Testseek.com have collected 21 expert reviews of the Asus BC-1205PT and the average rating is 76%. Scroll down and see all reviews for Asus BC-1205PT.
January 2008
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The editors liked
Multi-format DVD burner
Blu-ray playback
Relatively quiet operation
Decent bundle
Performs as expected
The editors didn't like
Slow-rated burn speed for double-layer DVDs
The supplied software had to be patched before it would play Blu-ray movies The Final Word Those of you looking for a new DVD burner with Blu-ray playback will be pleased with this drive. It exceeded our exp...
Abstract: ASUS is about to unleash a Blu-ray reading combo drive onto the market, which offers up a tempting Blu-ray player/reader as well as all the standard DVD and CD writer capabilities that we now all take for granted. One thing you should note right up fro...
Multi-format DVD burner, Blu-ray playback, relatively quiet operation
Slow-rated burn speed for double-layer DVDs, the supplied software had to be patched before it would play Blu-ray movies The Final Word Those of you looking for a new DVD burner with Blu-ray playback will be pleased with this drive. It exceeded our exp...
Those of you looking for a new DVD burner with Blu-ray playback will be pleased with this drive. It exceeded our expectations in many of our tests and it was a fairly inconspicuous operator. We just wish it had a faster-rated speed for burning double-l...
The ASUS BC-1205PT is not only a very capable Blu-ray reader but is also excellent at burning those DVDs and installing those games. The thing is though, while this is all fantastic we would recommend that if the space is available that you get a stan...
Source: Ahead Software Neros CD Speed burn tests a DVD+R DL rated at 2.4x. The program emulates a burn that would fill the disc with 8.5GB of data. This test is done by simply placing blank recording media into the burner and running CD Speed the sof...
Full-range CD and DVD recording capabilities, Blu-ray Disc movie playback, CyberLink BD-capable bundled decoder software, Nearly-silent optical drive
Slow CD and DVD read speeds, Expensive optical drive, No digitalaudio cable included, Lackluster DualLayer DVD burning speed
Whats Blu-ray, if not a shining star? It seems like anything wearing the BD badge these days just seems to look better. But maybe its just me, and my desire to touch all new technologies. Either way, ASUS has done a good job of reining in my atten...
Abstract: The overall performance of this drive in regards to its DVD and CD performance is on-par with its ratings, however the Blu-Ray read speeds were a bit of a let-down as it never hit above the 2x-rating. Burning times are about what I expected and can ea...
CDR and DVD±R writing qualityAutomatically sets book type to DVDROM for DVDR DL media, Serial ATA interface, Includes software from CyberLink
Reads BDR DL media at only 2x, Writes to DVDRW media at only 6x, Writes to CDR media at only 24x, Questionable writing quality with some DVD±R DL media, Cannot set the book type of DVDR or DVDRW media, High seek times, Overburns to only 94:27, Documentati...
Until now, adding a Blu-ray drive to your computer has been a costly investment. The high price of Blu-ray Disc writers has put them out of reach for most consumers, especially those that are only looking to play movies. With the BC-1205PT, ASUS has ma...
Abstract: ASUS Blu-Ray BC-1205PT QuickShotAlthough the mainstream press continues to write about the uncertain war between Blu-ray and HD DVD as if it were going to lead to a complete failure of either, the rest of us know better. Unlike VHS vs. Betamax where te...
