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They should have still included a firewire port.]]>Jun 29th 2009 3:53PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/06/29/asus-unleashes-usb-2-0-blu-ray-player-government-denies-knowl/http://www.engadget.com/2009/06/29/asus-unleashes-usb-2-0-blu-ray-player-government-denies-knowl/ usb adapter many times.]]>Jun 29th 2009 3:54PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/06/29/asus-unleashes-usb-2-0-blu-ray-player-government-denies-knowl/http://www.engadget.com/2009/06/29/asus-unleashes-usb-2-0-blu-ray-player-government-denies-knowl/Jun 29th 2009 4:11PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/06/29/asus-unleashes-usb-2-0-blu-ray-player-government-denies-knowl/http://www.engadget.com/2009/06/29/asus-unleashes-usb-2-0-blu-ray-player-government-denies-knowl/Jun 29th 2009 7:29PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/06/29/asus-unleashes-usb-2-0-blu-ray-player-government-denies-knowl/http://www.engadget.com/2009/06/29/asus-unleashes-usb-2-0-blu-ray-player-government-denies-knowl/Jun 30th 2009 12:44AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/06/29/asus-unleashes-usb-2-0-blu-ray-player-government-denies-knowl/http://www.engadget.com/2009/06/29/asus-unleashes-usb-2-0-blu-ray-player-government-denies-knowl/Jun 30th 2009 2:45AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/06/29/asus-unleashes-usb-2-0-blu-ray-player-government-denies-knowl/http://www.engadget.com/2009/06/29/asus-unleashes-usb-2-0-blu-ray-player-government-denies-knowl/Jun 29th 2009 3:44PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/06/29/asus-unleashes-usb-2-0-blu-ray-player-government-denies-knowl/http://www.engadget.com/2009/06/29/asus-unleashes-usb-2-0-blu-ray-player-government-denies-knowl/Jun 29th 2009 3:55PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/06/29/asus-unleashes-usb-2-0-blu-ray-player-government-denies-knowl/http://www.engadget.com/2009/06/29/asus-unleashes-usb-2-0-blu-ray-player-government-denies-knowl/Jun 29th 2009 4:21PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/06/29/asus-unleashes-usb-2-0-blu-ray-player-government-denies-knowl/http://www.engadget.com/2009/06/29/asus-unleashes-usb-2-0-blu-ray-player-government-denies-knowl/
No, seriously.]]>Jun 29th 2009 3:47PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/06/29/asus-unleashes-usb-2-0-blu-ray-player-government-denies-knowl/http://www.engadget.com/2009/06/29/asus-unleashes-usb-2-0-blu-ray-player-government-denies-knowl/Jun 29th 2009 9:46PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/06/29/asus-unleashes-usb-2-0-blu-ray-player-government-denies-knowl/http://www.engadget.com/2009/06/29/asus-unleashes-usb-2-0-blu-ray-player-government-denies-knowl/Jun 29th 2009 3:48PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/06/29/asus-unleashes-usb-2-0-blu-ray-player-government-denies-knowl/http://www.engadget.com/2009/06/29/asus-unleashes-usb-2-0-blu-ray-player-government-denies-knowl/Jun 29th 2009 4:15PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/06/29/asus-unleashes-usb-2-0-blu-ray-player-government-denies-knowl/http://www.engadget.com/2009/06/29/asus-unleashes-usb-2-0-blu-ray-player-government-denies-knowl/
I don't care how good it looks. ]]>Jun 29th 2009 4:55PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/06/29/asus-unleashes-usb-2-0-blu-ray-player-government-denies-knowl/http://www.engadget.com/2009/06/29/asus-unleashes-usb-2-0-blu-ray-player-government-denies-knowl/Jun 29th 2009 3:48PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/06/29/asus-unleashes-usb-2-0-blu-ray-player-government-denies-knowl/http://www.engadget.com/2009/06/29/asus-unleashes-usb-2-0-blu-ray-player-government-denies-knowl/Jun 29th 2009 4:20PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/06/29/asus-unleashes-usb-2-0-blu-ray-player-government-denies-knowl/http://www.engadget.com/2009/06/29/asus-unleashes-usb-2-0-blu-ray-player-government-denies-knowl/
THATS WHAT SHE SAID!]]>Jun 29th 2009 4:33PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/06/29/asus-unleashes-usb-2-0-blu-ray-player-government-denies-knowl/http://www.engadget.com/2009/06/29/asus-unleashes-usb-2-0-blu-ray-player-government-denies-knowl/
Yes... USB 2.0 can easily handle Blu-ray bitrates.

