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LG GGC-H20L

 

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  • User Score (71)
    8.3 8.3 from 71 reviewers
  • Expert Score (2)
    7.9 7.9 from 2 reviewers
  • Features (2)
    7.7 7.7 from 2 reviewers
  • Noise (3)
    8.1 8.1 from 3 reviewers
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  • Score Distribution

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  • Expert Reviews

  1. maximum pc

    maximum pc
    7.0/10
    18 December 2007

    So your DVD burner is getting a little long in the tooth and you’re ready for an upgrade, but you’re not all that keen on adopting next-gen tech. And who can blame you? Even the falling price of hardware doesn’t make up for the relatively slow burn times, costly media, and compatibility issues that plague Blu-ray burners (and the same would be true of HD DVD burners if you could even find them!). Read more

    • Blu-ray and HD DVD disc reads, standard-DVD convenience.
    • Just slightly better than so-so DVD performance.

  2. CD Freaks

    CD Freaks
    18 February 2008

    Let us summarize the most important positive and negative points below: The LG GGC-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). Writing of DVD-R and DVD+R media with the LG GGC-H20L at 16x with very good writing quality gives this unit the ability to be a single drive solution for Blu-ray and HD DVD playback as well as a CD and DVD burner. Read more

    • Reads BD-ROM SL and DL media at 4.8x
    • Does not allow Bitsetting of DVD+RW media.

  3. CDRLabs

    CDRLabs
    8.8/10
    19 December 2007

    With their series of Super Multi Drives, LG has bridged the gap between Blu-ray Disc and HD DVD by giving users the ability to enjoy high-def movies in both formats. Unfortunately, the high price of these drives has put them out of reach for most consumers, especially those that are only looking to play movies. For these people, LG has introduced the GGC-H20L. Read more

    • Reads single layer BD-ROM's and BD-R media at 6x, Reads BDMV and BD-R DL media at 4.8x, Reads HD DVD-ROM's at 3x, Writes to DVD-R and DVD+R media at 16x, Writes to DVD...
    • Questionable writing quality with some DVD±R DL media, Reads BD-RE media at only 2x, Reads DVD-Videos at only 8x, Cannot set the book type of DVD+RW media, Buffer limi...

  4. Hardware Zone

    12 December 2007

    Having a hybrid drive capable of reading both HD formats is a significant step towards greater adoption of Blu-ray and HD DVD-ROM. The other major factor is probably price. As we have seen in the US market, falling HDTV prices have led to a remarkable buying spree from consumers and we believe once these group of new users settle down with their purchases, the next inevitable step would be to sample the much touted HD versions of their favorite movies. Read more

  • User Reviews

  1. Nice Drive

    Amazon
    8.0/10
    Reviewer: Chromebook User, Amazon
    8 November 2009

    I bought this drive for a HTPC. It works well and installed with no problems. On the down side, the activity light can be distracting. At least it's blue as it reminds me which drive is the blueray drive. ;-) It doesn't always read at 6x- sometimes it starts out at 3x and works it's way up. I dont know if this happens with other drives. Read more

  2. Not so fast...

    Newegg
    4.0/10
    Reviewer: mE, Newegg
    23 July 2009

    The only way I am able to watch Blu-ray with these drives, is by placing a Blu-ray disc in it, and ripping it to the hard drive. Otherwise, the video keeps breaking up due to slow read. - DO NOT get the OEM version of this, or you won't even get the bad Power DVD 7 that comes with the retail version. You will eventually have to get Power DVD 9 Ultra. Read more

    • - Plays Blu-ray, I think.
    • - Slow read for Blu-ray, DVD, everything.

  3. "High Def Optical Bliss"

    CNET
    10/10
    Reviewer: TrackStar1682, CNET
    27 March 2008

    It's the perfect drive for watching any and all movies (DVD, HD-DVD and Blu-ray so you no longer have to put any thought into what format to buy) on your PC, which considering how Blu-ray profiles are going, seems to be the best solution. Software can be updated to support newer profiles. It's also extremely quiet even when running at full speed. Read more

    • Reads everything, writes most, Ultra Quiet
    • Doesn't come with beer

  4. Blu-Ray Drive

    Overstock
    8.0/10
    Reviewer: Overstock
    11 May 2009

    I am very happy with this purchase. Easy ordering. Fast delivery. Works great. Read more

  5. LG GGC H20L: A fine combi player from LG

    Dooyoo
    9.5/10
    Reviewer: Dooyoo
    2 January 2008

    A great combi drive, just beware the software is not as good as it should be. Read more

    • Quiet, fast, lightscribe is very nice, easy to install.
    • Bundled software lacking.

  • WikiFreak Description

LG GGC-H20L

The LG GGC-H20L is a BD-ROM drive that has CD and DVD burning capabilities. It also features Lightscribe technology for easy disc labeling. This BD-ROM drive measures 5.7 x 1.6 x 7.9 inches (W x H x D) and weighs 1.9 pounds. It is compatible with Windows XP Home Edition and Windows XP Professional.

The GGC-H20L, which has a tray-type media loader, supports both horizontal and vertical mounting positions. It features a 4 megabyte data buffer. This BD-ROM drive supports CD-DA (audio) Vi…

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LG GGC-H20L

The LG GGC-H20L is a BD-ROM drive that has CD and DVD burning capabilities. It also features Lightscribe technology for easy disc labeling. This BD-ROM drive measures 5.7 x 1.6 x 7.9 inches (W x H x D) and weighs 1.9 pounds. It is compatible with Windows XP Home Edition and Windows XP Professional.

The GGC-H20L, which has a tray-type media loader, supports both horizontal and vertical mounting positions. It features a 4 megabyte data buffer. This BD-ROM drive supports CD-DA (audio) Video CD, CD Text, CD-ROM, CD-I, Photo CD, CD-ROM XA, Mixed-mode CD, and CD Extra formats.

The LG GGC-H20L BD-ROM drive supports playback of a number of media types including BD-ROM, BD-R, BD-RE, BDMV, HD DVD-ROM< HD DVD-Video, DVD-ROM, DVD-R, DVD-RW, DVD+R, DVD+RW, DVD-RAM, CD-R, CD-RW, CD-ROM, and CD-DA. It offers a maximum read of 40x for CDs, 16x for DVD-ROMs, 3x for HD DVD-ROMs, and 6x for BD-ROMs.

For writing, the LG GGC-H20L supports DVD-R, DVD-R DL, DVD-RW, DVD-RAM, DVD+R, DVD+R DL, DVD+RW, CD-R, and CD-RW. It offers a write speed of 40x for CDs, 6x for DVD-Rs, and 4x for DVD-R DLs.

Other features of the LG GGC-H20L include support for several recording modes including session-at-once, incremental recording, sequential write, track-at-once, multi-session, random access write, restricted overwrite, packet writing, and disc-at-once.

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  • Manufacturer's Description

  • Burner Type: Blu-ray
  • Storage Type: Disk Drive
  • Read Speed: 16x (DVD), 40x (CD), 6x (BD)
  • Write Speed: 40x (CD), 16x (DVD+R), 16x (DVD-R), 4x (DVD+R DL), 4x (DVD-R DL)
  • ReWrite Speed: 24x (CD-RW), 8x (DVD+RW), 6x (DVD-RW)
  • Enclosure Type: Internal

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  • No Audio

    I installed the drive and when I play movies, there is no voices, but I can see the movie and the background audio will play but no voice

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