Liteon announces Blu-Ray player!!! - Blu-ray Forum

hmurchison · 09-01-2006, 06:04 PM

http://www2.oncomputer.t-online.de/d...9/8930996.html

I'd love to know the pricing and when it hits North America. Bring it on baby!

JTK · 09-01-2006, 06:10 PM

What?

No attention getting "Achtung!" in the thread title here?

Psiweaver · 09-01-2006, 06:17 PM

Cool good to see more and more people are brining players to market.

zombie · 09-01-2006, 06:23 PM

Not too familiar with the Liteon name, am I right to assume this will be a budget priced player? Nevertheless, always good to have more playback options available.

hmurchison · 09-01-2006, 06:29 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by JTK

What?

No attention getting "Achtung!" in the thread title here?

I got tired of trying to spell in German. LOL

Love to see pricing on these players and if they plan on launching in Euro first before coming to America.

The HD DVD design is UGLY. The Blu-Ray design doesn't look half bad but the buttons are awkward (on top of the unit)

nyg

Liteon does a lot of OEM work. You may have purchased their drives rebranded as Sony or BenQ or other manufacturers. They won't be top tier but they shouldn't be crap either.

zombie · 09-01-2006, 08:46 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by hmurchison

nyg

Liteon does a lot of OEM work. You may have purchased their drives rebranded as Sony or BenQ or other manufacturers. They won't be top tier but they shouldn't be crap either.

Good to hear. Hopefully they will offer a reasonably priced BD player this fall for those who aren't interested in the PS3 or can't get a hold of one.

Psiweaver · 09-02-2006, 06:38 PM

My guess is that this player comes out at like 599 list or something like that.

Dave · 09-02-2006, 06:49 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by nyg

Not too familiar with the Liteon name

They used to make the BEST CD-RW drives ever. I still have a 52x32x52 CD-RW drive wich have not been beaten not is speed, nor quality of writing.
It even reads at 55+x sometimes on nice discs!!! Excelent drive!

JTK · 09-02-2006, 06:55 PM

Lite on has a good reputation in the PC market.

http://www.avsforum.com/avs-vb/showthread.php?t=718183

I'm confused. Murch, are they making players for both formats or what?

Psiweaver · 09-02-2006, 08:15 PM

It would appear that they are.

Sidewinder · 09-02-2006, 09:49 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Dave

They used to make the BEST CD-RW drives ever. I still have a 52x32x52 CD-RW drive wich have not been beaten not is speed, nor quality of writing.
It even reads at 55+x sometimes on nice discs!!! Excelent drive!

I'll second that, I had several Lite-on drives (CD-RW, DVD-Rom, DVD-RW) and all were top-notch.

BTBuck1 · 09-04-2006, 05:24 AM

NOoOoOOoooOoOooOoo

I don't want the poop poo brand stuff in the blu ray camp this early in the game...

well, actually it's probably a good thing..since they will be cheap and encourage mass adoption.

JTK · 09-04-2006, 03:52 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Brian@BBY

NOoOoOOoooOoOooOoo

I don't want the poop poo brand stuff in the blu ray camp this early in the game...

well, actually it's probably a good thing..since they will be cheap and encourage mass adoption.

Lite On is an excellent brand in the PC market.

09-05-2006, 12:38 AM

Lite-On is on of the top brands in optical drives manufacturing.
They manufacture optical drives for Sony, HP, Apple, Plextor (some models only), Philips and several other "big players". Their product quality is always usually top-notch and they're quite well know by computer market professionals.
(well, actually I know this only because I'm one

)

Dave · 10-02-2006, 01:04 PM

And the player itself

-> LiteOn

Jazar · 10-02-2006, 01:34 PM

Looks nice even has Divx.

thunderhawk · 10-02-2006, 07:03 PM

DivX on BD?

zombie · 10-02-2006, 09:22 PM

Any word on the price and/or release date yet?

PeterTHX · 10-03-2006, 08:02 AM

Lite-On is somewhat a budget brand in their consumer electronics.

Their DVD recorders were among the cheapest...and they were built that way.

