Description:

This brand new SONY BC-5500H 12.7 mm tray loading slim internal SATA Blu-ray player DVD writer combo upgrades your laptop or HTPC with slim optical drive to have Blu-ray read capability. It lets you play Blu-ray movies and write DVD and CD.

Specifications:

Manufacturer: SONY Model: BC-5500H Type: 12.7mm Tray Loading Interface: SATA (SATA 7+6 Pin Cable required if installing this on a desktop PC or HTPC) Bezel: Included (option to remove this bezel and attach the original laptop bezel to match the laptop/notebook - please consult your laptop/notebook service manual on how to remove the bezel) Dimensions: 128 x 12.7 x 129mm

Reading Speed:

• BD: 4x
• DVD: 8x
• CD: 24x

Writing Speed:

• DVD-R: 8x, DVD+R: 8x
• DVD-R DL: 4x, DVD+DL: 4x
• DVD-RW: 4x, DVD+RW: 4x
• CD-R: 16x, CD-RW: 10x

Access Time:

• BD: 320 ms
• DVD: 200 ms
• CD: 190 ms

Comes with Blu-ray decoding software for Windows.

Compatible with most brands of laptops with 12.7 mm SATA tray-loading internal optical drive (HP, Sony, Dell, Toshiba, Acer, Asus, Samsung)

*Minimum system requirements must be met to be able to playback Blu-ray Discs *Pentium D 3.0GHz or faster CPU & 1GB or higher RAM are required *HDCP capable graphics card w/ 256MB RAM, PCI Express x16, 1920x1200 resolution, 32-bit color *HDCP capable Monitor or TV for High Definition digital output

Download this software to check if you are ready for Blu-ray: http://www.cyberlink.com/stat/bd-support/enu/index.jsp