Pioneer BDC-2202B Blu-ray Disc/DVD/CD Combo Drive
The Pioneer BDC-2202 retail bundle features the Pioneer BDC-S02 BD-ROM/DVD/CD
Combo Drive and software from Corel Corporation. These products enable computer users to
watch high definition Blu-ray Disc movies on a properly configured PC while also having the
ability to write to DVD and CD.
DVD-ROM (single and DL), DVD-R/+R (single layer), DVD-R (dual layer), DVD+R
(double layer), DVD-RW/+RW, and DVD-RAM reading capabilities
CD-ROM read and CD-R/RW reading and writing capabilities
Works with Windows VistaTM
Latest Owner Reviews
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REVIEW BY: Reviewed
Oct 09, 2008
PROS: Burns DL (9 GB) DVDs.
CONS: Burning takes 4 times as long as the drive it replaced; WinDVD 8 LE will not play Blu-Ray on 64-bit Vista.
REMARKS: Installed patches and firmware from Pioneer. Did not help. Sent detailed crash info to Pioneer and WinDVD/Corel. Pioneer at least acknowledged my report. Corel has been completely silent after several postings. (Corel used to be seen as an anti-Microsoft hero of sorts. I guess now they are total crap.) I sent CyberLink a few questions about their product. They replied within minutes! Cost me $99 to get some working software (CyberLink PowerDVD 8 Ultra) for this thing!
RATINGS: Corel/WinDVD; total crap; Pioneer: disappointing; CyberLink: Super Hero!
REVIEW BY: C Cheshire Reviewed
Sep 13, 2008
I have Windows XP home Service Pack 2 - 3 and it works fine. I have ATI Radeon 4300 on HDMI 1080p and it has acceptionaly high quality. Still messing with settings for the perfict picture but all in all its a good bang for your buck. And the software isnt bad either.
REVIEW BY: Reviewed
Aug 13, 2008
Excellent drive for the money! I just installed in a new system I built and I have no IDE drives, all SATA. It doesn't come with any drivers but the Vista drivers work fine. I went to Pioneers website and d/l'd the driver. I backed up my system on DVD+RWs and we watch Blu-ray disks. Very satisfied.
REVIEW BY: Reviewed
Feb 16, 2008
Good, economical choice for your Windows Vista Home Premium or Ultimate-based HTPC, though Blu-Ray DVDs must be played through the bundled WinDVD 8 LE player, can't through Media Center nor Windows Media Player. Be aware of the show-stoppers, though. Among the minimum requirements, your HTPC's OS must support Direct-X 10, so that means Vista, not XP MCE. Your video card must likewise support Direct-X 10, so that spells ATI's HD 2400 Pro (or the nVidia equivalent). And your processor must be an AMD X2 64 3800+ (or the Intel equivalent). That said, my system runs a 3600+, and though it's at the limit on CPU utilization during Blu-Ray DVD play, it still plays smoothly if little else is running in the background. Only plays, not burns, Blu-Ray discs, though it functions fine as a conventional DVD +-R, RW/CD-R, -RW burner, too. NOTE--Be sure to set the Blu-Ray region on WinDVD's setup menu before playing the first Blu-Ray or it will refuse to play. Your audience might get rowdy.
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Pioneer BDC-2202B Blu-ray Disc/DVD/CD Combo Drive SATA
$139.99
Manufactured by:
Pioneer Mfg Part No:
BDC-2202B UPC No:
012562871721 Box Size:
( Length:
12, Width:
7, Depth:
10 )
Shipping Weight:
2.6000 pound(s)
Limited Warranty:
12 months parts;
12 months labor
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