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BDR-XD08UMB-S is the pinnacle of the XD08 Series with a Matte-Black Body that has further evolved. Ideal for recording and playback of audio & video content. Developed, designed, and manufactured in-house by Pioneer, BDR-XD08UMB-S delivers a comprehensive range of features. This product is equipped with features for enjoying music on a PC, such as the latest and most powerful version, Pure Read 4+. Pure Read 4+ is a function that minimizes the occurrence of error data interpolation when importing (ripping) audio CDs. In addition, the latest high-grade rubber coating results in a refined appearance and luxury feel, which also provides some of the best resistance against scratching and peeling in the industry. The XD08 Series is based on the concept of ease of use, with a clamshell type body that makes it easy to take out discs even on a desk where space is limited, and a compact, lightweight body about the size of a CD case. This product also includes a Type-C conversion cable, which provides easy connection to PCs equipped with Type-C connectors, and an L-shaped USB cable that allows you to connect to the drive in either direction. BDR-XD08UMB-S also has performance features such as Custom Eco function available through the Pioneer BDR-XD08UMB-S Drive Utility. Custom Eco helps reduce the device's power consumption. As to software, CyberLink Media Suite 10 for Windows OS is available for download free of charge. It is a drive that you always want to keep close to you and feel the satisfaction and comfort of owning it.
* Playback of Ultra HD Blu-ray requires a CPU that supports Intel Software Guard Extensions (Intel SGX) technology. Intel SGX has been removed from Intel 11th generation and newer CPUs, and support for SGX may be removed on new versions of Intel drivers or utility programs such as Intel SGX and Intel Management Engine drivers and firmware in the future. Such changes could cause these platforms to lose support for Ultra HD Blu-ray movie disc playback. For information on other PC environment requirements, please refer to the PDF of User manual in this page.
PureRead adjusts the reading method and reads data again as necessary to minimize the occurrence of errors in data interpolation caused when scratches, fingerprints, or disc manufacturing defects prevent audio data from being read correctly during CD audio playback. This product features the latest and most powerful version, PureRead 4+, with significantly improved audio data read performance. *Not all discs or all portions of discs may be playable if they are too damaged.
Pioneer Blu-ray drives are the go-to drive for many users including for professional use, to the extent that Pioneer optical drives have become the drives of choice.
There are many reasons for this—Pioneer devices have many unique features that take advantage of long-cultivated knowledge and technology accumulated in the development of optical drives, as well as being one of the few manufacturers to not only design in-house the optical pickup, one of the most important parts in the design of optical drives, but to use in-house development and manufacture for the optical drive itself.
Here, we’ll introduce the reasons that Pioneer’s Blu-ray drives are the drives of choice for a wide range of users.
The history of Pioneer optical disc drives started with the development of LaserDiscs, and the company continued with the development and manufacture of all optical disc drives, including for CDs, DVDs, and Blu-rays. This optical disc drive technology and expertise accumulated over many years is fundamental to the performance and quality of current Pioneer Blu-ray drives.
Pioneer uses in-house development and manufacture for everything—from optical pickups through to disc transport mechanisms, control circuitry for these, and even the chassis. This drive condenses our expertise in optical disc technology going back to the era of the LaserDisc, enabling stable read and write operations.
Pioneer Blu-ray drives are renowned for their high writing quality, and are used for storage of historical documents such as those in libraries and museums, examination and treatment data in medical institutions, academic content and research data in educational institutions, and master data at broadcasters. The drives are also used for the storage of confidential documents, statistical data, and other data in government offices.
In previous drives, when a read error occurred because of problems such as scratches or fingerprints on music CDs, this section with the error was interpolated and the sound approximated from this. Pioneer Blu-ray drives include PureRead technology, a unique technology for accurately reading data from music CDs. This technology automatically determines the state of discs that have scratches and makes adjustments accordingly to use an optimal read method, thus providing reading of music CDs that is as close as possible to the original.
