LG GGW H20L problem with 2x discs Help please - Blu-ray Forum

jgwatt · 06-29-2009, 08:57 AM

We Have a LG GGW H20L Burner.
We have a 2 hour home movie shot in HD and using Pinnacle 12 ultimate to edit and final Blu Ray master. We ALWAYS when transcoding to Blu Ray, do a test copy on a BD-RE 1-2x and if that is ok we then do, in this case a TDK 1-2x BD-R.
We have done this procedure twice and in both cases the BD- RE 1-2x works perfectly but the TDK 1-2x BD-R fails after transcoding approx 10 minutes of the movie.
Another thing we noticed is that when writing the Lead In, the BD-RE 1-2x took a minute or two but the TDK 1-2x BD-R. took at least 15 minutes or more

We then tried a TDK 1-4x BD-R and that worked perfectly.
The only difference I can see between them is the TDK BD-R 2x is version 1.1 and the TDK BD-R 4x is version 1.2.
I dont know what version the BD-RE 1-2x is except it is Panasonic and it comes with the LG GGW H20.
Can anyone offer why and is there a solution so I can use the TDK BD-R 2x as I have a pack of 20.

odin24 · 06-29-2009, 09:09 AM

Did you upgrade the firmware... I believe it's at YL05.

jgwatt · 06-29-2009, 11:01 AM

Thanks for your reply odin24.
No, Not yet, How do u find out what the present Firmware is. Computer useing Vista.
Will that fix this problem do you think?.

jgwatt · 06-29-2009, 11:11 AM

Hi odin24.
Yes, when I tried to use the firmware update for YLO5 it told me it was already installed.

odin24 · 06-29-2009, 11:13 AM

It is possible the disc isn't compatible. Not sure what else it could be.

pytheas2.0 · 06-30-2009, 01:45 AM

I've heard that some drives (including this one) on occassion won't read certain brands of medium. However, after searching newegg.com I found this possible solution though I've never done it. Here's a word for world solution from one of the reviewers for the LG GGW-H20L

"PLAYS AND BURNS DISC WITH NO PROBLEMS, I USE TDK, VERBATIM, SOME DL BLURAYS THE WRITE SPEEDS ARE 4X MAX, HAS A FAIRLY LONG LIST OF SUPPORTED MEDIA. IF ONE USES MEDIA CODE SPEED EDIT (SEE CD FREAKS.COM) ONE CAN ADD MEDIA CODES TO FIRMWARE, THIS WILL VOID ONES WARRANTY, BUT IT IS USUALLY HARMLESS, AND IF ONES MEDIA IS UNSUPPORTED THIS IS A WAY TO GET IT TO WORK. NICE DRIVE, VERY SOLID, NICE FINISH TOO. FW SITE A BIT OF A CHALANGE TO NAVIGATE."

Granted, the reviewer says this can void a warranty....

For what it's worth, many reviewers have said Verbatim was a top quality brand producing little to no coasters. You might want to give that brand a try, too.

06-29-2009, 08:57 AM	#1
jgwatt Member Member since:Apr 2007 Location:Western Australia	LG GGW H20L problem with 2x discs Help please We Have a LG GGW H20L Burner. We have a 2 hour home movie shot in HD and using Pinnacle 12 ultimate to edit and final Blu Ray master. We ALWAYS when transcoding to Blu Ray, do a test copy on a BD-RE 1-2x and if that is ok we then do, in this case a TDK 1-2x BD-R. We have done this procedure twice and in both cases the BD- RE 1-2x works perfectly but the TDK 1-2x BD-R fails after transcoding approx 10 minutes of the movie. Another thing we noticed is that when writing the Lead In, the BD-RE 1-2x took a minute or two but the TDK 1-2x BD-R. took at least 15 minutes or more We then tried a TDK 1-4x BD-R and that worked perfectly. The only difference I can see between them is the TDK BD-R 2x is version 1.1 and the TDK BD-R 4x is version 1.2. I dont know what version the BD-RE 1-2x is except it is Panasonic and it comes with the LG GGW H20. Can anyone offer why and is there a solution so I can use the TDK BD-R 2x as I have a pack of 20.

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06-29-2009, 09:09 AM	#2
odin24 Active Member Member since:May 2008 Location:Windsor, Ontario Blu-ray reviews:1	Did you upgrade the firmware... I believe it's at YL05.

06-29-2009, 11:01 AM	#3
jgwatt Member Member since:Apr 2007 Location:Western Australia	Thanks for your reply odin24. No, Not yet, How do u find out what the present Firmware is. Computer useing Vista. Will that fix this problem do you think?.

06-29-2009, 11:11 AM	#4
jgwatt Member Member since:Apr 2007 Location:Western Australia	Hi odin24. Yes, when I tried to use the firmware update for YLO5 it told me it was already installed.

06-29-2009, 11:13 AM	#5
odin24 Active Member Member since:May 2008 Location:Windsor, Ontario Blu-ray reviews:1	It is possible the disc isn't compatible. Not sure what else it could be.

06-30-2009, 01:45 AM	#6
pytheas2.0 Member Member since:May 2009 Location:San Antonio, TX Blu-ray collection:- DVD collection:-	I've heard that some drives (including this one) on occassion won't read certain brands of medium. However, after searching newegg.com I found this possible solution though I've never done it. Here's a word for world solution from one of the reviewers for the LG GGW-H20L "PLAYS AND BURNS DISC WITH NO PROBLEMS, I USE TDK, VERBATIM, SOME DL BLURAYS THE WRITE SPEEDS ARE 4X MAX, HAS A FAIRLY LONG LIST OF SUPPORTED MEDIA. IF ONE USES MEDIA CODE SPEED EDIT (SEE CD FREAKS.COM) ONE CAN ADD MEDIA CODES TO FIRMWARE, THIS WILL VOID ONES WARRANTY, BUT IT IS USUALLY HARMLESS, AND IF ONES MEDIA IS UNSUPPORTED THIS IS A WAY TO GET IT TO WORK. NICE DRIVE, VERY SOLID, NICE FINISH TOO. FW SITE A BIT OF A CHALANGE TO NAVIGATE." Granted, the reviewer says this can void a warranty.... For what it's worth, many reviewers have said Verbatim was a top quality brand producing little to no coasters. You might want to give that brand a try, too.

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