Tom
Cyberlink]]>Jun 29th 2009 4:01PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/06/29/asus-unleashes-usb-2-0-blu-ray-player-government-denies-knowl/http://www.engadget.com/2009/06/29/asus-unleashes-usb-2-0-blu-ray-player-government-denies-knowl/Jun 29th 2009 4:24PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/06/29/asus-unleashes-usb-2-0-blu-ray-player-government-denies-knowl/http://www.engadget.com/2009/06/29/asus-unleashes-usb-2-0-blu-ray-player-government-denies-knowl/


- Godzilla]]>Jun 29th 2009 4:59PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/06/29/asus-unleashes-usb-2-0-blu-ray-player-government-denies-knowl/http://www.engadget.com/2009/06/29/asus-unleashes-usb-2-0-blu-ray-player-government-denies-knowl/
What drive do you buy? My clearance Sony 2x BR drive came with PowerDVD that supports 5.1 and I think I paid a little under $80 for it.]]>Jun 29th 2009 5:33PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/06/29/asus-unleashes-usb-2-0-blu-ray-player-government-denies-knowl/http://www.engadget.com/2009/06/29/asus-unleashes-usb-2-0-blu-ray-player-government-denies-knowl/Jun 29th 2009 6:02PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/06/29/asus-unleashes-usb-2-0-blu-ray-player-government-denies-knowl/http://www.engadget.com/2009/06/29/asus-unleashes-usb-2-0-blu-ray-player-government-denies-knowl/
Any chance of you releasing some software that isn't massively bloated, has a decent UI and isn't hugely overpriced for a retail version?]]>Jun 29th 2009 9:16PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/06/29/asus-unleashes-usb-2-0-blu-ray-player-government-denies-knowl/http://www.engadget.com/2009/06/29/asus-unleashes-usb-2-0-blu-ray-player-government-denies-knowl/Jun 30th 2009 3:47AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/06/29/asus-unleashes-usb-2-0-blu-ray-player-government-denies-knowl/http://www.engadget.com/2009/06/29/asus-unleashes-usb-2-0-blu-ray-player-government-denies-knowl/Jun 29th 2009 4:57PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/06/29/asus-unleashes-usb-2-0-blu-ray-player-government-denies-knowl/http://www.engadget.com/2009/06/29/asus-unleashes-usb-2-0-blu-ray-player-government-denies-knowl/Jun 29th 2009 4:05PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/06/29/asus-unleashes-usb-2-0-blu-ray-player-government-denies-knowl/http://www.engadget.com/2009/06/29/asus-unleashes-usb-2-0-blu-ray-player-government-denies-knowl/Jun 29th 2009 7:16PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/06/29/asus-unleashes-usb-2-0-blu-ray-player-government-denies-knowl/http://www.engadget.com/2009/06/29/asus-unleashes-usb-2-0-blu-ray-player-government-denies-knowl/
Tom]]>Jun 29th 2009 4:10PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/06/29/asus-unleashes-usb-2-0-blu-ray-player-government-denies-knowl/http://www.engadget.com/2009/06/29/asus-unleashes-usb-2-0-blu-ray-player-government-denies-knowl/Jun 29th 2009 4:17PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/06/29/asus-unleashes-usb-2-0-blu-ray-player-government-denies-knowl/http://www.engadget.com/2009/06/29/asus-unleashes-usb-2-0-blu-ray-player-government-denies-knowl/Jun 29th 2009 4:26PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/06/29/asus-unleashes-usb-2-0-blu-ray-player-government-denies-knowl/http://www.engadget.com/2009/06/29/asus-unleashes-usb-2-0-blu-ray-player-government-denies-knowl/Jun 29th 2009 4:30PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/06/29/asus-unleashes-usb-2-0-blu-ray-player-government-denies-knowl/http://www.engadget.com/2009/06/29/asus-unleashes-usb-2-0-blu-ray-player-government-denies-knowl/Jun 29th 2009 