BenQ BW1000 - Club CDFreaks

*JayC30* · 11-03-2006

So I wonder who will be the first to buy this one and let us know what it's like when it comes out.

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BenQ have announced its first 'Trio' writer - the BW1000 - a triple writer that encompasses BD, DVD and CD format support.

Press Release: The BenQ BW1000 supports all Blu-ray Disc formats at 2X read and write, as well as the interface of the future – Serial ATA, which secures the data bandwidth while playing back high-definition contents, even for the most dynamical scenes.

With BenQ’s BW1000, users can easily transfer high-definition home videos and art works to BD-R and BD-RE media, either 25GB or 50GB version, to share and store premium contents with convenience.

BenQ BW1000 features revolutionary SolidBurn and Write Right technologies. SolidBurn automatically learns and optimizes the writing settings for recordable media and makes over-speed writing feasible and stable, delivering stunning drive intelligence to help users write any media at the desired speed.

BenQ’s Write Right technology provides thorough protection during the writing process, which includes Seamless Link (for buffer-under run protection), dynamical jitter calibration (for real-time writing quality consistency) and Walking-OPC (for real-time writing power compensation) features.

I personally will be waiting to see which of the Blue-Ray/HD format becomes dominant before I splash out as I don't want to be stuck with the betamax of writers

*chok0* · 11-03-2006

pics:
http://home.comcast.net/~home_theate...00_CES2006.JPG
http://www.hwupgrade.it/articoli/1192/benq1.jpg

based on philips hardware.

*Mr. Brownstone* · 12-03-2006

Razzle Dazzle Clart

*qwakrz* · 12-03-2006

I am going to wait for the BR and HDDVD format war to be sorted, or for recorders and players that support both formats.

I am not getting into BetaMax again...

*rapid fire* · 12-03-2006

I'll waiting too!
But who knows if the prices are acceptable.

*JayC30* · 12-03-2006

Yes but like with betamax-vhs war, qwak, the lesser quality format might win out. I just wish these people would get their heads out of a certain oriface and actually consider the cosumers for once.

rapid, there are always people that will be the latest ust to say theu were amongst the first to get it, after all remember the prices when DVD writers and media first came out for domestic use.

*chas0039* · 12-03-2006

The price is too high, the benefits are dubious, and the protection is too intrusive. Not to mention, most HD equipment today doesn't even have the correct connections.

No HD for me, probably for years if ever. I am very content with regular DVDs.

Dalen Quaice · 13-03-2006

Well the price of blanks is rumored to be $40 each for BD -- for .25 each I'm happy with regular DVD. I'd rather have better transfers and encoding quality on regular DVD than a new format. Most standard DVDs don't seem to live up to the maximum quality that the regular DVD format can offer anyway...

*JayC30* · 13-03-2006

Well you wouldn't get HD with this writer, chas, it does blue-ray, NEC are launching a HD writer.

I suppose it depends on the person whether the discs are worth the price or not. Personally at the moment for me they are not worth it, but I can see a point when they most probably will be. After all I didn't see the point of DVD burning, and only got my first drive as I came into some money now I wouldn't be without it.

Dalen Quaice · 14-03-2006

No, the BW1000 supports both high definition and standard definition on Blu-Ray discs... it won't do HDDVD from Toshiba tho.

*El_Mariachi_X* · 14-03-2006

the only reason i'm leaning toward bluray is cuz it's 25gb per layer.

however when it comes to movies i'll choose normal DVD. i'm not forking over $1000 for restricted hardware

*rapid fire* · 14-03-2006

1000 usd. wouldn't be enough. It depends on what you already have. So you'll need a hdtv then a player and also maybe a burner, in this case you can buy a used car.

*El_Mariachi_X* · 14-03-2006

thus the over $1000usd part.

prolly bout $1200-3000

11-03-2006	#2 (permalink)
chok0 CDFreaks Resident Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Trenchtown, Germaica Posts: 2,451	Re: BenQ BW1000 pics: http://home.comcast.net/~home_theate...00_CES2006.JPG http://www.hwupgrade.it/articoli/1192/benq1.jpg based on philips hardware. __________________ Wake Up And Live!

12-03-2006	#3 (permalink)
Mr. Brownstone CDFreaks Resident Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Chesterfield, England Posts: 1,603	Re: BenQ BW1000 Razzle Dazzle Clart __________________ A64 3800+ X2 @ 2.01Ghz/2x1024MB Corsair XMSPC3200C2PT @ 2-3-3-6/Asus A8N32-SLi Deluxe/Club 3D 7800GT 256MB/WD3200KS 320GB SATA-II 16MB Cache/Hiper 580 Watt PSU BenQ 1655 BCIB BenQ 1640 BSRB Philips SPD2400 @ LiteOn SHW-1635S YS0Z FBD Philips 1640P @ BenQ 1620 B7W9 x3 DEAD Pioneer DVR-109 8.57 Pioneer DVR-108 @ Piodata DVR-108DX 1.18 LiteOn LDW-851S @ SOHW-832S CG5J Aopen 1648/AAP Pro 1.04 LiteOn SOHR-5238S 4S09 LiteOn LTR-52246S 6S0F Click here to join cdfreaks.com

