Once again Pioneer, the world’s leader in Blu-ray Disc, has raised the bar for features, performance and value. At just $229.95 the BDR-203 is the most affordable Blu-Ray Disc writer we’ve ever sold.

The BDR-203 Blu-ray Disc/DVD/CD Writer is the next generation Blu-ray Disc Writer from Pioneer. This BD/DVD/CD Writer will write up to 8x on BD-R (25GB) and BD-R DL (50GB) media. This writer allows users to test & author high-definition Blu-ray Disc content while also delivering the ability for high-capacity data storage. The BDR-203 can read BD-ROM and BD-ROM DL, read/write single and dual layer BD-R & BD-RE discs, read DVD-ROM, and read/write most DVD and CD recordable media formats.

• 8x maximum writing speed on BD-R & BD-R DL media
• Write up to 50Gbytes on one BD-R DL disc (that's more than 10 single layer DVDs)

The new drive also ships with a full suite of Cyberlink software including:

• PowerDirector 7.0 HE (BD & DVD Editing & Authoring)
• PowerDVD 8.0 (BD playback 5.1 channel)
• Power2Go (Backup/data burning software)

Why should you upgrade to Blu-ray Disc Authoring?

Even in this difficult economy, Blu-ray Disc players and discs are among the strongest sellers in consumer electronics. Every day more and more people are upgrading their HD home theaters to include Blu-ray - either with a Sony PlayStation3 or a stand-alone Blu-ray Disc player. In fact, now you can find a fully loaded Blu-ray player that supports all the latest Blu-ray technology and interactivity for under $300.

Blu-ray Discs you create using the Pioneer BDR-203 burner and Verbatim Blu-ray Disc media will play perfectly in all the latest Blu-ray players, including the Sony PS3. While some first generation Blu-ray players had some play back issues with playing back discs made on the original BDR-101 burner, we are not seeing these issues at all with current players. You can be totally confident that when you start producing and delivering your HD content on Blu-ray using the Pioneer BDR-203 burner your customers will have no problems watching it at home.

The BDR-202 Mega X Bundle was one of our Top 10 products of 2008. With the release of the new BDR-203 our new Mega X Bundle is twice as fast, and stores twice as much and it's available now for under $300!

The Videoguys' Mega X bundle includes the Vantec NexStar DX 5.25" External USB Enclosure for the BDR-203 drive that assembles in minutes and allows you to take the BDR-203 with you anywhere and attach it to any computer.

Videoguys has all the information and products you need to put your HD videos onto Blu-ray! PC or Mac, internal or external, high end or beginner we have the tools for the job! Click here for all our new Blu-ray bundles featuring the Pioneer BDR-203 burner!