Pioneer Unveils the BDR-211UBK Blu-ray XL Writer

Disparia · Mar 8, 2017

Just the other day I ripped an 10-album discography picked up for $9 in the wrap. My optical also reads DVD and BD on a regular basis, so I still have a need for one.

Not upgrading to any UHD compatible drive though... they can wait.

Tardian · Mar 8, 2017

In July last year I built a Mitx i6500 rig to take a drive just like this. Very unhappy that Kaby Lake is required. Can't justify changing the CPU just for UHD. In the future I will stick to AMD.

silapakorn · Mar 9, 2017

bubbly1724 said:
4K Blu-ray playback? So does this require Kaby Lake or something? And $130 is awfully low for a 4K BD player.

Xbox One S can play 4K blu-ray out of the box and it's only $289 with BF1 bundle. Even if you don't game on console, it's still a good deal considering you get 500G HDD and a PC compatible controller (retail $59).

Tardian · Mar 9, 2017

Xbox One S can play 4K blu-ray but it is very noisy. The controller is not as nice as a PS3 controller. Really annoyed PS4 Pro omitted UHD drive. Agree with comments above re streaming as we have 800MB/s ADSL2+ and have third world internet in one of the world's richest countries. There is a material difference between a good blu-ray and a streamed/downloaded file. We live in a time of amazing TVs that lack comparable source material.

Ruru · Mar 9, 2017

Like said before, cases without optical drive bays are becoming more and more common these days. I traded my BD-ROM drive for couple of beers since I just didn't have anything use for it.

Processor	Intel i5-6600
Motherboard	ASRock H170M-ITX
Cooling	Cooler Master Geminii S524
Memory	G.Skill DDR4-2133 16GB (8GB x 2)
Video Card(s)	Gigabyte R9-380X 4GB
Storage	Samsung 950 EVO 250GB (mSATA)
Display(s)	LG 29UM69G-B 2560x1080 IPS
Case	Lian Li PC-Q25
Audio Device(s)	Realtek ALC892
Power Supply	Seasonic SS-460FL2
Mouse	Logitech G700s
Keyboard	Logitech G110
Software	Windows 10 Pro

System Name	Work in progress
Processor	AMD Ryzen 5 3600
Motherboard	Asus PRIME B350M-A
Cooling	Wraith Stealth Cooler, 4x140mm Noctua NF-A14 FLX 1200RPM Case Fans
Memory	Corsair 16GB (2x8GB) CMK16GX4M2A2400C14R DDR4 2400MHz Vengeance LPX DIMM
Video Card(s)	GTX 1050 2GB (for now) 3060 12GB on order
Storage	Samsung 860 EVO 500GB, Lots of HDD storage
Display(s)	32 inch 4K LG, 55 & 48 inch LG OLED, 40 inch Panasonic LED LCD
Case	Cooler Master Silencio S400
Audio Device(s)	Sound: LG Monitor Built-in speakers (currently), Mike: Marantz MaZ
Power Supply	Corsair CS550M 550W ATX Power Supply, 80+ Gold Certified, Semi-Modular Design
Mouse	Logitech M280
Keyboard	Logitech Wireless Solar Keyboard K750R (works best in summer)
VR HMD	none
Software	Microsoft Windows 10 Home 64bit OEM, Captur 1 21
Benchmark Scores	Cinebench R20: 3508 (WIP)

Processor	Intel i7 10700K
Motherboard	Gigabyte Z490 Aorus Pro AX
Cooling	Be Quiet Dark Rock Pro 4
Memory	DDR4 Corsair Vengeance LPX 3200MHZ (2X16GB)
Video Card(s)	Palit GTX1080ti Super JetStream 11GB
Storage	Trandscend 370s 256GB / WD Caviar Black 2+1TB
Display(s)	Acer XB270HU 144hz Gsync
Case	Phanteks Eclipse P600S White
Audio Device(s)	Sound Blaster ZXR
Power Supply	Corsair RM1000X 1000W 80 Plus Gold

System Name	Work in progress
Processor	AMD Ryzen 5 3600
Motherboard	Asus PRIME B350M-A
Cooling	Wraith Stealth Cooler, 4x140mm Noctua NF-A14 FLX 1200RPM Case Fans
Memory	Corsair 16GB (2x8GB) CMK16GX4M2A2400C14R DDR4 2400MHz Vengeance LPX DIMM
Video Card(s)	GTX 1050 2GB (for now) 3060 12GB on order
Storage	Samsung 860 EVO 500GB, Lots of HDD storage
Display(s)	32 inch 4K LG, 55 & 48 inch LG OLED, 40 inch Panasonic LED LCD
Case	Cooler Master Silencio S400
Audio Device(s)	Sound: LG Monitor Built-in speakers (currently), Mike: Marantz MaZ
Power Supply	Corsair CS550M 550W ATX Power Supply, 80+ Gold Certified, Semi-Modular Design
Mouse	Logitech M280
Keyboard	Logitech Wireless Solar Keyboard K750R (works best in summer)
VR HMD	none
Software	Microsoft Windows 10 Home 64bit OEM, Captur 1 21
Benchmark Scores	Cinebench R20: 3508 (WIP)

System Name	4K-gaming / media-PC
Processor	AMD Ryzen 7 5800X / Intel Core i7-6700K
Motherboard	Asus ROG Crosshair VII Hero / Asus Z170-K
Cooling	Arctic Freezer 50 / Alphacool Eisbaer 240
Memory	32GB DDR4-3466 / 16GB DDR4-3000
Video Card(s)	Asus RTX 3080 TUF OC / Powercolor RX 6700 XT
Storage	3.3TB of SSDs / several small SSDs
Display(s)	Acer 27" 4K120 IPS + Lenovo 32" 4K60 IPS
Case	Corsair 4000D AF White / DeepCool CC560 WH
Audio Device(s)	Sony WH-CN720N
Power Supply	EVGA G2 750W / Fractal ION Gold 550W
Mouse	Logitech MX518 / Logitech G400s
Keyboard	Roccat Vulcan 121 AIMO / NOS C450 Mini Pro
VR HMD	Oculus Rift CV1
Software	Windows 11 Pro / Windows 11 Pro
Benchmark Scores	They run Crysis

Pioneer Unveils the BDR-211UBK Blu-ray XL Writer

Disparia

Tardian

silapakorn

Tardian

Ruru

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