4:52PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/06/29/asus-unleashes-usb-2-0-blu-ray-player-government-denies-knowl/http://www.engadget.com/2009/06/29/asus-unleashes-usb-2-0-blu-ray-player-government-denies-knowl/Jun 29th 2009 4:51PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/06/29/asus-unleashes-usb-2-0-blu-ray-player-government-denies-knowl/http://www.engadget.com/2009/06/29/asus-unleashes-usb-2-0-blu-ray-player-government-denies-knowl/Jun 29th 2009 5:18PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/06/29/asus-unleashes-usb-2-0-blu-ray-player-government-denies-knowl/http://www.engadget.com/2009/06/29/asus-unleashes-usb-2-0-blu-ray-player-government-denies-knowl/Jun 29th 2009 5:47PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/06/29/asus-unleashes-usb-2-0-blu-ray-player-government-denies-knowl/http://www.engadget.com/2009/06/29/asus-unleashes-usb-2-0-blu-ray-player-government-denies-knowl/Don't hate on the drive, hate the Apple. Its not the drives fault that Apple hasn't changed its stance on BR, put the bag of hurt where it belongs. ]]>Jun 29th 2009 5:38PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/06/29/asus-unleashes-usb-2-0-blu-ray-player-government-denies-knowl/http://www.engadget.com/2009/06/29/asus-unleashes-usb-2-0-blu-ray-player-government-denies-knowl/I blame the manufacturer of the drive.]]>Jun 29th 2009 5:48PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/06/29/asus-unleashes-usb-2-0-blu-ray-player-government-denies-knowl/http://www.engadget.com/2009/06/29/asus-unleashes-usb-2-0-blu-ray-player-government-denies-knowl/Jun 29th 2009 7:04PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/06/29/asus-unleashes-usb-2-0-blu-ray-player-government-denies-knowl/http://www.engadget.com/2009/06/29/asus-unleashes-usb-2-0-blu-ray-player-government-denies-knowl/
It'll be interesting to see if Ubuntu supports this drive while OS X does not. If this drive uses somewhat standard software interfaces like other USB optical drives, I'm going to bet it will.]]>Jun 29th 2009 5:49PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/06/29/asus-unleashes-usb-2-0-blu-ray-player-government-denies-knowl/http://www.engadget.com/2009/06/29/asus-unleashes-usb-2-0-blu-ray-player-government-denies-knowl/Jun 29th 2009 5:50PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/06/29/asus-unleashes-usb-2-0-blu-ray-player-government-denies-knowl/http://www.engadget.com/2009/06/29/asus-unleashes-usb-2-0-blu-ray-player-government-denies-knowl/Jun 29th 2009 5:52PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/06/29/asus-unleashes-usb-2-0-blu-ray-player-government-denies-knowl/http://www.engadget.com/2009/06/29/asus-unleashes-usb-2-0-blu-ray-player-government-denies-knowl/

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Pure. Comedy. Gold.]]>Jun 29th 2009 7:09PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/06/29/asus-unleashes-usb-2-0-blu-ray-player-government-denies-knowl/http://www.engadget.com/2009/06/29/asus-unleashes-usb-2-0-blu-ray-player-government-denies-knowl/Jun 29th 2009 11:42PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/06/29/asus-unleashes-usb-2-0-blu-ray-player-government-denies-knowl/http://www.engadget.com/2009/06/29/asus-unleashes-usb-2-0-blu-ray-player-government-denies-knowl/http://www.bestbuy.com/site/olspage.jsp?skuId=9361497&st=asus&lp=7&type=product&cp=1&id=1218091194134

For those of you who want the same thing but without the bluray reading part.]]>Jun 30th 2009 1:37AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/06/29/asus-unleashes-usb-2-0-blu-ray-player-government-denies-knowl/http://www.engadget.com/2009/06/29/asus-unleashes-usb-2-0-blu-ray-player-government-denies-knowl/Jun 30th 2009 2:40AM