As a main advocate of the format, Sony is often synonymous with Blu-ray and the recent triumph of the HD format over HD DVD has added much gloss to Sony's image, especially its Blu-ray equipped PlayStation 3 console. However, it may not seem that way if one browses our Optical Storage reviews. While we have reviewed a couple of Sony Blu-ray drives, the specifications on these drives don't exactly keep up with the other major Blu-ray manufacturer that's aggressively... Read more

LG GGW-H20L

Many users have been waiting for a drive that “does it all.” Suddenly, several drives fit that description now that HD DVD burning will never become a commonplace feature. Prices have dropped considerably for HD on the PC, but they’re still high. Sweetening the pill is this $499 Super Multi Blue drive from Hitachi-LG Data Storage. It will burn and read Blu-ray discs, as well as play all those clearance HD DVD movies you’ve been snapping up for little or nothing.... Read more

LG GGW-H20L Super Multi Blue Blu-ray Disc ReWriter & HD DVD-ROM

Earlier this year, I reviewed LG's first Super Multi Blue drive, the GGW-H10N. While the drive's performance and support for both Blu-ray and HD DVD were impressive, its $1000 price tag put it out of reach for everyone but hardcore high-def enthusiasts. With the GGW-H20L, LG has not only chopped the price by more than half, they've boosted the performance and added support for technologies like LightScribe. The GGW-H20L is the first drive with the ability to write to... Read more

LG GGW-H20L Review

SUPER MULTI BLUE Blu-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. Read more

LG GGW-H20L Blu-ray Writer Review

Let us summarize the most important positive and negative points below: The 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 first drive to support writing BD-R media at 6X.  The GGW-H20L performs very well when writing to all our BD media in half the time of earlier Blu-ray burners and LG has managed to drop the price of the GGW-H20L to... Read more