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SHANE02 · Joined: 04 Jun 2003

LG has officially today announced the release of the first Blu-Ray/HD DVD Super-multi DVD burner capable of writing at 6x on Blu-Ray media.

The new GGW-H20L is the successor of the currently available GGW-H10N Super-multi Blue Blu-Ray /HD DVD combo drive.

Basic specifications include a SATA interface, support for Lightscribe, 6x burning for BD-R media using the CAV (Constant Angular Velocity) writing strategy, 3x HD DVD-ROM reading (15GB and 30GB), 16x writing for DVD+/-R media and 40x for CD-R. Another strong advantage of the new drive is the support for 4x BD-R DL (50GB) burning, which means that you will be able to write approximately 46 GB of data in less than 50 minutes.

Currently, LG is the only ODD maker that offers drives compatible with both Blu-Ray and HD DVD formats. The new GGW-H20L drive will be available in the Korean market first and LG has not confirmed yet confirmed its availability overseas any time soon.

It will sell for W490,000 (U.S. $526), almost the half price of the company's previous Super-multi model.

HLDS also plans to release a Blu-Ray/HD DVD ROM drive (GGC-H20L) with Lightscribe, keeping up with the demand for more affordable drives for entertainment PCs.

http://www.ps3news.com/PC_Tech/LG_6x_Blu-Ray_Burner_Available_in_Korea/

The price is good news. Now we need a Ps3 mod Wink

SuperHero · Joined: 10 Dec 2003 Location: Superhero Hideout

Has anyone seen media for this. How much does one disc cost?

I think I'll wait about 2 years before I even consider getting one of these. Prices will drop and media will also drop. The tech is still not mature enough to warrant a change.

bassexpander · Joined: 13 Sep 2007 Location: Someplace you'd rather be.

Same thing for sale in the USA (slightly different model number, I think) without the burning for about $200 less, if memory serves.

I see BD+'s newest key was already broken by someone (probably Anydvd). Here is a snapshot I took of a computer screen at ET Land today. Pirates 3, which was ripped from Blu-ray. File size was just below 8 gig, and it was encapsulated in a .mkv file playing on GOM. Stunning quality.

hanguker · Joined: 16 Mar 2005 Location: Korea

I'm with superhero on this one. Give it a year and the burners with be <100K and discs will costs will be reasonable.

If you early adopt you're going to pay through the nose! Get a good HTPC and big HDD and and you can enjoy it in all its glory through x264 and bittorrent.