Different to the predominant tray-type used in slim external USB drives, our unique slot loading mechanism provides ease-of-use with an ingenious, novel configuration. Additionally, the high-speed stationary type incorporates a disc resonance stabilizer that also calculates airflow when the disc is rotating at high speeds. This mechanism provides more stable writing. "A range of other innovations provide industry-leading stability in writing and read operations. "
Pioneer’s unique design blends a luxurious design with the functionality of a space-saving clamshell type that opens and closes vertically, as well as a slot loading type that enables easy loading and removal of discs.
Bubby
Reviewed in the United States on March 4, 2025
So far this works great. For dvds and blu rays right out of the box
William G Hays
Reviewed in the United States on February 6, 2025
Have had it for a week now. Burns blurays without a problem. Using Windows 11 to drag and drop the files and burn them. I purchased a USB C to USB C cable instead of using the one included in the box. It has a USB A to USB C adapter. Which is okay I guess if you only have a USB A port.It's very quiet when burning. I also use it to watch Blurays on my computer via PowerDVD 18. I didn't install the included software that came with it. Didnt have a need for it.
umu
Reviewed in Germany on February 27, 2025
Pinnacle - das Beste externe Laufwerk, das ich bisher hatte.Klanglich hervorragend und das kleine Tool, um die Configuration zu ändern einfach und effektiv. Damit ist auch eine CD-Bremse für single speed möglich.Ich benutze das Laufwerk zum Rippen am Notebook mit einem AudioQuest Diamond USB Kabel.Das einzige Manko ist, dass leider Audio CD's "copy-protected" nicht immer ausgelesen werden, sondern als Datenträger komplett verweigert werden - sehr schade. Im Streaming Zeitalter macht das Einhalten dieser Sperre eigentlich keinen Sinn mehr. Wenn man heute die alten Audio-CD's nachkauft, dann ist mittlerweile auch kein Kopierschutz mehr drauf.Durch den Toplader zerkratzen auch die CD's nicht wie bei den Slot-Laufwerken.In Summe - bis auf die kleine Einschränkung - sehr empfehlenswert
BrianAloha
Reviewed in the United States on February 19, 2025
This is a very beautiful small drive.But it would not play any BluRay discs despite many attempts. I was using my new Mac M1 laptop. The software problems could not play the loaded discs. Impossible to understand how to resolve.
Antoine B.
Reviewed in the United States on August 10, 2024
Some have issues with it on MAC: not true, works seamlessly!As long as you have a decent USB-C cable: as I am never a fan of USB Type A to USB-C adaptor (shipped with one). I tried 2 USB-C to USB-C cables: One didn't work (drive start and spin but doesn't mount), the second that is more robust (from a Corsair Headset actually quite long), worked like a charm.Next was to test and backup some BlueRay, I havent found in Digital format = so ZERO issue with it!And nice too: works without any trouble on my PCs: Desktop (Win11) or Laptop (Win 11).Next test: running some backups over DVD-DL and BDXL.In 2024, Pioneer could provide a USB-C to USB-C cable.And at that price, a small carry case, would be nice, but hey it's Pioneer and the quality is there.
