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If you are building your own computer, or upgrading the one you have, it might be tempting to include a Blu-Ray drive.  After all, Blu-Ray disc drives are finally coming down in price to the point where it is no longer so intimidating to make them a part of your computer system.  If you want more than the basic Blu-Ray drive, you might want to look at the Lite-On iHES212 12x Internal Blu-Ray Combo drive.

The Lite-On iHES212 12x Internal Blu-Ray Combo drive has more bells and whistles than a simple Blu-Ray drive and it is ideal for the consumer who enjoys many forms of media, but may not be entirely comfortable keeping everything online, in the Cloud or on a hard drive.  The Lite-On iHES212 12x Internal Blu-Ray Combo drive is great for those who like the disc medium because it reads and burns on many forms of CD-style discs.  In addition to reading Blu-Ray discs, the Lite-On iHES212 12x Internal Blu-Ray Combo drive reads DVDs, CDs, and CD-ROMS.  It also acts as a burner for all four major disc types that it reads, including Blu-Ray discs!

Windows 7 is the ideal operating system for users to get the most out of the Lite-On iHES212 12x Internal Blu-Ray Combo drive, though it will work with Windows Vista or XP with Service Pack 2.  The Lite-On iHES212 12x Internal Blu-Ray Combo drive requires at least a 3.0 GHz Intel Pentium D processor or equivalent to operate.  If you intend to burn Blu-Ray discs, you will need at least 30 Gigabytes of free hard drive space.  And no matter what type of high definition monitor you have, you will need a graphics card that has at least 256 MB RAM, 32-bit color and is able to render at least 1900 X 1200 resolution.

You may easily install the Lite-On iHES212 12x Internal Blu-Ray Combo drive into any PC where a standard CD-ROM drive would go.  The Lite-On iHES212 12x Internal Blu-Ray Combo drive is configured to occupy the same space and attach to the tower frame in the same way as CD-ROM drives.  When properly installed, the Lite-On iHES212 12x Internal Blu-Ray Combo drive is able to read audio compact discs, CD-ROMs, DVD, and Blu-Ray discs, in addition to the rewritable forms of each of those discs!  This makes the Lite-On iHES212 12x Internal Blu-Ray Combo drive and excellent tool for those who have backed up their entire disc collection and prefer to use the backup discs as opposed to the originals, especially of obscure media or discs that might be difficult to replace.  In addition to reading speeds that are exceptionally fast – 12x for Blu-Ray discs! – the Lite-On iHES212 12x Internal Blu-Ray Combo drive writes to discs with great speed and precision as well.  The Lite-On iHES212 12x Internal Blu-Ray Combo drive writes on Blu-Ray writable discs at 8x speed, DVD-R’s at 16x, and compact discs at 48x.

The other truly special aspect of the Lite-On iHES212 12x Internal Blu-Ray Combo drive is that it is able to read and render 3-D discs.  The Lite-On iHES212 12x Internal Blu-Ray Combo drive includes software that makes it possible to render your standard Blu-Ray or DVD in 3-D!  By connecting your computer with the Lite-On iHES212 12x Internal Blu-Ray Combo drive to your home entertainment system, you can truly have an incredible media presentation.

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