The BWU-100A is a standard 5.25″ PATA disc drive with playback and recording support for Blu-ray discs. Playback of Blu-ray movies will be supported with the BWU-100A, however, an HDCP compliant graphics card and display is required to playback protected AACS content. A high definition display is also required to experience the full 1080 lines of high definition goodness.
It’s hard to believe that even at $750US, this recorder is cheaper than the competition. The requirements for HDCP and a 1080p monitor are not going to make anyone jump at a Blu-Ray recorder anytime soon.