apcmag.com Updated: 2017-04-30 03:05:07
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The Blu-ray and HD DVD battle is still raging in lounge rooms, and both sides will tell you they're winning the war. On the desktop it's just getting started, but users have been much slower to take up arms for one side or another.Although both of...
Decent bundle, Performs as expected...
No BDR, Only 12x DVD...
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expertreviews.co.uk Updated: 2017-04-30 03:05:07
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The BC-1205PT is a SATA DVD writer that can also read Blu-ray discs. It cant write data to blank Blu-ray discs, but Blu-ray writers are a lot more expensive. We had no trouble watching our Blu-ray movies using the included copy of CyberLink PowerDV...
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tbreak.ae Updated: 2017-04-30 03:05:08
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Introduction:It feels like Blu-ray vs. HD DVD discussion has been ongoing for ages, but neither Blu-ray nor HD DVD gained any significant market share from PC market. However, prices are getting lower each month. Recently, Asus released BC-1205PT BD Co...
Asus BC-1205PT proved itself as a very fast and reliable drive. With price set at about US$250, it is still miles away from the price point of classic DVD-RW drives, but for that price beside good DVD-RW you also get Blu-ray player, so if you’re thi...
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atomicmpc.com.au Updated: 2017-04-30 03:05:11
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ASUS is about to unleash a Blu-ray reading combo drive onto the market, which offers up a tempting Blu-ray player/reader as well as all the standard DVD and CD writer capabilities that we now all take for granted. One thing you should note right up fro...
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With Blu-ray taking tentative steps towards mainstream acceptance, its heartening to see prices dropping. Blu-ray writers such as the Lite-On LH-2B1S (web ID: 110688) are tempting, but, at £400, theyre out of range for those with ambitious media-c...
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Adding high-definition video-playing capability to a PC is easy with the ASUS BC-1205PT. As well as being a multi-format DVD burner, it can also play back Blu-ray movies and read Blu-ray data discs. It features a Serial ATA interface, so it can help al...
Multi-format DVD burner, Blu-ray playback, relatively quiet operation...
Slow-rated burn speed for double-layer DVDs, the supplied software had to be patched before it would play Blu-ray movies The Final Word Those of you looking for a new DVD burner with Blu-ray playback will be pleased with this drive. It exceeded our exp...
Those of you looking for a new DVD burner with Blu-ray playback will be pleased with this drive. It exceeded our expectations in many of our tests and it was a fairly inconspicuous operator. We just wish it had a faster-rated speed for burning double-l...
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tweaktown.com Updated: 2017-04-30 03:05:21
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I’m not going to lie to you – I’m a complete and utter Blu-ray fan boy, “down with HD DVD!!”; so when word came that the ASUS BC-1205PT Blu-ray ROM samples were ready to be shipped out it pretty much had the two thumbs up app...
The ASUS BC-1205PT is not only a very capable Blu-ray reader but is also excellent at burning those DVDs and installing those games. The thing is though, while this is all fantastic we would recommend that if the space is available that you get a stan...
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pcstats.com Updated: 2017-04-30 03:05:01
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The ASUS BC-1205PT supports DVD reading and writing in both the + and - formats, as well as being able to read and write to DVD-RAM and Dual-Layered DVD discs. mfgr link category date published author ASUS Optical Drives Dec.19.08...
Source: Ahead Software Neros CD Speed burn tests a DVD+R DL rated at 2.4x. The program emulates a burn that would fill the disc with 8.5GB of data. This test is done by simply placing blank recording media into the burner and running CD Speed the sof...
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benchmarkreviews.com Updated: 2017-04-30 03:05:03
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Whats Blu-ray, if not a shining star? It seems like anything wearing the BD badge these days just seems to look better. But maybe its just me, and my desire to touch all new technologies. Either way, ASUS has done a good job of reining in my atte...
Full-range CD and DVD recording capabilities, Blu-ray Disc movie playback, CyberLink BD-capable bundled decoder software, Nearly-silent optical drive...
Slow CD and DVD read speeds, Expensive optical drive, No digitalaudio cable included, Lackluster DualLayer DVD burning speed...
Whats Blu-ray, if not a shining star? It seems like anything wearing the BD badge these days just seems to look better. But maybe its just me, and my desire to touch all new technologies. Either way, ASUS has done a good job of reining in my atten...
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Bootdaily.com Updated: 2017-04-30 03:05:06
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The overall performance of this drive in regards to its DVD and CD performance is on-par with its ratings, however the Blu-Ray read speeds were a bit of a let-down as it never hit above the 2x-rating. Burning times are about what I expected and can ea...
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ASUSTeK Computer is one of the worlds leading computer component manufacturers. For nearly two decades, this Taiwanese company has lead the way, producing some of the industrys best motherboards and graphics cards. ASUS is no stranger to the optical...
CDR and DVD±R writing qualityAutomatically sets book type to DVDROM for DVDR DL media, Serial ATA interface, Includes software from CyberLink...
Reads BDR DL media at only 2x, Writes to DVDRW media at only 6x, Writes to CDR media at only 24x, Questionable writing quality with some DVD±R DL media, Cannot set the book type of DVDR or DVDRW media, High seek times, Overburns to only 94:27, Documentati...
Until now, adding a Blu-ray drive to your computer has been a costly investment. The high price of Blu-ray Disc writers has put them out of reach for most consumers, especially those that are only looking to play movies. With the BC-1205PT, ASUS has ma...
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firingsquad.com Updated: 2017-04-30 03:05:09
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ASUS Blu-Ray BC-1205PT QuickShotAlthough the mainstream press continues to write about the uncertain war between Blu-ray and HD DVD as if it were going to lead to a complete failure of either, the rest of us know better. Unlike VHS vs. Betamax where te...
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maximumpc.com Updated: 2017-04-30 03:05:10
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So your DVD burner is getting a little long in the tooth and you’re ready for an upgrade, but you’re not all that keen on adopting next-gen tech. And who can blame you? Even the falling price of hardware doesn’t make up for the relatively slow burn tim...
Nextgen disc reads, standardDVD convenience.
No HD DVD support, soso DVD performance.
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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 th...
Concluding, the ASUS BC1205PT drive, despite the fact that it contains the same chipset as the Pioneer BDC-202 drive, produced much more encouraging results than its "competitor". Its price on e-shops is somewhere around US$290, which makes it one o...
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elitebastards.com Updated: 2017-04-30 03:05:15
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With the current full-scale format war that we alluded to in our introduction still raging, its difficult to label any next-generation optical drive as a must buy simply due to the inherent possibility of one of the two competing formats dying out...
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