Reads Blu-ray, HD DVD and all DVD formats and CDs, writes Blu-ray, DVD and CD
Slow in DVD writing, expensive
The LG GGW-H20L Super Multi Blue Blu-ray rewriter and HD DVD-ROM drive is a very essential part of a complete HD solution to take care of whatever you want to do with HD video content. Even though HD DVD has become a thing of the past, you can still u...
Outrageously expensive, Lack of writable media availability in the local markets
Ever since Blu-ray emerged as the winner in the HD wars, theres been a steady rise in the number of manufacturers offering drives based on this format for laptops – and now, desktops. LG, with its GGW-HXXX series, is one. The GGW-H20L drive is ...
Abstract: This six-speed Sata Blu-ray writer and three-speed HD DVD reader is packed with features.As a result, it has appeared in many retail PCs and external optical drives, including the Buffalo BRHC-6316U2 Blu-ray drive.Its 18.9cm length may be unsuitable fo...
Blu-ray writing has a certain appeal but ultimately it’s a bit pointless. Most people cant read a Blu-ray video disc, especially on their PC, and the format doesn’t have enough capacity and write-speed - an a low enough cost - to put DVD-R in...
Abstract: LGs GGW-H20L is the first optical drive weve seen that can play both HD DVD and Blu-ray discs. It is also the first Blu-ray writer weve seen that can write to 50GB Blu-ray discs. Frustratingly, 50GB discs are virtually impossible to buy and we we...
If you want to make cheap, fast data backups, DVD is still the format to beat. With even the cheapest write-once Blu-ray discs working out at around 45p a gigabyte, Blu-ray has a long way to go before it becomes a viable medium for anything other than...
The noteworthy price drop from its predecessor - along with its fast BD-R and BD-RE performance and its format-bridging abilities - make the LG GGW-H20L an impressive package overall. LG is even delivering this dual-format drive at half of what the co...
Abstract: This six-speed Sata Blu-ray writer and three-speed HD DVD reader is packed with features. As a result, it has appeared in many retail PCs and external optical drives, including the Buffalo BRHC-6316U2 Blu-ray drive. Its 18.9cm length may be unsuitable ...
Reads BDROM SL and DL media at 4.8x, Reads BDR at 6x and BDRE media at 2x, Reads HD DVDROM SL and DL media at 3x, Writes both DVDR and DVDR media at 16x, Allows 12x writing on 16x DVD media, Writes CDR media at 40x, Has LightScribe support, Very fast audi
Does not allow Bitsetting of DVDRW media.
Let us summarize the most important positive and negative points belowThe LG GGW-H20L's ability to read High-Definition movies both in HD-DVD and Blu-Ray formats make this drive a must have for any desktop PC or Home Theater PC (HTPC).The GGW-H20L is the...