Bp
Reviewed in France on March 17, 2024
Livré dans les temps Malgré la neige fonctionne très bien il grave parfaitement je peux sauvegarder mes photos sur un seule disque blu-ray espérant que ça dure et qu’il fonctionnera de la même façon dans quelques temps je suis ravi
Strg-Alt-Entf
Reviewed in Germany on December 8, 2024
Moderne Computer haben ja (zu Recht!) keine optischen Laufwerke mehr eingebaut. Dennoch benötige ich gelegentlich eines, um eine Musik-CD, eine DVD oder eine Blu-ray zu rippen. Die Daten liegen dann auf meinem NAS und werden bei Bedarf im heimischen Netzwerk gestreamt.Das Pioneer ersetzt bei mir ein , in dem ebenfalls ein Pioneer-Laufwerk steckt. Im Betrieb liegt das Gerät bei mir meistens auf dem Schreibtisch, und ich finde, dass diese schmalen Frontloader-Geräte dann schlecht zu bedienen sind. Den Knopf zum Öffnen der Schublade muss man ertasten und dann braucht man viel Platz auf dem Schreibtisch, wenn die Schublade rausfährt. Ferner macht das Verbatim-Gerät manchmal Lesefehler. So war ich also dankbar, als ich zum ersten Mal das Pioneer-Gerät sah.Das Gerät ist im Handling sehr viel angenehmer. Die Taste zum Öffnen befindet sich gut sichtbar an der Oberseite. Drückt man sie, dann entriegelt der Deckel und springt ein wenig auf. Komplett öffnen muss man ihn dann manuell. Nach dem Einlegen des Speichermediums klappt man dann einfach den Deckel zu und die Scheibe wird eingelesen. In diesem Moment bekomme ich immer nostalgische Gefühle, denn wenn die optische Leseeinheit über die Disk fährt, hört es sich an, wie ganz früher bei den Floppy-Disks! Auch im normalen Lesebetrieb ist das Laufwerk nicht wirklich leise. Wer also damit Filme sehen oder Musik hören will, sollte vielleicht besser ein anderes Gerät in Betracht ziehen.Aktuell rippe ich gerade eine Blu-ray Kollektion mit allen Staffeln der alten Raumschiff Enterprise Serie. Das sind immerhin 20 einzelne Blu-rays! Die Aktion führe ich parallel an zwei PCs durch. Um aus einer Blu-ray eine ISO-Datei zu machen, benötigt das Pioneer-Gerät etwa anderthalb Stunden. Das ist ein guter Wert. Und eine der Blu-rays ließ sich mit dem Verbatim nur mit Lesefehlern rippen. Mit dem Pioneer klappt es problemlos!Ich bin also wirklich sehr begeistert von dem Laufwerk. Nur das USB-Kabel ist arg kurz. Dafür liegt aber ein Adapter auf USB-C bei. Übrigens funktioniert das Gerät bei mir unter Windows 11 gleichermaßen wie unter Linux Mint.
Jose Mathew
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on December 3, 2024
As described, software a bonus, arrived fast works fine.
ray Fernandez
Reviewed in the United States on December 25, 2024
not sure if I will return it, I have many old CDs and they don't pop up easily on Mac, I have to pull it out and back in to see it, and the spinning is very noisy. I looks great but doesn't perform well. Pioneer gives you no Mac software, you have to figure it out. Watching Blue ray on a Mac isn't easy either, you have to buy software for that to happen. Pioneer is a good product, just doesn't work well with Mac.
rmcalpine
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on December 22, 2024
Bought as a replacement for a Hitachi-LG drive that gave sterling service over 5 years. It was somewhat fiddly to set up to work with my laptop. There is a bit of downloading required. So far it plays CDs/DVDs and BluRay discs. I use it primarily to rip CDs into the computer. This needed no adjustment to the laptop and was faster than my previous drive. Pleased.
Lily C.
Reviewed in the United States on October 8, 2024
Movies nights with the partner are always an easy hit with this. With my PC home theatre (originally with the intent of streaming everything), this is perfect for my needs. No issues with reading older, heavier used disks. Scrubbing across some scenes are not as perfect, but it is good enough for me. Design is sleek and can be hidden relatively well, when not in use. Installation was a breeze, I did not need any special software, all I have been using is VLC; everything loads up just fine.Also, ripping old simple CDs, before they rot away, was as simple as it can be. I know it is not the intended use, but I’d like to preserve my old media where possible.
stuckathome
Reviewed in the United States on April 8, 2024
EDIT: Upgrade from 1 star to 4. I've got other software, and the hardware works fine. The clamshell is a nice feature.The PowerDVD download that comes with the optical drive is version 14. They're up to version 25 now. Subtitles aren't accessible, color displays as negative, chapters aren't accessible... I got a pop-up saying if I upgrade for $60, I'll get more features. That's the price for a brand-new copy of PowerDVD here, on Amazon, not an upgrade.My system isn't the one listed as incompatible.No reply from support, so I'm uninstalling PowerDVD version 14 and sticking with other (FOSS) software.
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