Pioneer has unveiled the BDR-205 Blu-ray Disc® Computer Writer, the first writer in the industry capable of 12x write speed for single and dual-layer Blu-ray Disc (BD) media. For comparison, Blu-ray burners found in the market can only manage a maximum write speed of 8x, which makes Pioneer’s BDR-205 the current king of performance for Blu-ray writers. The burner will also be able to support reading and writing DVD/CD media at 16x/40x respectively. Boosting Pioneer’s “Low Vibration Mechanism Design”, overall writing accuracy is improved, important for users who often transfer mass amounts of data. The new BDR-205 Blu-ray Disc computer writer will begin shipping in October 2009 for system builders whilst its retail cousin, the BDR-2205, will be available Q1 2010 at a MSRP of USD$249.

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Pioneer has announced two new multi-format performance players, the CDJ-900 and CDJ-2000, which are capable of playing from various music sources such as CD and USB storage devices, and come with rekordbox music database management software. Read on for the press releases.