The new Pioneer BDR-101A will change the way digital and high-definition media are stored by increasing disc capacity and performance capability. By utilizing shorter wavelength blue lasers, the BDR-101A can burn up to 25 gigabytes (billion bytes) of information on a single layer Blu-ray Disc.

This first generation BDR-101A product is targeted towards professional users and technology enthusiasts who will be using the Blu-ray Disc drive for advanced storage needs.

The Roxio(R) software bundle will support professional, high-definition Blu-ray Disc (BD) authoring applications by transferring BD disc images to BD-R and BD-RE media. It also features data storage applications such as the backup of up to 25GB of data on a single layer BD disc. The software supports the following key capabilities:

-- BD/DVD Premastering

-- Data write support

-- Disc Image (create & record)

-- Erase (Quick & Full BD-RE and -/+RW)

-- Drive Utilities

Blank media from TDK will also be packaged with the BDR-101A.