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LG GGC-H20L

First seen: 12 june 2007

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  • User Score (8)
    7.7 7.7 from 8 reviewers
  • Expert Score (2)
    8.0 8.0 from 2 reviewers
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  • lightscribe is very nice, reasonably priced, low seek times, includes software from cyberlink, 4mb buffer

SUPER MULTI BLUE BLU-RAY DISC™ & HD DVD-ROM™ DRIVESUPER MULTI BLUEBlu-ray Disc™ & HD DVD™ are the next generation in optical storage, offering 15GB to 30GB (HD DVD™) and 25GB to 50GB (Blu-ray Disc™) of storage capacity on a disc.SERIAL ATA TECHNOLOGYSerial ATA is a 1.5Gbps evolutionary replacement for the Parallel ATA physical storage interface used to connect storage devices, such as hard disks, DVD and CD rewriters to the PC motherboard. Serial ATA is scalable, enab…

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Release Date

  • First seen
    12 June 2007

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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  1. Reviewer: Hardware Zone
    15 December 2007

    It ain't over till the fat lady sings, or in the case of the ongoing war between the two HD disc formats (Blu-ray and HD DVD), the fat cats (aka studio heads) in Hollywood decides which format to choose over the other. At the moment, both camps seem evenly matched, though with Dreamworks and Paramount signing exclusive deals to defect to the HD DVD camp recently, HD DVD seemed to have seized the advantage. Unfortunately, as Read more

  2. LG GGC-H20L

    Reviewer: maximum pc
    18 December 2007
    Overall 7
    7.0
     

    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!). Trouble is, you’ve got a brand-new 27-inch LCD that’s just... Read more

  3. LG GGC-H20L Super Multi Blue Blu-ray Disc & HD DVD-ROM

    Reviewer: CDRLabs
    18 February 2008
    Overall 9
    9.0
    Features 9
    9.0
     

    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. While lacking the BD writing capabilities found on the GGW-H20L, the GGC-H20L delivers the same performance and... Read more

  4. Reviewer: Skycomp
    21 May 2009

    3xHD-DVD,16xDVD+-R,5xDVD-RAM,4DVD+-R,DL,LIGHT SCRIBE,RETAIL Blu-ray Disc and HD DVD-Rom Drive 6x BD-R Read Speed 3x HD DVD Read Speed 16x DVD Write Speed BD-R/RE SL/25GB and DL/50GB LightScribe™ Read :BD-ROM (SL/DL) 6x / 4.8x CAV :BD-R (SL/DL) 6x / 4.8x CAV :BD-RE (SL/DL) 2x / 2x CLV :BDMV (AACS Compliant Disc) 4.8x CAV :HD DVD ROM (SL/DL) 3x /3x CAV :HD DVD-Video (AACS Complicant DIsc) 3x CAV :DVD-ROM (SL/DL) 16x / 8x CAV :DVD-R (SL/DL) 12x / 8x CAV :DVD-RW (SL/DL)... Read more

  5. LG GGC-H20L Super Multi Blu-ray & HD DVD-ROM

    Reviewer: 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. Writing of CD-R/RW... Read more

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

    Reviewer: Dooyoo
    14 May 2009
    Overall 10
    9.6
     

    I do feel sorry for HD-DVD owners - during the early days of the format war, consumers literally had to make a 50/50 decision as to whether join the HD-DVD camp or team blue as it was unclear who was going to win - it really was down to luck up right up until the last few months of the battle. Now these users have defunct technology that nobody wants, despite being a perfectly reasonable high definition media format. This drive could save a few blushes for HD-DVD owners,... Read more

  2. Anonymous verified purchaser

    Reviewer: Reevoo
    22 October 2009
    Overall 1
    1.0
     

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