Blu-ray/hd DVD Player + DVD-RW Burner with Esata/usb
This Addonics optical storage solution allows your PC to play and access practically all type of DVD or CD contents – Blu-ray disc, HD DVD disc, regular DVD and CD in various file formats. It is also a high-speed DVD?R/RW and CDRW burners. You can now turn your laptop or desktop computer into a high definition cinema and enjoy the high-definition video quality and the dynamic sound effect that comes in the Blu-ray or HD DVD.Constructed in a sturdy compact aluminum body, the Zebra Blu-ray / HD DVD player and DVD?R/RW burner features the combo eSATA and USB 2.0 interface.
I bought this unit because it was rated to work with Vista, and because of Amazon’s excellent return policy. I didn’t know it would be so challenging to watch Hi-Def content on a PC. The gotcha’s here are the following: you need the right kind of PC, the right kind of Video Card, the right kind of monitor. If you are a power user with recent gear, you should be fine. But be prepared to download a ton of drivers.
I had to get the latest NVIDIA and CyberLink drivers, plus some others they grabbed along the way. I started by creating restore point. 40 minutes later, after all the downloads and restarts, I ran the furnished HI-DEF advisor, and I got all greenlights on both Blu-Ray and HD-DVD hi-def content.
The great news: my HD and BD titles played great. As I said it took 40 minutes. This unit worked perfectly. I love it!
I needed a Blu-Ray player for my laptop (Sony) with a 1080p display. This unit did not disappoint me. I used the external USP port even though it comes with an eSATA connection. It is faster than the DVD that is in my laptop. The unit comes with Cyberlink PowerDVD disc. I purchased this software earlier so, I could have saved this purchase if I had known that the PowerDVD would be included with this unit!
i use it for esata so i dont know how it works with usb.
i like it, it plays all my blu rays with no problem, i burn dvds and cds just fine, i havent tried burning a blu-ray so i cant rate that feature. this is a good way to add a sata device without opening the case