Hi Guys,
This is another Philip and gang posting here and we also received a pioneer BDR-209UBK/XV52 aka BDR-2209 from B&H today.
They laughed when we told them about our problem and so it to shall be returned. But what's interesting is that there ARE 2 types of this drive, one that claims on the side of the box BDR-209UBK/XV52 and the other is a BDR-2209, we found this out today.
IOHO, we think one is a grey market area one and the other is the genuine one as B&H were going to give us some cash back on the one we received, but we'd prefer the genuine one thanks B&H.
If you type on the Pioneer website a BDR-209UBK/XV52, what the box claims, nothing exists, and if you type BDR-209M what the PC claims, again nothing exists.
So, what funny games the assemblers of Pioneer products are playing at will certainly make a dent in Pioneer's profits at the end of the year, because consumers will NOT put up with clearly buying their products with 3 different product numbers and NO manufacturer support. With the help of the internet we can all help get the message out to BDR-2209 prospective buyers and help make them more informed
BTW Newegg sell grey the product as with most of the other online venders so for now it is buyer beware!!!