Blu-ray Dimensions

CD Dimensions Blu-ray disc duplicator

Blu-ray duplicator towers offer the ability to record on Blu-ray format, BD-R, BD-RE, BD-R DL, BD-RE DL, DVD+/-R, DVD+/-RW, DVD+/-R Dual Layer, CD-R, CD-RW.  In many ways they resemble their DVD duplicator counterpart with the exception of some under the hood upgrades.

Typically this includes a  SATA Disc controller, SATA 500Gb hard drive and SATA Blu-ray combo drives. The  SATA interface simplifies cable management compared to IDE with narrower cables and smaller connectors.  SATA interface supports cables as long as 90cm without sacrificing data integrity and system reliability.

The disc image is uploaded to the hard drive on board the Blu-ray duplicator and then you load the recordable media into the recorders. The tower allows editing of the image and hard drive partition file name. The “Dynamic” hard drive partition system saves hard drive space by creating partitions according to the image size. The intelligent controller automatically recognizes the source disc format. In the case of rewritable Blu-ray media (BD-RE) the duplicator automatically formats the disc if required.

The brains of the Blu-ray duplicator tower is the user friendly disc duplication controller utilizing familiar “ESC” & “ENT” keys with tactile feedback for easy menu navigation. The controller also has password protection modes to prevent unauthorized usage. Dual-Level Security provides separate Startup and Setup passwords for complete restriction and protection against unauthorized users.  The Blu-ray duplicator is upgradable via firmware using a recorded CD to transfer the new firmware.  These systems are fully standalone and do not require an additional computer to run it. Language support includes English, Spanish, Portuguese, & Japanese.

One of the concerns with any new technology is it’s return on investment.  Blu-ray duplicators are not a single format tool.  They cover all common optical formats and recordable Blu-ray disc. The Blu-ray duplicators offer SATA which helps increase cooling efficiency by utilizing narrow cables which also can be longer in length then the DVD duplicator standard: ATAPI or what is also called “PATA” for Parallel ATA.  “SATA” or Serial ATA is the new standard for computers because of it’s data throughput for hard drives and will dominate the market as production increases for all the components.

You may wonder what are the advantages of Blu-ray duplication over Blu-ray replication?  Simply put there are many licensing fees associated with the Blu-ray video high definition format.  This includes per title fees specific to replicated Blu-ray discs.  Advanced Access Content System (AACS) cost per title is in the thousands of dollars. Blu-ray duplication does not require the mandatory AACS license.   Blu-ray duplication is much more cost effective for short run production.

Blu-ray recorders have come a long way in a short period of time.  Having spent some time anticipating the release of the recordable Blu-ray format it’s very exciting to see the rapid growth of the technology. At first  dedicated drive that only recorded BD-R and BD-RE seemed the direction manufacturers were going in but now we see a wide range of multi format drives supporting BD-R, BD-RE, DVD-R,+R, Dual Layer +R and CD-R. The speeds are not like a dedicated DVD recorder and for that matter a CD recorder to a DVD or Blu-ray drive.

Some of the new high-capacity 4x recordable Blu-ray disc multi format Drives are listed below.  Of course as soon as we put this out 6x and 8x are at the door step. We are now using 6x LiteOn drives in our Recordable Blu-ray duplicators and recorders.

LiteOn:

LiteOne’s DH-4B1S Serial ATA Blu-ray disc triple writer is one of the most popular drives at this point. It’s a bit faster then the Pioneer drive in the DVD writing and CD-R

One free SATA connector.

Pioneer:

Pioneer’s Blu-ray recorder BDR-202 provides write speeds of 4x on BD-R (write once) and 2x for BD-RE Blu-ray discs (rewritable).  The BDR-202 reads at 2x speed on BD-ROM (single & dual layer), BD-R (single layer), and BD-RE (single layer) Blu-ray disc media.  The Pioneer BDR-202 also writes at up to 8x speed on DVD-R/+R 4.7GB (single layer), up to 2x on DVD-R (dual layer), up to 2.4x on DVD+R (double layer) and up to 4x on DVD-RW/+RW media. The Pioneer Blu-ray recorder reads at 8x speed on DVD-ROM & DVD±R media and 6x on DVD±R (DL) & DVD±RW media.  The BDR-202 uses a SATA (Serial ATA Interface (Ver 1.0A)) internal connection.  Data transfer rate of 1.5Gb a second.

It looks like 100GB is right around the corner.  It’s a amazing amount of archival storage and high definition video.  CD Dimensions Blu-ray disc duplicators offer high speed and relibility.  Our BD-R duplicators are intigrated with LiteOn SATA drives which provide greater reliability and efficency then the old PATA drives.  Serial ATA provides smaller cable routing making unit cooling far more effective.  This increases the life of the drive and your ROI on the Blu-ray duplicator.