I got a Writer from Pioneer... - Blu-ray Forum

DJ_Nu2U · 06-06-2006, 05:33 PM

I don't have much details on it, no model number or anything. It is black in color w/ No markings. I hooked it up to my test PC that has Windows XP Pro, Vista & SuSE Linux multiboot on it running a 2.8GHz P4 w/256MB Ram. The item seemed to burn/access slow w/ only 256MB, So I upgraded it to 512MB. Now the item seems to work fine w/ both access & burn. The item was discovered to contain a driver on some sort of "ROM" located on it, as Windows immediatley recognized it as a Pioneer "BluRayDrive1" and installed the drivers for it from an "UNKNOWN SOURCE". It also installed into WinVista & Linux with ease, except for the RAM issue. The drive is currently writing Ricoh BD-R discs @ 288Mbps & BD-RE discs @ 200Mbps. It took just over an hour to "fill" a disc w/ a backup file "1 x .bkf". More info will come as I know more....

zombie · 06-06-2006, 06:03 PM

Please check your email. You should have one from our site owner, Marwin. Thank you.

Electrox3d · 07-27-2006, 07:42 PM

Just over an hour?? thats really slow. Sounds like you weren't the one who went shopping for this blu-ray, so I don't blame you for getting a Pioneer, but Pioneers are inherently flawed with no CD/CD-R/RAM support, yet they're cost is the same on the market.

I've posted before on googling the Pioneer SW-5582, that drive has everything.

06-06-2006, 05:33 PM	#1
DJ_Nu2U New Member Member since:Jun 2006 Location:Phoenix, AZ	I got a Writer from Pioneer... I don't have much details on it, no model number or anything. It is black in color w/ No markings. I hooked it up to my test PC that has Windows XP Pro, Vista & SuSE Linux multiboot on it running a 2.8GHz P4 w/256MB Ram. The item seemed to burn/access slow w/ only 256MB, So I upgraded it to 512MB. Now the item seems to work fine w/ both access & burn. The item was discovered to contain a driver on some sort of "ROM" located on it, as Windows immediatley recognized it as a Pioneer "BluRayDrive1" and installed the drivers for it from an "UNKNOWN SOURCE". It also installed into WinVista & Linux with ease, except for the RAM issue. The drive is currently writing Ricoh BD-R discs @ 288Mbps & BD-RE discs @ 200Mbps. It took just over an hour to "fill" a disc w/ a backup file "1 x .bkf". More info will come as I know more....

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06-06-2006, 06:03 PM	#2
zombie Blu-ray Guru Top contributor Member since:May 2004 Trading Score:864	Please check your email. You should have one from our site owner, Marwin. Thank you.

07-27-2006, 07:42 PM	#3
Electrox3d Junior Member Top contributor Member since:Apr 2006	Just over an hour?? thats really slow. Sounds like you weren't the one who went shopping for this blu-ray, so I don't blame you for getting a Pioneer, but Pioneers are inherently flawed with no CD/CD-R/RAM support, yet they're cost is the same on the market. I've posted before on googling the Pioneer SW-5582, that drive has everything.

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