LG 6x Blu-Ray recorder $399 (backward compatable)

[AAM]

Here's a link to LG USA's specs on the new internal media drive for computers:

http://us.lge.com/products/model/det...GGW-H20L.jhtml

Run-down:

• Max. 6x BD-R Write Speed
• Max. 16x DVD±R Write Speed
• 6x BD-R/2x BD-RE Read Compatible
• 3x HD DVD-ROM Read Compatible
• Serial ATA Interface
• LightScribe
• 4MB BD & 2MB DVD/CD Buffer Under-run Prevention Function
GENERAL

Host Interface ATAPI/Serial ATA

lightScribe Direct Labeling •

Warranty 1 Year Parts/Labor

$399.99 suggested retail

[ryoohki]

6x Already.. nice. .what's the bandwithd of 1x for blu-ray? it's 50mbits i think (basic film playback)?

[AAM]

1x for Blu-Ray and HD-DVD is 36 Mbps so a 6x drive is 216 Mbps which is an improvement over DVD and CD read/write speeds (DVD 1x is 11 Mbps, CD 1x is 150 Kbps - a 16x DVD drive is therefore 172 Mbps).

[ryoohki]

Originally Posted by AAM

1x for Blu-Ray and HD-DVD is 36 Mbps so a 6x drive is 216 Mbps which is an improvement over DVD and CD read/write speeds (DVD 1x is 11 Mbps, CD 1x is 150 Kbps - a 16x DVD drive is therefore 172 Mbps).

ok thanks, so BluRay need 1.5x to read normal movie. I guess they will reach 12 or 16x to on Blu-Ray. Witch will give a really nice read speed...

[dentalrep]

Originally Posted by AAM

Here's a link to LG USA's specs on the new internal media drive for computers:

http://us.lge.com/products/model/det...GGW-H20L.jhtml

Run-down:

• Max. 6x BD-R Write Speed
• Max. 16x DVD±R Write Speed
• 6x BD-R/2x BD-RE Read Compatible
• 3x HD DVD-ROM Read Compatible
• Serial ATA Interface
• LightScribe
• 4MB BD & 2MB DVD/CD Buffer Under-run Prevention Function
GENERAL

Host Interface ATAPI/Serial ATA

lightScribe Direct Labeling •

Warranty 1 Year Parts/Labor

$399.99 suggested retail

When it this going to be available? I will be buying this one.

[AAM]

I've seen it listed online at a few places for over $400 (over suggested retail). It is also supposed to be available in stores in Korea now. ...be careful though, there is a similarily named LG player that is not the same - I think it is only a 2x and the model name is only different by one number.

[Sonar5]

I've been following the blu writer prices. I keep seeing $399 for lowest price on the Lite-On, Philips, and the Sony too much.

If it's $399 for a 6x burner, then I might be in, but what if the media is only 2x, can we use the 2x bd-r and burn at 6x.

Lots of family stuff, football games, etc.... Probably about 50 or so, plus another 150gb or so of mt2s files from my HV20 camcorder.

Found a couple reviews...
http://www.pcworld.com/article/id,140332/article.html

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

[illegal beagle]

here's a better one.......at a better price.....

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16827106225

[AAM]

illegal beagle, that link is to a Blu-ray reader only. We are talking about a writer that you can actually store data to Blu-ray recordable disks.

You can find 4x Blu-ray recordable disks online now. Havn't seen any 6x disks yet.