12-03-2006	#4 (permalink)
qwakrz CDFreaks Resident Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Plymouth, UK Posts: 850	Re: BenQ BW1000 I am going to wait for the BR and HDDVD format war to be sorted, or for recorders and players that support both formats. I am not getting into BetaMax again... __________________ Current Setup CoolerMaster iGreen 600W PSU (runs very cool) Core 2 Quad Q6600 @ 3.3GHz Swiftech H20 Ultra+ Watercooling CoolerMaster Tsunami Dream Case 3GB PC6400 DDR2 RAM @ 800MHz EVGA 680i SLi A1 ATi x1900GT @ 550/800 19" BenQ 4:3 TFT 19" Hannson 16:9 TFT BenQ 1655 Lite-on 20A1S Seagate SATA 500GB + Seagate SATA 250GB Logitech G15 Keyboard Archos AV560 (for those boring moments when out & about) Liteon 5055GDL+ Toppy 5800 with Taps Please dont PM me directly with your problems..... Thats what these forums are for.

12-03-2006	#5 (permalink)
rapid fire CDFreaks Resident Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 2,118	Re: BenQ BW1000 I'll waiting too! But who knows if the prices are acceptable. __________________ Plextor 716A 3x Plextor 712A Plextor 760A BenQ 1620pro BenQ 1640, 1650, 1655 LG GSA 4163 B LiteON 832s NEC 1300A, 4550A

12-03-2006	#6 (permalink)
JayC30 CDFreaks Resident Join Date: Feb 2005 Posts: 2,140	Re: BenQ BW1000 Yes but like with betamax-vhs war, qwak, the lesser quality format might win out. I just wish these people would get their heads out of a certain oriface and actually consider the cosumers for once. rapid, there are always people that will be the latest ust to say theu were amongst the first to get it, after all remember the prices when DVD writers and media first came out for domestic use.

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12-03-2006	#7 (permalink)
chas0039 CDFreaks Resident Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Lost in America Posts: 7,062	Re: BenQ BW1000 The price is too high, the benefits are dubious, and the protection is too intrusive. Not to mention, most HD equipment today doesn't even have the correct connections. No HD for me, probably for years if ever. I am very content with regular DVDs. __________________ Still a few bugs in the system...

13-03-2006	#8 (permalink)
Dalen Quaice CD Freaks Die Hard Join Date: Jul 2005 Posts: 1,427	Re: BenQ BW1000 Well the price of blanks is rumored to be $40 each for BD -- for .25 each I'm happy with regular DVD. I'd rather have better transfers and encoding quality on regular DVD than a new format. Most standard DVDs don't seem to live up to the maximum quality that the regular DVD format can offer anyway... __________________ My favorite daily burning drives: Plextor 712A - 1.09 LG 55N - 1.05 BenQ 1640 Grey OEM - BSMB LG 22N - 1.02 My favorite media: RicohJPNR01, RicohJPNR03, MCC003, MCC004, OptodiscR16 Testing: NEC AD-7200A, LiteOn 20A3P

13-03-2006	#9 (permalink)
JayC30 CDFreaks Resident Join Date: Feb 2005 Posts: 2,140	Re: BenQ BW1000 Well you wouldn't get HD with this writer, chas, it does blue-ray, NEC are launching a HD writer. I suppose it depends on the person whether the discs are worth the price or not. Personally at the moment for me they are not worth it, but I can see a point when they most probably will be. After all I didn't see the point of DVD burning, and only got my first drive as I came into some money now I wouldn't be without it.

14-03-2006	#10 (permalink)
Dalen Quaice CD Freaks Die Hard Join Date: Jul 2005 Posts: 1,427	Re: BenQ BW1000 No, the BW1000 supports both high definition and standard definition on Blu-Ray discs... it won't do HDDVD from Toshiba tho. __________________ My favorite daily burning drives: Plextor 712A - 1.09 LG 55N - 1.05 BenQ 1640 Grey OEM - BSMB LG 22N - 1.02 My favorite media: RicohJPNR01, RicohJPNR03, MCC003, MCC004, OptodiscR16 Testing: NEC AD-7200A, LiteOn 20A3P

14-03-2006	#11 (permalink)
El_Mariachi_X CDFreaks Resident Join Date: May 2005 Posts: 1,042	Re: BenQ BW1000 the only reason i'm leaning toward bluray is cuz it's 25gb per layer. however when it comes to movies i'll choose normal DVD. i'm not forking over $1000 for restricted hardware __________________ You wrote that the world doesn't need a savior but every day i hear people crying for one - Kal El

14-03-2006	#12 (permalink)
rapid fire CDFreaks Resident Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 2,118	Re: BenQ BW1000 1000 usd. wouldn't be enough. It depends on what you already have. So you'll need a hdtv then a player and also maybe a burner, in this case you can buy a used car. __________________ Plextor 716A 3x Plextor 712A Plextor 760A BenQ 1620pro BenQ 1640, 1650, 1655 LG GSA 4163 B LiteON 832s NEC 1300A, 4550A

14-03-2006	#13 (permalink)
El_Mariachi_X CDFreaks Resident Join Date: May 2005 Posts: 1,042	Re: BenQ BW1000 thus the over $1000usd part. prolly bout $1200-3000 __________________ You wrote that the world doesn't need a savior but every day i hear people crying for one - Kal El

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