ASUS BC1205PT

1. Introduction

ASUS brings High Definition technology to the masses by offering a cheaper drive that has reading capabilities for Blu-ray, DVD and CD media. The new ASUS BC1205PT enters the market in direct competition with the Pioneer BDC-202 drive, which shares the same specifications, and possibly the LiteOn DH-4O1S - a BD-ROM drive.

The ASUS BC-1205PT is a BD-ROM/DVD±R/RW/CD-RW drive capable of reading data from and writing data to DVD+R/RW/DVD-R/RW/ DVD-RAM formats.

Performance:

Read Speed

DVD-ROM Read: 12x, Max
DVD-RAM Read: 5x, Max
CD-ROM Read: 32x, Max
BD-ROM/R/RE Read: 5x, Max

Write Speed

DVD+R Write: 12x
DVD+RW Write: 6x
DVD+R DL Write: 4x
DVD-R Write: 12x
DVD-RW Write: 6x
DVD-R DL Write: 4x
DVD-RAM Write: 5x
CD-R Write: 32x
CD-RW Write: 24x

Access Time:

BD: 250ms
DVD: 150ms
CD: 150ms

Supported Formats (write):

-CD

CD-DA
CD-ROM XA (m1, m2f1/m2f2)
CD-R
CD-RW
Bootable CD
Photo CD (single & multi-session)
Video CD
CD-Extra
CD-Text

-DVD

DVD+R DL 8.5GB
DVD+R 4.7GB
DVD+RW 4.7GB
DVD-R DL: 8.5GB
DVD-R 4.7GB (closed session)
DVD-RW 4.7GB (closed session)
DVD-RAM
DVD-Video

System Requirements:

CPU: Intel Pentium 4 541 3.2 GHz or above / AMD Athlon 64X2 3800+2.0 GHz or above
Memory: Recommended above 512 MB RAM
VGA: nVidia GeForce 7600 GT or above ATI X1600 series or above
VGA Memory: Recommended above 256MB

Physical Characteristics:

Dimensions (W x H x D) : 148 x 42.3 x 185 mm (w/o bezel)
Weight: 980g

Interface: SATA

Buffer Size: 4MB

Firmware Update: Flash memory upgradable

Writing Mode:

-CD

Disc-At-Once
Incremental Recording
Restricted Overwriting
Sequential Recording
Random Recording

-DVD

Track-at-Once
Disc-at-Once
Session-at-Once
Packet Recording (fixed & variable)

The ASUS BC1205PT drive comes with the CyberLink BD Solution software package and also includes the following applications:

PowerDVD
PowerProducer
Power2Go
PowerBackup
InstantBurn

The heart of the drive is the RENESAS R8J32500FPV chip, also found on the Pioneer BDR-202 drive, which we recently reviewed here on cdrinfo.com.

- DVD Info pro

- Nero Info Tool

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