This LG GGW-H20L dual format DRIVE FOR AROUND $288 HAS THE BEST SPECS

[HDTV1080P]

This LG GGC-H20L dual format optical computer drive specs are the best in the industry and the drive only costs under $288 from some discount mail order companies when in stock.



The following is the official spec sheet link

http://us.lge.com/download/product/f...spec_sheet.pdf


This new LG GGC-H20L computer drive for around $288 can read BLU-RAY discs at up to 6X speed, HD-DVD discs at up to 3X speed, and DVD-ROM discs at up to 16X speed. This is the fastest computer drive on the market and it is a dual format drive. My next computer I am strongly considering using this drive. I most likely will be using an Intel quad core processor with 4GB-8GB of DDR3 memory running Vista Ultimate 64 bit edition with a 10,000 RPM or faster hard drive.

First let me say I do not like the LG brand since over the years 90% of their products I end up returning to the store do to problems I have experienced. That being said 10% of their products I end up keeping since they work perfectly with no problems. LG makes good optical computer drives as long as they are read only. LG burners I have had incompatibility problems with. DVD-ROM drives have worked perfectly from LG. Standalone LG DVD players electronic sections I have had to return 3 to the store many years ago due to problems with the HDMI output having a poor foggy picture and it would not display English text for movies like Kill Bill when the HDMI output was used. The LG would strip the original movie subtitles from the screen when the digital output was being used. This was a problem with the firmware on the LG standard DVD player many years ago. Tried 3 LG players and they all had the same problem.
I could give several examples of having problems with LG equipment. No company is perfect I have had problems with Pioneer and Sony equipment once and a while. It is very rare to find a problem with Pioneer electronics since they have a good quality control. LG does make excellent quality computer DVD-ROM drives and I am betting that their new combo dual format drive will also most likely be an excellent unit. The software and video card in the computer are more important when it comes to BLU-RAY playback. It’s kind of hard to mess up an optical read only drive.

[un4gvn94538]

was wondering if i can pick your brain. im basically a pc noob. my wife just got me a quad core pc and ive been thinking of putting in a blu ray drive in it. i read your post on what you would most likely use. the pc she got me only has 3gb of ddr2 memory and the hd is 7200 rpms. what kind of issues if any could i run into with these kind of specs? i have already found that the video card is fine. thanks

[HDTV1080P]

Originally Posted by un4gvn94538

was wondering if i can pick your brain. im basically a pc noob. my wife just got me a quad core pc and ive been thinking of putting in a blu ray drive in it. i read your post on what you would most likely use. the pc she got me only has 3gb of ddr2 memory and the hd is 7200 rpms. what kind of issues if any could i run into with these kind of specs? i have already found that the video card is fine. thanks

DDR2 memory will work fine it is just a little slower then DDR3. DDR3 memory requires a new motherboard that accepts DDR3 modules. 7200 RPMS hard drive is fine also it just runs slower then a 10,000 RPM hard drive.
If you are running Windows Vista Ultimate edition 64 bit or 32 bit I would recommend 4GB of RAM. You can always purchase a BLU-RAY computer drive and it might work just fine with 3GB of ram.
Your PC might work fine with a BLU-RAY drive since some of the min requirements are just 1GB of RAM, single core 3.2 GHZ processor or greater, Windows Vista or XP, etc. Specs are diffrent depending on software being used.

Your quad core processor with 3GB of RAM should handle BLU-RAY discs just fine. Your video card and monitor should both be HDCP.

[un4gvn94538]

Originally Posted by HDTV1080P

DDR2 memory will work fine it is just a little slower then DDR3. DDR3 memory requires a new motherboard that accepts DDR3 modules. 7200 RPMS hard drive is fine also it just runs slower then a 10,000 RPM hard drive.
If you are running Windows Vista Ultimate edition 64 bit or 32 bit I would recommend 4GB of RAM. You can always purchase a BLU-RAY computer drive and it might work just fine with 3GB of ram.
Your PC might work fine with a BLU-RAY drive since some of the min requirements are just 1GB of RAM, single core 3.2 GHZ processor or greater, Windows Vista or XP, etc. Specs are diffrent depending on software being used.

