Product Description

With High Definition broadcast fast approaching, Panasonic's LM-BE50DE Blu-ray disc has been launched to satisfy the needs of those who are looking for high quality, high definition recording.Blu-ray discs are able to record and playback extensive quantities of high definition video and audio, as well as photos, data and other video content. A single-layer Blu-ray disc, which is the same size as a DVD, can hold up to a staggering 50 GB of data (in comparison to a single layer DVD which holds 4.7GB) - that's more than four hours of high-definition video or about 26 hours of standard video with no loss of quality.Blu-ray discs enable you to instantly skip to any spot on the disc and create, edit or re-order programmes and play lists, thus enabling easy navigation around the discs. What' s more, you can watch one programme whilst recording another, Panasonic's Blu-ray discs offer the ultimate in flexible DVD recordingPanasonic's LM-BE50DE re-writable Blu-ray disc uses an original, highly sensitive and durable recording film. This further enhances the stable recording and playback characteristics and is of particular importance for PC use, where data is frequently rewritten. The result is crisp and clear recordings every time.Adding to this durability, Panasonic Blu-ray discs use an advanced spin coating process technology to form the cover layer with extremely uniform thickness. This is the key element for stable and premium data recording. The discs also have a hard coated cover layer, which is a newly developed surface-treatment technology.

Product Details

• Brand: Panasonic
• Model: LM-BE50DE
• Dimensions: .50" h x 5.00" w x 5.50" l, .20 pounds

Features

• Manufactured by: Panasonic Consumer

Customer Reviews

Beware : 90 days warranty only ! Fails after one year. (was:Works fine, but not time or cost effective)
This disc worked fine with an LG GGW-H20L writer. However, it takes several hours to burn the whole disc at 2x. And the BD-RE is not competitive with hard drives given the 50 GB capacity. You can get a 250 GB SATA hard drive for about the same price as this disc as of this writing. The cost per GB should not be 5x that of hard drives.

August 10, 2009 update :

New star rating is one star only.

One year after purchasing it, this disc now gives systematic verification errors when used with the Imgburn program. The disc has had less than 20 full passes and was kept within its protective jewel case when unused.

I called Panasonic support about my problem, and they informed me that their parts only carry a 90 day warranty ! They wanted to charge me $64.99 plus shipping, which was more than what I paid for the original disc. And it's twice the price of a new one from this amazon vendor. Needless to say, I'm disgusted that a single disc that originally costs this much only has such a short warranty. I will not be buying any more discs from Panasonic. Buyer beware !

FYI, I tried to amend the star rating and change it down to one, but Amazon wouldn't let me change it ! I was told by an Amazon rep that this can only be done within 30 days ! Only the text can be changed after that. It doesn't make any sense. A lot of products can fail after 30 days. I'm considering deleting the original review and posting another one, but I haven't done that yet due to the fact that it was marked helpful. I may do so if more reviews are posted on this disc.

Only 20-30 rewrites before failure! Caveat emptor!
I concur with another reviewer here. I purchased 6 of these about a year ago and only two remain usable. The rest all failed between 20-30 rewrites. (The remaining functional disks currently have 24 and 25 rewrites respectively) Not worth the high price!

Good BD-RE
Pro: It works great, no poblems here. Windows Vista natively supports Blue Ray for use with data.

Cons: Price.

Tip: Vista SP1 gives better performance with optical media especially Blue Ray.