Pioneer Introduces The BDR-XS05J Portable BDXL Drive
Later this month Pioneer will release in Japan the BDR-XS05J, a portable BDXL burner with a USB 3.0 port, which removes any bandwidth bottleneck in the connection of the drive with your computer for fast and relaible BD recordings.
The BDR-XS05J comes with four exchangable body panels - bushed aluminum, piano black, soft pink, and glossy white. Measuring 135 x 135 x 20.3 mm (WxDxH) and weighing in at 330 g, the drive features a slot-type disc-loading mechanism, supports vertical installation using a dedicated stand and it is powered by the the USB 3.0 cable.
Thedrive can write BD-R SL/DL and BD-R LtH discs at up to 6X, BDXL (TL/QL) at 4X, and BD-RE discs at 2X. For DVDs, the drive burns them at 8x, and CDs at 24X. Blu-ray discs are read at speeds of up to 6X, DVDs at 8X, and CDs at 24X. Bundled software include Cyberlink PowerDVD 10, PowerDirector 10, PowerProducer 5, Power2Go 7, InstantBurn 5, PowerBackup 2, LabelPrint 2, and MediaShow 6.
The drive also supprorts Pioneer's Pure Read2 + technology to enhance the reproduction of scratched audio CDs. Firmware tweks also ensure operatig noise during video or audio playback.
Compatible Windows XP/Vista/7/8 OS, the drie will retail in Japan for about 15,000 yen.
Thedrive can write BD-R SL/DL and BD-R LtH discs at up to 6X, BDXL (TL/QL) at 4X, and BD-RE discs at 2X. For DVDs, the drive burns them at 8x, and CDs at 24X. Blu-ray discs are read at speeds of up to 6X, DVDs at 8X, and CDs at 24X. Bundled software include Cyberlink PowerDVD 10, PowerDirector 10, PowerProducer 5, Power2Go 7, InstantBurn 5, PowerBackup 2, LabelPrint 2, and MediaShow 6.
The drive also supprorts Pioneer's Pure Read2 + technology to enhance the reproduction of scratched audio CDs. Firmware tweks also ensure operatig noise during video or audio playback.
Compatible Windows XP/Vista/7/8 OS, the drie will retail in Japan for about 15,000 yen.
| Burns | BD | BD-R (Single / Dual / Triple / Quadruple layer), BD-RE (Single / Dual / Triple layer) | |
| DVD | DVD-R, DVD-R DL, DVD-RW, DVD+R, DVD+R DL, DVD+RW, Highspeed DVD+RW, DVD-RAM | ||
| CD | CD-R, CD-RW, HS CD-RW, US CD-RW, US + CD-RW | ||
| Reads | BD | BD-ROM (Single / Dual layer), BD-R (Single / Dual / Triple / Quadruple layer), BD-RE (Single / Dual / Triple layer) | |
| DVD | DVD-ROM (Single / Dual layer), DVD-Video, DVD-R, DVD-R DL, DVD-RW, DVD+R, DVD+R DL, DVD+RW, DVD-RAM | ||
| CD | CD-ROM (Mode 1 & 2), CD-ROM XA, Photo CD (Single / Multi-session), Video CD, CD-DA, CD-Extra, CD-R, CD-RW | ||
| Interface | USB3.0 | ||
| Burning speeds | BD | -R | 2x, 4x, 6x |
| -R DL | 2x, 4x, 6x | ||
| -R TL | 2x, 4x | ||
| -R QL | 2x, 4x | ||
| -R (LtH) | 2x, 4x, 6x | ||
| RE | 2x | ||
| -RE DL | 2x | ||
| -RE TL | 2x | ||
| DVD | -R | 1x, 2x, 4x, 6x, 8x | |
| -R DL | 2x, 4x, 6x | ||
| -RW | 1x, 2x, 4x, 6x | ||
| + R | 2.4x, 4x, 6x, 8x | ||
| + R DL | 2.4x, 4x, 6x | ||
| + RW | 2.4x, 4x, 6x, 8x | ||
| -RAM | 2x, 3x, 5x | ||
| CD | -R | 4x, 10x, 16x, 24x | |
| -RW | 4x, 10x, 16x, 24x | ||
| Reading speeds | BD-ROM (single layer) | 6x Max | |
| BD-ROM (dual layer) | 6x Max | ||
| DVD-ROM (single layer) | 8x Max 8x Max | ||
| DVD-ROM (dual layer) | 8x Max | ||
| CD-ROM | 24x Max | ||
| Buffer | 4 MB | ||
| Installation | Vertical and horizontal | ||
| Dimensions | 135 mm × 20.3 mm × 135 mm (W × H × D) | ||
| Weight | 330 g | ||
