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External Blu-ray and DVD drive reviews

The latest External Blu-ray and DVD drive reviews at PC Advisor. External Blu-ray and DVD drive user reviews, ratings, buying advice and price comparison

Primera Optical Disc Publisher SE review

The Disc Publisher SE from Primera uses a Pioneer DVD+R/-R drive to burn and print up to 20 blank discs at a time.

15/04/2008

£958 inc VAT
LG GGW-H10N Blu-ray, HD-DVD drive

LG's LG GGW-H10N Blu-ray and HD-DVD combo drive - the Super Multi Blue - is a neat solution to a thorny dilemma: Blu-ray or HD-DVD?

10/05/2007

£600 inc VAT
Harman Kardon BDP 10 review

The Harman Kardon BDP 10 is a high-end Blu-ray player aimed squarely at society's upper crust.

23/07/2010

£599 inc VAT
Panasonic DMP-B15 review

The Panasonic DMP-B15 is the world's first portable Blu-ray player.

07/08/2009

£549 inc VAT
Samsung HT-BD1255 review

The Samsung HT-BD1255 is an all-in-one Blu-ray home theatre system possesses good audio quality.

24/07/2009

£549 inc VAT
Plextor PX-B900A

Half a year ago, we were promised that we'd have a veritable army of Blu-ray drives to choose from by now. As it turns out, the Plextor PX-B900A is only the second…

21/12/2006

£533 inc VAT
Lite-On LH-2B1S

As each Blu-ray drive hits the market, specifications go up and prices drop. A £514 price tag might still be intimidating, but it's a step in the right direction.

20/01/2007

£514 inc VAT
Pioneer BDR-101A

Blu-ray is finally here, with Pioneer's BDR-101A leading the way. This is the first drive for PCs that records to Blu-ray Disc. Its appeal is undeniable.

22/05/2006

£450 inc VAT
LG GBW-H10N Blu-ray Disc drive

LG’s GBW-H10N is an internal Blu-ray drive that uses the standard IDE interface. The LG GBW-H10N is a simple plug-in replacement for most optical drives.

21/05/2007

£405 inc VAT
Lite-On LH-2B1S Blu-ray Disc drive

Billed as a ‘triple writer’, Lite-On’s LH-2B1S provides up to two-speed Blu-ray writing and is compatible with all the major DVD and CD formats. The front of the…

23/05/2007

£400 inc VAT
Panasonic DMP-BDT300 review

The Panasonic DMP-BDT300 is a Blu-ray disc player that can read the new 3D Blu-ray disc format. It can also access internet content such as YouTube and Picasa. It's…

21/07/2010

£399 inc VAT
LaCie d2 Blu-ray Professional review

The LaCie d2 Blu-ray Professional BD-R, BD-RE Drive is an external optical drive that can burn data to Blu-ray discs, as well as single and dual-layer DVD and CD media.

01/10/2009

£349 inc VAT
Panasonic DMP-BD30 review

Panasonic's DMP-BD30 was one of the first Blu-ray Disc players to support BonusView, the Blu-ray specification for watching picture-in-picture content.

30/05/2008

£349 inc VAT
Buffalo BRHC-6316U2 review

The Buffalo BRHC-6316U2 is a lightweight and easy to move external Blu-ray USB 2.0 drive that connects to your PC via USB 2.0.

22/04/2008

£330 inc VAT
Panasonic DMR-EX79 review

The Panasonic DMR-EX79 DVD recorder has a 250GB hard drive and an HDMI 1.3 port for upscaling DVDs to 1080p.

17/04/2009

£317 inc VAT
Panasonic DMP-BD85 review

The Panasonic DMP-BD85 (or Panasonic DMP-BD85EB-K to give it its full name) is a high-end Blu-ray player aimed at serious movie aficionados.

13/07/2010

£299 inc VAT
Sharp Aquos BD-HP20H review

Sharp's first Blu-ray Disc player, the Sharp BD-HP20H is a winner on all counts.

02/06/2008

£299 inc VAT
Panasonic DMP-BD55K review

At £280, the Panasonic DMP-BD55K is expensive even for a Blu-ray Disc player.

24/03/2009

£280 inc VAT
Panasonic DMP-BD80 review

The Panasonic DMP-BD80 is a top brass Blu-ray player with a respectable brace of bells and whistles.

28/10/2009

£279 inc VAT
Samsung BD-C6900 review

The Samsung BD-C6900 is a 3D Blu-ray Disc player that's packed with interesting and useful features.

18/05/2010

£271 inc VAT