end of the DVD format wars, these new combos drives from Plextor still offer customers the freedom to view high-definition video media they prefer to use, whether Blu-Ray or HD DVD,” said Amber Wang, director of new business development and marketing at Plextor.

The PX-B920SA and PX-B300SA are out now in the US to start and are priced there at approximately, £300 and £250 respectively. Out here in the coming weeks.-Martin Lynch

[Plextor]

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