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Plextor External USB2.0 BluRay/DVD/CD Reader 59 bux.

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Plextor External USB2.0 BluRay/DVD/CD Reader 59 bux.
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wisc on 28/01/2011 - 09:23 msy.com.au (507 clicks)
Last edited 28/01/2011 - 11:03

USB bluray reader for your PC etc. great for a cheap media PC or if your media centre supports these types of drives. - turn your PC in to a blueray player..or get a blueray player for only 59 bux…(if you have a pc!)

a few of the vials: (just picked a few of the more important ones)
Model: B120U
USB Connector USB2.0 for Data and Power
BD Media 4X Maximum
DVD Media 8X Maximum
CD Media 24X Maximum
Software Cyberlink BD Software with TTHD + 3D support

not currently available in all stores, but they have been getting fresh stock in a few days ago these where only in Geelong, they they are available in others as well, so they are still getting them in.
(they are currently)
Available in branches: Malvern | Mitcham | Cheltenham | Geelong | Box Hill |

they also had some at CPL for $79 but they sold out.

lines at MSY can be a pain if you go to the wrong one, but for a 59 dollar bluray reader, its pretty good!

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  • kingsville on 28/01/2011 - 09:33

    "Emergency Eject: Manually open the top-load cover (located beneath unit)"

    huh?

    • wisc on 28/01/2011 - 09:36

      usually the emergency eject is a button or hole you can stick a paper clip in to open the drive if it gets stuck, most drives have one. they have the button on the front then a little hole if the drive stops responding, or if the power is out and you need to get the disc out of the machine. i guess you could say its a manual release that doesn't require power.

  • atlas on 28/01/2011 - 09:36

    Does usb have enough bandwidth to playback bluray?

    • wisc on 28/01/2011 - 09:36
      +3

      yeah i checked it out a couple of days ago……

      According to the Blu-ray Disc specification, 1x speed is defined as 36Mbps. However, as BD-ROM movies will require a 54Mbps data transfer rate the minimum
      From http://www.blu-ray.com/faq/

      USB 2.0 has a raw data rate at 480Mbps,

      so drive is 4x read (more than double required, 1x not enough 2x is good,) USB is 480, almost 9x more than required.

      …or this drive only uses a third of the available USB2 bandwidth at full speed. (36*4= 144) or 54 of the 480 reading a disc.

      • atlas on 28/01/2011 - 10:26

        True true makes sense. Only caveat is that I think in the real world, USB2.0 devices never seems to hit 480Mbps. But that's probably more a limitation of the controllers used.

        • wisc on 28/01/2011 - 10:35

          true, but with 9x more than required and it only using 1/3 of the available bandwidth of USB2 at full speed, I'm sure you'll be fine even if your usb2.0 doesn't hit the full 480.

  • shawn_low on 28/01/2011 - 10:48

    Cheap…but all out of stock now.

    • wisc on 28/01/2011 - 10:59

      their web page still state:
      Available in branches: Malvern | Mitcham | Cheltenham | Geelong | Box Hill
      there web page only gives you stock in one store at a time, you have to select the store by clicking the "locate branch" link up the top.

      looks like they are still getting more in as well…

  • Chris McMahon on 28/01/2011 - 12:00

    Anyone own one of these? Are they noisy when playing a bluray?

    I've got a Samsung internal bluray drive and it's a lot louder playing blurays than my Sony bluray player.

    • Tilduke on 28/01/2011 - 12:47

      Plextor used to make really good DVD drives.
      I haven't tried any of their bluray drives but assuming the same quality they should be good.

  • aar on 28/01/2011 - 19:48

    Out of Stock.
    Called into branch & they said it was a one off special buy, they were out of stock & weren't getting any more.
    Would be good to find another cheap BR option

    • wisc on 01/02/2011 - 09:48

      I picked one up from the city store Friday night, looks like they have more stock in again.

  • Tacosaurus Rex on 28/01/2011 - 22:56

    I own one of these (their "$59 special: has been going for about 2 months now…). It's not bad. Works perfectly in Windows 7 under PowerDVD. I watched Great Migrations and it was flawless, on my 17" Macbook Pro 2.93Ghz with 8GB RAM and SSD drive. for $59, can't go wrong. Sometimes though, the eject button doesn't always pop the lid open, so you either eject via a menu, or unplug and replug the USB in. Aside from that, good deal for $59…

    • wisc on 01/02/2011 - 09:49

      there is also a button underneath the drive that manually opens it.

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