IFA 2007: LG Blu-ray Rewriters and Drives
HomeIFA 2007: LG Blu-ray Rewriters and Drives
Posted September 6, 2007 12:06 PM by Webmaster
LG showed their BH100 Super Multi Blue player, which when originally released earlier this year was the world's first dual-format high-definition disc player. The problem with these dual-format players has been and continues to be that they're more expensive than buying a player in each format and until this changes they're unlikely to become popular with consumers.
We also found what promises to be the world's fastest Blu-ray burners, GGW-H20L (internal) and GGW-E10L (external), with an impressive 6x BD-R write speed. While these Super Multi Blue drives can record Blu-ray Discs, DVDs and CDs they can only read HD-DVDs. LG also showed the GGC-H20L, an internal PC drive which has a 6x Blu-ray read speed. All of the Super Multi Blue drives shown by LG support reading and writing of DVDs and CDs as well. The only non-Super Multi Blue product they displayed was the GBW-T10N, a slim Blu-ray rewriter for notebooks, which can write Blu-ray discs at 4x and DVDs at 8x.
We also spent some time talking to an LG representative and although they are releasing dual-format products their focus is on Blu-ray. The BH100 for example is originally a Blu-ray player with HD-DVD playback added right before shipping it, so they didn't have time to add support for HD-DVD interactivity. When creating the Super Multi Blue burners and drives they also focused on Blu-ray recording and later added HD-DVD support. We weren't able to get an answer as to why none of their drives support HD-DVD recording.
The internal GGW-H20L rewriter will be released in the US and Europe in September and retail for $499 (€400). The internal GGC-H20L drive will be released in the US and Europe in September and retail for $399 (€300). Finally, the external GGW-E10L rewriter will cost $499 (€400), but won't be available until Q1 2008. We weren't able to get any information about the release date and pricing of the GBW-T10N Blu-ray rewriter.
We also found what promises to be the world's fastest Blu-ray burners, GGW-H20L (internal) and GGW-E10L (external), with an impressive 6x BD-R write speed. While these Super Multi Blue drives can record Blu-ray Discs, DVDs and CDs they can only read HD-DVDs. LG also showed the GGC-H20L, an internal PC drive which has a 6x Blu-ray read speed. All of the Super Multi Blue drives shown by LG support reading and writing of DVDs and CDs as well. The only non-Super Multi Blue product they displayed was the GBW-T10N, a slim Blu-ray rewriter for notebooks, which can write Blu-ray discs at 4x and DVDs at 8x.
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LG's BH100 Super Multi Blue player |
LG's GBW-T10N Blu-ray rewriter |
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LG's GGW-H20L Blu-ray rewriter |
LG's GGC-H20L Blu-ray drive |
LG's GGW-E10L Blu-ray rewriter | |
We also spent some time talking to an LG representative and although they are releasing dual-format products their focus is on Blu-ray. The BH100 for example is originally a Blu-ray player with HD-DVD playback added right before shipping it, so they didn't have time to add support for HD-DVD interactivity. When creating the Super Multi Blue burners and drives they also focused on Blu-ray recording and later added HD-DVD support. We weren't able to get an answer as to why none of their drives support HD-DVD recording.
The internal GGW-H20L rewriter will be released in the US and Europe in September and retail for $499 (€400). The internal GGC-H20L drive will be released in the US and Europe in September and retail for $399 (€300). Finally, the external GGW-E10L rewriter will cost $499 (€400), but won't be available until Q1 2008. We weren't able to get any information about the release date and pricing of the GBW-T10N Blu-ray rewriter.