Sony BDUX10S SATA Blu-ray Disc-ROM Drive (Internal)

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Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 10.3 x 4.8 x 8.7 inches ; 2 pounds
• Shipping Weight: 3 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Shipping: Currently, item can be shipped only within the U.S.
• ASIN: B000YJ2QC2
• Item model number: BDUX10S
• Average Customer Review: 4.1 out of 5 stars See all reviews (32 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #3,924 in Electronics (See Bestsellers in Electronics)
• Date first available at Amazon.com: December 7, 2007

Product Description

Product Description
Add an impressive element to your PC: Blu-ray Disc capability. This internal drives makes it possible to easily enjoy HD entertainment on your desktop.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

32 of 33 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Best Blu-Ray Player for the PC, March 19, 2008

By	Justin DuPont (Evansville, Indiana United States) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

While building myself a computer recently, I decided to install a Blu-Ray drive. I decided to go with Sony because of the amazing Blu-Ray output quality I have seen from my PS3. The BDU-X10S is a fantastic player; the biggest turn-on for me was the reasonable cost of the player. It does everything upscale home theater Blu-Ray players can do, but for much less. I am running this player on Windows Vista Home Premium 64-bit, and as with all Vistas, the media player does not read Blu-Ray. You will have to download software in order to view Blu-Ray discs; I am using WinDVD 9 ($99), and the setup has turned out to be phenomenal. If you are looking for a Blu-Ray player for your PC, the Sony BDU-X10S is the way to go.

Pros: awesome 1080p resolution we have come to expect from Sony, easy installation, reasonably priced, good warranty.
Cons: software required in order to view Blu-Ray movies.

24 of 26 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent Blu-ray Drive, February 22, 2008

By	Big D - See all my reviews

This is an excellent Blu-ray drive - it installs easily, and the video is spectacular. Obviously your system needs to meet the minimum requirements, which you can view by zooming into the image of the box provided by Amazon (right side of image). When you're using the included CyberLink PowerDVD BD software, make sure that you have "Use SPDIF" selected (in the audio tab in the configuration window) to get full digital audio through an SPDIF connection. If you select the number of speakers you have (e.g. 6 speakers for a 5.1 setup), you'll get 2-channel audio output to your speakers.

12 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Plays Blu-ray movies well, March 17, 2008

By	Casual Listener - See all my reviews

I've watched five Blu-ray movies using this drive so far. Everything works fine. I also used it to watch a couple of DVDs. Those work fine too. The PowerDVD software that comes with the drive is pretty good. It does what it supposed to do without crashing in the middle of movies, so I'm happy with it. My Intel Q6600 Core 2 Quad processor (5.9 subscore for processor on the Windows Experience Index) stays at about 25% utilization while playing Blu-ray movies. The video quality is totally satisfactory with my Gigabyte GeForce 8600GT graphics card (5.9 subscore for graphics and 5.6 subscore for gaming graphics). I was expecting the improved video quality over DVD, but I was not expecting the improved audio quality. Blu-ray sounds really good. The drive comes with a sample disc with a bunch of Blu-ray content on it for testing your drive. It is rare for me to be totally satisfied with a product, but with this one, I am. It does what it is supposed to do well. If you want to watch Blu-ray movies on your PC, this is an excellent drive for it.