Pioneer launches world’s first 4K Blu-ray drive for desktop PCs

Pioneer has revealed the first UHD Blu-ray rewritable optical drives for desktop PCs.

The BDR-S11 J-BK and BDR-S11 J-X Blu-ray drives are set to release in Japan in late February.

The devices fit in 5.25-inch desktop drive bays and are able to write to four-layer Blu-ray discs and rewrite three-layer discs.

Pioneer listed the following minimum hardware requirements for UHD Blu-ray playback:

• Operating System: Windows 10
• Processor: Intel 7th-Gen Core i5
• Memory: 6GB+
• Motherboard: Intel 200 Series chipset

Users will also need a UHD display with HDR support to play content at the highest level of quality.

There is currently no international pricing for Pioneer’s UHD Blu-ray drives.

This article first appeared on MyBroadband and is republished with permission.

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