Panasonic Blu-ray Writers Out In Japan

[Ian]

While I've seen a few isolated reports of Panasonic's Blu-ray writers being available in Japan and the US, they seem be out in force now. Buffalo, I-O Data and Panasonic themselves started shipping the drives on the 10th.

http://www.watch.impress.co.jp/akiba/ho ... drive.html

http://www.watch.impress.co.jp/akiba/ho ... 5582c.html

Talk about an expensive pile of drives. Almost $15,000 worth in this picture alone.

[dolphinius_rex]

Yup, my workplace can now order Pioneer BDR/RE drives through distribution, along with the media.

[frank1]

First test of a Blu-Ray burner published by YSS on June 11th:

Panasonic LF-MB121JD
http://homepage2.nifty.com/yss/lfmb121j ... jd_top.htm
- firmware BD01:
http://homepage2.nifty.com/yss/lfmb121j ... d_djou.htm


TDK & Panasonic brande BD-R/RE discs:
http://homepage2.nifty.com/yss/lfmb121j ... _bdben.htm
http://homepage2.nifty.com/yss/lfmb121j ... _siyou.htm

and even a TYG02 burned @ 8x Z-CLV:
http://homepage2.nifty.com/yss/lfmb121j ... vdben1.htm