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Help burning to blu ray?

Can you help me find a Blu-Ray Writer for my Workstation that also connects to my HDTV via HDMI, please?

  • I have a Dell Precision 390 Workstation running MS-Windows XP Professional x64 (as I have 8 GB of RAM and 40 GB paging file). When I bought the system, it came with a DVD R/W+/- and a DVD-ROM, but not a Blu-Ray reader or writer. My TV is a HDTV with several HDMI inputs. Presently, I have a Blu Ray play (Insignia), which I'm thinking of giving to a family member who likes it. If I do give him the Blu Ray player he likes, I'd want to replace it and an idea crossed my mind. What my workstation also needs is a Blu Ray Writer. I have lots of data files and writing them to Blu Ray would be a lot easier than doing it via the internal DVD R/W +/- drive. My Dell Workstation has USB 2.0 and Firewire 400 / 800 connections. I'm wondering if anyone knows of an EXTERNAL Blu Ray Writer that can accept input from a Workstation (e.g. USB 2.0 or Firewire) and has HDMI output. When I did a Google search I got a lot of hits, but they were from 2008, 2009, and early 2010 and about up coming devices. Maybe what I'm seeing as an useful device is something the industry has yet to consider, but to me it makes sense. So, in summary: OS: MS-Windows XP Pro x64 Connections: Workstation/PC: USB 2.0 & Firewire 400/800 HDTV: HDMI Blu-Ray: Writer via USB 2.0 or Firewire 400/800 Blu-Ray: Player via HDMI for a HDTV Is there an external Blu Ray Writer/Player that meets the above specifications / summary / details?

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    I know of at least two Blu Ray Burners with HDMI output. These aren't just Blu Ray burners, though, as they do video editing (so this might be over kill). Yet, it does show the possibility. These are the CASABLANCA S3000 and S6000. There are several pages on the net describing them, but here are four of them: 1) The 6000: http://www.mitchellproduction.com/S6000.html 2) The 3000: http://www.mitchellproduction.com/S3000.html 3) Compare the two devices (first chart): http://www.tjvideo.net/macro.htm 4) Compare the two devices (second chart): http://chetdavis.typepad.com/casablancaexpert/2010/11/comparison-chart-casablanca-s3000-vs-s6000.html amd http://chetdavis.typepad.com/.a/6a0120a56f4abd970b0133f5e0cb3f970b-pi The connections are: Connections Front: DV, USB Back: HDMI (output only), DV, S-Video (input only), RCA Audio/Video (input only), Digital Optical Audio Output, Ethernet, USB, and eSATA As you see it supports USB and the HDMI you want, plus several other inputs and outputs.

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No such device exists. The best you can do is get a internal/external blu ray burner and use the hdmi out on your computers video card to the TV.

Filenotfound

then why don't u ask the dell manufacturing or their website.u can talk to their technical representatives..just visit their website and use ur dell tags at the back of ur computer.. maybe this one is ur looking.. LaCie d2 Blu-Ray 12x USB 2.0 and FireWire Drive 301906U Product Highlights Blu-ray Burner USB 2.0 + FireWire-400 FireWire 400-to-800 Cable Included Toast 10 Titanium for Mac Easy Media Creator 10 for Windows Record, rewrite, and play back HD video Author HD video content for playback on all BD players Store up to 50GB of data on a single disc Multi-format BD (Blu-ray) and DVD/CD USB 2.0 and FireWire interfaces Easy Media Creator 10 and Toast 10 Titanium with HD/BD plug-in Backward compatible with DVDs and CDs View BD-ROM, DVD-Video, and Video-CD Play back high-definition Blu-ray movies (on Windows only) specifications: Enclosure Type External Mechanism Type Blu-ray Burner Write Support BD-R, BD-RE, DVD-R, DVD-RW, DVD-R DL, DVD+R, DVD+RW, DVD+R DL, DVD-RAM, CD-R, CD-RW Read Support BD-ROM, DVD-ROM, CD-ROM Write Speed 1 BD-R limited to 8x speed when connected via USB 2.0 close BD-R: 12x BD-RE: 2x BD-R LtH: 6x DVD±R: 16x DVD±RW: 6x DVD±R DL: 8x CD-R: 40x CD-RW: 24x Read Speed Blu-ray: 8x DVD: 16x CD: 40x Access Time Not Specified by Manufacturer Interface 1x USB 2.0 1x FireWire-400 Data Buffer Not Specified by Manufacturer Headphone Jack None Mounting Orientation Desktop System Requirements Computer: Pentium 4 3.2GHz; Power PC G5; Mac Intel Dual Core Operating System: Windows XP, Vista, or 7; Mac OS X 10.5 or later Memory: 512MB (1GB Recommended) Display: nVIDIA GeForce 7600GT/7900GT or ATI X1600 GPU required for HD video playback Monitor: 1280 x 1024 resolution required for HD video playback Electrical Requirements AC: 120VAC Dimensions (WxHxD) 6.3 x 1.7 x 10.6" (17.3 x 4.4 x 26.8cm) Weight 3.3 lbs (1.5kg)

ghe

HDMI output is a feature of your graphics card, not the burner.

C-Man

Havent seen a blueray yet external with USB or and HDMI. BUt quick question is why a blueray. Blueray is probably on the way out by 2011 end or 2012. Most people dont have a need for 50gb disk and thats in dual layer all BR only hold 25gb with single layer. Why you think they are bundling all the bluray movies with the same movie on DVD. Becuase Bluray sales are down over 500% since last year. They cant sell a movie bluray for $30 when you can get both BR and DVD same movie for $30. I have a bluray player for the house but it also plays dvds so its all good.

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