Desktop PC Hardware

Winner of the Hi-Definition war format, Bluray, eventually became the standard set as the successor of DVD. Thus, as the second largest producer of optical drive in the world, LITEON releases their first bluray drive LITEON DH -401S. This drive is awaited and its ability to read the disc is very good.

LiteOn DH-401s

This drive even capable to read a Playstation 3 BD very well. In the package sales, you will find two additional bezel, a manual, a PowerDVD BD Edition software, and a SATA cable. Buffer attached the drive is 8MB. CHIP did not find the problem on the during this test drive. Both bluray film, DVD and CD can also be read very good. One thing be pitied is that the drive can’t read DVD-RAM. However, this problem can be fixed by updating to the latest firmware.

Specifications:

Chip: MediaTek
Interface:  SATA
Buffer: 8MB
Max Read BD Speed: 4x
Max Read DVD Speed: 12x
Max Read DVD RW Speed: 8x
Max Read CD Speed: 32x
Equipments: Software, SATA Cable, Screws & extra Bezel

Pros:

• Very good reading capability

Cons:

• Does not support DVD-RAM

translated from CHIP Magazine.