Are there any known BLU RAY PLAYER compatibility problems using discs duplicated from BD-RE to BD-R using a 1x7 tower?
The only Blu Ray players I have are a PS3 and a Vaio - both of which seem to play almost anything without fuss......
I can confirm LG BD-RE and TDK BD-RE play in my Panasonic BD35, and Playstaion. I bought some Traxdata BD-R inkjet printables from Carousel media but I have not tried them yet but I will very soon. I'm new to producing blu-ray so I'm limited a bit so far.
Thanks Les,
Blu Ray still feels a bit uncertain - mainly due to it being slow to take off - but there are encouraging signs popping up on various forums.
Specifically I want to be sure that known good BD-RE content, duplicated using a tower onto BD-R is also good for machines like your Panasonic.
I think I'll have to do a RayL (or was it Tom) and take some discs to Comet.
Gavin
Hi Gavin
'twas I. Up and down the Tottenham Court Road in my case
Presumably you are talking about a tower with a Blu-ray player and seven Blu-ray recorders? And presumably the tower would need a control unit capable of handling Blu-ray data?
Or is your implication that a tower with a control unit designed for standard DVDs will become a Blu-ray duplicator if just the player and recorders are upgraded?
Ray L
Hi Ray,
Edge10 tower with 7 LG writers and a reader.
You're right about it being a product of "Heath Robinson".
I pulled the lid off and found that the controller is a standard IDE unit with SATA bridges cobbled onto the IDE cables.
There is nothing in the menu about Blu Ray read or write speed - it's exactly the same as my other CD/DVD controllers.
The good news is that it does work - writing is displayed as 2.1x (which I think is probably correct). Verification seems to be 8 x DVD speed or similar because it takes ages - a lot longer than writing!
I expect that at some stage they'll make a proper SATA controller and we'll see 4x/6x options but until then it'll just chug along.
Gavin
Gavin,
So this is a tower which is sold as a Blu-ray duplicator? Not something you've experimentally built yourself?
Very interesting, because I have an Edge10 CD/DVD copying tower with IDE connectors.
The implication is that it can be upgraded to Blu-ray capability - and almost certainly at a cheaper price than buying a new tower.
Gavin, I think I owe you a pint!
Ray
Bought ready built from PCWB Clearance for just over five hundred quid with a 12 month wty.
There was an RMA note inside from CCI Distribution stating FULLY TESTED NO FAULT FOUND.
In actual fact drive 6 had no power connector fitted - once I found and fitted the cable it all worked perfectly.
Who said DSG are no good? ;) :D ;)
Surely seven LG Writers would be worth approaching £500, even second hand.
Steve
Indeed - We needed extra DVD duplication capacity anyway and spotted the Blu Ray tower just at the right time.
PCWB sometimes advertise clearance things they don't have - I ordered and paid for a BravoPro a few months ago - 1 week later we were credited in full.
It's worth a browse every now and then - they often have kit like DeckLink cards at knock down prices.