Plextor announced their new Blu-ray drive, the PX-B910SA. Differently from previous models such as the PX-B920SA and the PX-B300SA, the PX-B910SA no longer supports HD-DVD, a decision based on the death of the format earlier this year. Besides the HD-DVD capabilities, the new drive is pretty much the same as the PX-B920SA, being able to write BD Disks at 4x.

Plextor is a Japanese company that specializes on optical drives and introduced its first CD-ROM optical disk drive under the TEXEL brand name in 1989.

The PX-B910SA currently only scheduled to be released in Japan but it will probably arrive in Europe and the US later this year. Plextor has a suggested retail price of ¥45,000 (about US$430), much less than its predecessors.

Bellow you can find some specs of the PX-B910SA:

Software included

• WinDVD8
• DVD MovieFactory 5.5
• VideoStudio 11

Write

• BD-R SL, DL:4x
• BD-RE Sl, DL: 2x
• DVD+R/-R: 16x
• DVD+R/-R DL: 8x
• DVD-RW: 6x
• DVD+RW: 8x
• DVD-RAM :5x
• CD-R: 40x
• CD-RW:24x

Read

• BD-R SL, DL:4x
• BD-RE Sl, DL: 2x
• BD-ROM: 4x
• DVD+R/-R: 16x
• DVD+R/-R DL: 8x
• DVD-RW: 8x
• DVD+RW: 8x
• DVD-RAM :5x
• CD-R: 40x
• CD-RW:32x
• CD-ROM: 40x
• DVD-ROM SL: 16x
• DVD-ROM DL: 12x

Popularity: 10% [?]

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

Popularity: 7% [?]