They have decent CD/DVD burners, but reliabilty is questionable.

09-01-2006, 06:04 PM	#1
hmurchison Banned Member since:Aug 2004 Location:Seaattle	Liteon announces Blu-Ray player!!! http://www2.oncomputer.t-online.de/d...9/8930996.html I'd love to know the pricing and when it hits North America. Bring it on baby!

Similar Threads
thread	Forum	Thread Starter	Replies	Last Post
Sony Announces Blu-Ray Player Combo - Plays Betamax Tapes	General Chat	Living Near Shamu	25	10-26-2009 01:29 PM
DMTech announces BDP810 Blu-ray player	Blu-ray Players and Recorders	Bullseye	0	09-02-2008 06:54 PM
Samsung announces 4th generation Blu-ray Player	Blu-ray Players and Recorders	Winterklaar	14	04-29-2008 02:45 AM
LG Announces Dual Format Player	Blu-ray Players and Recorders	b2bonez	73	01-07-2007 12:12 PM
Panasonic Announces DMP-BD10 Blu-ray Player for September	Blu-ray Players and Recorders	Marwin	2	03-29-2006 03:16 PM

09-01-2006, 06:10 PM	#2
JTK Blu-ray Knight Member since:Jan 2006 Location:www.blurayoasis.com	What? No attention getting "Achtung!" in the thread title here?

09-01-2006, 06:17 PM	#3
Psiweaver Special Member Member since:Jun 2006 Location:Los Angeles,CA	Cool good to see more and more people are brining players to market.

09-01-2006, 06:23 PM	#4
zombie Blu-ray Guru Top contributor Member since:May 2004 Trading Score:864	Not too familiar with the Liteon name, am I right to assume this will be a budget priced player? Nevertheless, always good to have more playback options available.

09-02-2006, 06:38 PM	#7
Psiweaver Special Member Member since:Jun 2006 Location:Los Angeles,CA	My guess is that this player comes out at like 599 list or something like that.

09-02-2006, 06:55 PM	#9
JTK Blu-ray Knight Member since:Jan 2006 Location:www.blurayoasis.com	Lite on has a good reputation in the PC market. http://www.avsforum.com/avs-vb/showthread.php?t=718183 I'm confused. Murch, are they making players for both formats or what?

09-02-2006, 08:15 PM	#10
Psiweaver Special Member Member since:Jun 2006 Location:Los Angeles,CA	It would appear that they are.

09-04-2006, 05:24 AM	#12
BTBuck1 Blu-ray Samurai Member since:Jun 2006 Location:Oceanside, CA. Blu-ray collection:507 DVD collection:1	NOoOoOOoooOoOooOoo I don't want the poop poo brand stuff in the blu ray camp this early in the game... well, actually it's probably a good thing..since they will be cheap and encourage mass adoption.

09-05-2006, 12:38 AM	#14
Skywatcher Guest	Lite-On is on of the top brands in optical drives manufacturing. They manufacture optical drives for Sony, HP, Apple, Plextor (some models only), Philips and several other "big players". Their product quality is always usually top-notch and they're quite well know by computer market professionals. (well, actually I know this only because I'm one )

10-02-2006, 01:04 PM	#15
Dave Expert Member Member since:Jun 2006 Location:Somewhere	And the player itself -> LiteOn

10-02-2006, 01:34 PM	#16
Jazar Active Member Member since:Jun 2006	Looks nice even has Divx.

10-02-2006, 07:03 PM	#17
thunderhawk Moderator Member since:Jul 2004 Location:Belgium	DivX on BD?

10-02-2006, 09:22 PM	#18
zombie Blu-ray Guru Top contributor Member since:May 2004 Trading Score:864	Any word on the price and/or release date yet?

10-03-2006, 08:02 AM	#19
PeterTHX Banned Top contributor Member since:Sep 2006 Blu-ray collection:563 Trading Score:14	Lite-On is somewhat a budget brand in their consumer electronics. Their DVD recorders were among the cheapest...and they were built that way. They have decent CD/DVD burners, but reliabilty is questionable.

Best Blu-ray Movie Deals