Your quad core processor with 3GB of RAM should handle BLU-RAY discs just fine. Your video card and monitor should both be HDCP.

yes they are. thanks for the info!

[un4gvn94538]

"If you are running Windows Vista Ultimate edition 64 bit or 32 bit I would recommend 4GB of RAM. "

again sorry for my ignorance, but why 4gb of ram? will it affect playback that much?

[JadedRaverLA]

Originally Posted by un4gvn94538

"If you are running Windows Vista Ultimate edition 64 bit or 32 bit I would recommend 4GB of RAM. "

again sorry for my ignorance, but why 4gb of ram? will it affect playback that much?

Not for Blu-ray. 2GB is plenty. If you use Photoshop or some other RAM-hungry app 4GB is a good number, though. But you need Vista-64 to use all of it. If you use 32-bit, some of it won't even be able to be accessed.

[HDTV1080P]

Originally Posted by un4gvn94538

"If you are running Windows Vista Ultimate edition 64 bit or 32 bit I would recommend 4GB of RAM. "

again sorry for my ignorance, but why 4gb of ram? will it affect playback that much?

Vista Ultimate 64 bit or 32 bit only requires 1GB of memory according to Microsoft. My experience is that Vista 64 bit and 32 bit performs better with higher amount of RAM like 4GB. It all depends on what your going to be running for software. You might do fine with 1GB-3GB of RAM. The software packages have different requirements for ram.
http://www.microsoft.com/windows/products/windowsvista/editions/systemrequirements.mspx

I just built a new computer for someone that uses Vista Ultimate and using DDR3 4GB memory at 1333MHZ with a 10,000 RPM hard drive made the system run very fast. The 32 bit version of Vista will not use the total amount of the 4GB of RAM do to the operating system limitation. 64 bit Vista is better and more then 4GB of ram can be used. 64 bit Vista is faster and the only problem is there is less device drivers available that support 64 bit operating systems. I know someone that had to purchase a HP laser printer since their Canon laser printer only had a 32 bit driver available.

[un4gvn94538]

thanks again

[hoogoosedmoose41]

Originally Posted by HDTV1080P

Vista Ultimate 64 bit or 32 bit only requires 1GB of memory according to Microsoft. My experience is that Vista 64 bit and 32 bit performs better with higher amount of RAM like 4GB. It all depends on what your going to be running for software. You might do fine with 1GB-3GB of RAM. The software packages have different requirements for ram.
http://www.microsoft.com/windows/products/windowsvista/editions/systemrequirements.mspx

I just built a new computer for someone that uses Vista Ultimate and using DDR3 4GB memory at 1333MHZ with a 10,000 RPM hard drive made the system run very fast. The 32 bit version of Vista will not use the total amount of the 4GB of RAM do to the operating system limitation. 64 bit Vista is better and more then 4GB of ram can be used. 64 bit Vista is faster and the only problem is there is less device drivers available that support 64 bit operating systems. I know someone that had to purchase a HP laser printer since their Canon laser printer only had a 32 bit driver available.

probably a dumb question but will a 10,000 Rpm hard drive wear out quicker than a 7200 due to it moving faster?

[sr1nath]

Originally Posted by HDTV1080P

DDR2 memory will work fine it is just a little slower then DDR3. DDR3 memory requires a new motherboard that accepts DDR3 modules. 7200 RPMS hard drive is fine also it just runs slower then a 10,000 RPM hard drive.
If you are running Windows Vista Ultimate edition 64 bit or 32 bit I would recommend 4GB of RAM. You can always purchase a BLU-RAY computer drive and it might work just fine with 3GB of ram.
Your PC might work fine with a BLU-RAY drive since some of the min requirements are just 1GB of RAM, single core 3.2 GHZ processor or greater, Windows Vista or XP, etc. Specs are diffrent depending on software being used.

Your quad core processor with 3GB of RAM should handle BLU-RAY discs just fine. Your video card and monitor should both be HDCP.

Is anyone running this drive on vista 64-bit OS. Are the GGW-H20L drivers available for 64-bit vista ?

