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CyberLink PowerDirector 5

Tuesday September 12, 2006
AUD
$127
Price at time of review.

With its limited editing features, it would be hard to see anyone choosing PowerDirector 5 over the Adobe, Pinnacle or Ulead competition.

CyberLink PowerDirector 5
Pioneer (BDR-202) Blu-ray Burner

Blu-ray, 12x (DVD), 32x (CD), 5x (BD) Read, 24x (CD), 12x (DVD+R), 12x (DVD-R), 4x (DVD+R DL), 4x (DVD-R DL), 4x (BD-R) Write, 16x...

This writer allows professional users to test & author high-definition Blu-ray Disc content while also delivering the ability for high-capacity data storage. The drive can read BD-ROM discs, read/write single layer BD-R & BD-RE discs, read DVD-ROM, and read/write most DVD and CD recordable media formats.

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