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LG GGW-H20L

 

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  • User Score (115)
    8.5 8.5 from 115 reviewers
  • Expert Score (5)
    9.0 9.0 from 5 reviewers
  • Installation (2)
    6.9 6.9 from 2 reviewers
  • Noise (3)
    8.1 8.1 from 3 reviewers
  • Speed performance (4)
    5.6 5.6 from 4 reviewers
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  • Expert Reviews

  1. CDRLabs

    CDRLabs
    8.8/10
    3 July 2008

    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... Read more

    • Writes to BD-R media at 6x, Writes to BD-R DL media at 4x, Writes to BD-RE media at 2x, Writes to DVD-R and DVD+R media at 16x, Writes to DVD+RW media at 8x, Writes to DVD-RW media at 6x, Writes to DVD+R DL and DVD-R DL me...
    • 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 limited to 2MB when writing CD's

  2. CD Freaks

    CD Freaks
    17 May 2008

    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 Read more

    • Reads BD-ROM SL and DL media at 4.8x, Reads BD-R at 6x and BD-RE media at 2x, Reads HD DVD-ROM SL and DL media at 3x, Writes both DVD+R and DVD-R media at 16x, Allows 12x writing on 16x DVD media, Writes CD-R media at 40x,...
    • Does not allow Bitsetting of DVD+RW media.

  3. Videomaker

    Videomaker
    17 July 2008

    A great drive, but a much better value as an OEM, rather than retail, package. Read more

    • Solid hardware., Easy to connect to computer, if you have an extra SATA connector., Easy to keep firmware up-to-date.
    • Disappointing software bundle.

  4. Register Hardware

    Register Hardware
    7.5/10
    8 July 2008

    Blu-ray writing has a certain appeal but ultimately it’s a bit pointless. Most people can't 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... Read more

  5. Tech2

    26 April 2008

    E ver since Blu-ray emerged as the winner in the HD wars, there's 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. Read more

  6. Hardware Zone

    14 July 2008

    Even with a clear winner in the HD format struggle, Blu-ray movies are anything but mainstream at the moment. Retailers and manufacturers are starting to get their act together, with Blu-ray movies becoming more affordable. Read more

  7. Cybershack

    Cybershack
    27 June 2008

    The LG GGW-H20L is a new optical disc rewriter (which is the fancy way of saying "burner") that aims to be your replacement optical drive. Why will it be your replacement drive? Read more

  8. Infomatics

    10/10
    11 June 2008

    Competitively priced and fast combination drive Read more

  • User Reviews

  1. This drive rocks!

    Amazon
    10/10
    Reviewer: Lance F. Scott "Lance", Amazon
    10 February 2010

    I got this drive Christmas of 2008 and have used it to load all flavors of Windows including Windows 7 64 bit and have had no problems with it. Read more

  2. "A bit deep for some cabinets"

    CNET
    4.0/10
    Reviewer: kimnkowtown, CNET
    16 August 2008

    Price isn't excessive but content is still hard to come by in the BD format and HiRes in general. The bundled software from CyberLink is handy and versatile (according to them) but don't fall for the "free upgrade" to the... Read more

    • reliable and quiet
    • Doesn't work with the HP Pavilion front facia.

  3. THE LG DRIVE.

    8.0/10
    Reviewer: apatra, Ciao
    31 May 2008

    Although LG is not the leading names in both computer hard ware and software production but they have some thing really to offer in this their LG GGW multi blue precisely. Read more

    • PERFORMES WELL LIKE OTHERS.
    • NOT A LEADING NAME IN HARDWARES AND SLOW

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  • Manufacturer's Description

The GGW-H20LI gives you the ability to burn Blu-ray discs offering more than five times the storage capacity of traditional DVDs and can hold up to 25GB on a single-layer disc and 50GB on a dual-layer disc.

  • Burner Type: DVD±RW
  • 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), 4x (BD-R)
  • ReWrite Speed: 24x (CD-RW), 8x (DVD+RW), 6x (DVD-RW), 2x (BD-RE)
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