[Ian@CDRLabs]

Originally Posted by HDTV1080P

This LG GGW-H20L dual format optical computer drive specs are the best in the industry and the drive only costs under $288 from some discount mail order companies when in stock.

Are you sure you're not confusing the GGW-H20L with the GGC-H20L? I have seen the GGC-H20L go for as little as $225, but the GGW-H20L tends to go for more due to its BD writing capabilities.

Price aside, the GGW-H20L is a badass drive. Here's my review if you want my thoughts on it:

http://www.cdrlabs.com/reviews/index.php?reviewid=309

[HDTV1080P]

Originally Posted by Ian@CDRLabs

Are you sure you're not confusing the GGW-H20L with the GGC-H20L? I have seen the GGC-H20L go for as little as $225, but the GGW-H20L tends to go for more due to its BD writing capabilities.

Price aside, the GGW-H20L is a badass drive. Here's my review if you want my thoughts on it:

http://www.cdrlabs.com/reviews/index.php?reviewid=309

Your correct I had a typo. I was talking about the GGC-H20L. The GGW-H20L is a rewriteable drive that sales for $100 more. Sorry for the typo I have corrected the model number in the thread I started. The specs for both drives are the same when it comes to reading discs. I have not seen the GGC-H20L for $225. That is a excellent deal.

[Jon_J]

Originally Posted by Ian@CDRLabs

Are you sure you're not confusing the GGW-H20L with the GGC-H20L? I have seen the GGC-H20L go for as little as $225, but the GGW-H20L tends to go for more due to its BD writing capabilities.

Price aside, the GGW-H20L is a badass drive. Here's my review if you want my thoughts on it:

http://www.cdrlabs.com/reviews/index.php?reviewid=309

I'm reading your review of this drive, just a quick question.
on the "Features" page this is shown.
BD-R Write Speeds: 6x (CAV) | 4x, 2x (CLV)

Pertaining to Blu-ray and recording, what is the difference between "CAV" and "CLV"?
Why is "CAV" only used in the highest recording speed?
I haven't been keeping up on disc technology, much these days, but from the days when I used my Laserdisc collection, CLV discs could hold more information, (or movie time), than CAV discs. Also the CAV discs were more sought after because the quality of the recording was better.
One 2 hour movie would fit on one 2-sided CLV disc
One 2 hour movie would fit on two 2-sided CAV discs
CLV = Constant Linear Velocity
CAV = Constant Angular Velocity

[JadedRaverLA]

Originally Posted by Jon_J

I'm reading your review of this drive, just a quick question.
on the "Features" page this is shown.
BD-R Write Speeds: 6x (CAV) | 4x, 2x (CLV)

Pertaining to Blu-ray and recording, what is the difference between "CAV" and "CLV"?
Why is "CAV" only used in the highest recording speed?
I haven't been keeping up on disc technology, much these days, but from the days when I used my Laserdisc collection, CLV discs could hold more information, (or movie time), than CAV discs. Also the CAV discs were more sought after because the quality of the recording was better.
One 2 hour movie would fit on one 2-sided CLV disc
One 2 hour movie would fit on two 2-sided CAV discs
CLV = Constant Linear Velocity
CAV = Constant Angular Velocity

I'm not Ian, but in case he's not around, I'll give you the quick answer. CAV and CLV in CD, DVD, and BD burners is a reference only to how the disc is rotated while recording, not how the data ends up stored. On laserdisc, it meant both, which resulted in the discs physically being different depending on the recording mode (ie, 30 min. CAV discs vs. 60min. CLV discs).

In CLV recording mode (on CD, DVD, or BD) the actual speed of the disc's rotation changes while burning to create a constant wrote speed throughout the course of the disc.

In CAV recording mode, the disc spins at the same speed throughout the writing process, only reaching the advertised write speed at the outer edge of the disc. Thus, the 6x BD write speed only actually hits 6x at the outer edge, while the inner data is written at a slower speed.

Again, it makes no difference to the storage capacity or the quality of the data that ends up on the disc. Hope that helps.

(BTW, nice to see someone else who remembers LD )