If you still have the deceased HD-DVD format and thought of what to do with the discs, Plextor has an answer. Well, PLAY IT! Plextor announced today the release of the PX-B920SA internal drive which will allow you to play your new Blu-ray discs as well as HD-DVD’s. This may be a good alternative to those people who unfortunately chose the loser format and are now stuck with their discs. In addition to playing Blu-ray and HD-DVD the PX-B920SA also can play and write to BD-R (at 4x), DVD and CD media, and uses a SATA connection. This drive is ideal for OEMs where playback HD DVD format is wanted along with Blu-ray playback and burning. The PX-B920SA will be sold for $599.00. If you think $599.00 is too much Plextor will also made the PX-B300SA drive which will cost around $499.00 and plays all the same formats but does not write to Blu-ray discs.

These are the formats compatible with the PX-B920SA:

BD
BD-R, BD-RE, BD-ROM, BDMV
DVD
HD DVD–ROM, DVD+/-R, DVD+/-RDL, DVD–RW, DVD+/-RW, DVD-RAM
CD
CD-R, CD-RW

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