Philips unveils the BDP9000 set top Blu-ray writer and media

March 1, 2006

In what looks a lot like a press release, Hardware Zone is reporting some info on yet another Blu-ray device. This time it is from Philips and it's the set top model dubbed the BDP9000. Not only that, they are also releasing a triple writer for the PC and they have named it the SPD7000. The BDP9000 consumer player will be available in the US in the second half of 2006 and the TripleWriter (SPD7000) will be available in Europe and the US in the second half of 2006.

Below are
the specs for the 7000, a mention of some medias and a picture of the BDP9000.

Philips new TripleWriter PC drive

The new Philips TripleWriter (SPD7000) showcases Philips' ability to integrate PC products and technologies into the consumer electronics realm. The drive features recording and playback capabilities of all popular optical storage formats including CD, DVD and Blu-ray Disc, which allows users to select their media of choice depending on the preferred application.

Philips' TripleWriter features a 2x (72 Mb/s continuous data-rate) read and write speed on BD-ROM, BD-R and BD-RE media. The drive reads and writes a variety of legacy media including CD-ROM, CD-R, CD-RW, DVD-ROM, DVD+R, DVD+R DL, DVD-R, DVD-R DL, DVD+RW and DVD-RW. Additionally, Philips will launch four types of discs (BD-R and BD-RE, single layer 25 GB and dual layer BD-R and BD-RE 50 GB) together with the introduction of the TripleWriter. The TripleWriter can be built into any PCD featuring S-ATA interface.

Anyway, you can visit the Hardware Zone if you would like to read the article in it's entirety at the source. Philips apparently have also added a friendlier name as well for the set top box. If we look carefully, it says Cineos on the upper right. You can read about other Cineos products in the Philips home entertainment line by following this link.

Source: HardwareZone