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Pioneer Pioneer BDC-2202

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Pros
Plays Blu-ray movies; burns DVD/CD discs
Low price
Cons
Slow burn speeds
Hefty hardware requirements, plus Vista

Pioneer BDC-2202 Review

by Jon L. Jacobi

- If you want to play Blu-ray movies on your PC but don't want to pony up $500 for a drive that can burn data to Blu-ray discs, Pioneer's $299 BDC-2202 Blu-ray combo drive may be just what you're looking for. That is, as long as you have Windows Vista (the bundled Ulead WinDVD 8 LE software player is Vista-only). And you'll need to be tolerant of this SATA-interface model's slow speeds compared with those of an average $50 DVD drive: The BDC-2202 burns single-layer DVDs at 8X, dual-layer DVDs at 4X, and CD-R/RWs at 24X. That said, the BDC-2202 is easily the least expensive Blu-ray player available for your PC.

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User Reviews for Pioneer Pioneer BDC-2202

Reviewed by: TomSnodgrass

Duration of ownership:

Strengths: No issues. Works as expected.

Weaknesses: No cables. No install hardware. My HP pavilion only requires to special screws to install; however was not included with player. Button on front does not quite align with button on computer.

Overall Evaluation: This blue ray player appears to work fine. I was disappointed in the following: 1) It did not come with power or signal cables. The cables cost me $3.00. 2) The only hardware it came with for install was 4 screws. My HP pavilion requires screws with a special head. I haven't found these yet. 3) When I install my pavilion has a cover over both of the CD drives and a button that's supposed to align with the button on the drive door. When I installed drive in the top slot they aligned fine; but when I got the cables and installed my old drive back into the top slot and this new drive into the open bottom slot the buttons don't align. I guess I'll swap them when I have a chance. Would I buy this Blu-Ray player again? Yes, it was a good price and it works as required.

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