Tim Schwartz writes:

Sam Goldwasser wrote:
Can anyone identify a make and model for this pickup and/or player or burner
this may have originated?
The only markings on the PCB are "BD/HDP" and rev.
http://repairfaq.cis.upenn.edu/Misc/hddvd1.jpg
Thanks!
--- sam | Sci.Electronics.Repair FAQ: http://www.repairfaq.org/

As the drive professes to be an HD-DVD capable drive, and is
from February 2006, I would take a GUESS at a Toshiba. I find the
twin lenses an interesting design. I'm assuming one is for the HD-DVD
and the other is for DVD and CD?

Yes. If I recall, the DVD/CD part uses a hologram laser pickup with
a very simple optical path. On the underside photo:

http://repairfaq.cis.upenn.edu/Misc/hddvd1.jpg

the CD/DVD path is from the turning mirror near the top going
left to the hologram laser hidden by the copper "T".

Although there are two lenses (and I have since found another BD pickup
with twin lenses), it does make many other issues much simpler to deal
with. And possibly cheaper.

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