The player is only a BD-ROM however and will not having burning capabilities. The drive works via a USB connection making Blu-ray playback very simple. The drive can also read DVD+/-R(W) and CD-R(W) media at high read speeds.
"Due to recent market developments we can expect an increasing volume of movies to be released in High Definition on Blu-ray Discs", says Jelmer Veldman, European marketing manager at PLDS.
"The market adoption of Blu-ray as the optical disc standard for high definition content results in a growing demand for Blu-ray playback solutions. The portable external Lite-On BD-ROM drive allows users to playback their Blu-ray discs on any PC via a USB 2.0 cable," added the company.
More details on specs and pricing when they become available.
Written by: Andre Yoskowitz @ 25 Feb 2008 12:49