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06-03-08
Duration of ownership: 1
Strengths: price,quality,and supports both hd formats!matches my other lg lightscribe dvd burner;except it`s a little shinier on the bottom side than the top of the faceplate.
Weaknesses:none so far!just got it and hooked up last night!plays regular dvd`s fine.didn`t have a hd or blu-ray to try it out.i wish that it burned blu-ray`s for the price like it`s big brother.
Overall Evaluation: like i wrote i just installed last night;but without the included software as i already have nero,and anydvd;which both should have blu-ray software.i hear that the included software is okay,but i want full audio an not just stereo as the power dvd provides.i`ll comment back later after i try a blu-ray tonight!my friend has one as does my brother, which neither one of them have a blu-ray whatsoever(can some say maybe a couple of free blu-ray movies!)i have a intel q6600 2.4 liquid cooled to 3.4ghz,2 8800 gtx evga graphics cards in sli,2 gigs of corsair pc10000(1250 speed),2 western digital 150gig raptor x`s in raid 0,680i evga mainboard with northbridge and sothbrigde,also liquid cooled(danger den)stuff,24 inch gateway hdcp ready monitor;and all kinds of cool stuff(i.e. logitech orbitcam,tv tuners,mics,card readers,klishp 5.1 speaker system;etc.,etc.!hope this rig works well!imagine what a porno machine this will be in hd!
05-08-08
Duration of ownership: 2 Days
Strengths: Priced right, quiet, works well. SATA cable included, along with 4 mounting screws and a SATA power adapter for standard power plug.
Weaknesses:Included Cyberlink PowerDVD software is typical minimal stuff - get the full retail Deluxe HD version.
Overall Evaluation: Use PowerDVD 7 Deluxe HD. My WinXP Media Center Edition 2005 HTPC(Home Theater Personal Computer) is connected via HDMI on HDCP-compliant ATI card in PC. Get Slysoft's AnyDVD software if your hardware chain is not fully HDCP compliant.
02-23-08
Duration of ownership:
Strengths: This combo drive is pretty fast and installed without a hitch. Comes with everything you need including SATA cables and power. Lightscribe is cool.
Weaknesses:The included software SUCKS. They toss in a weak version of PowerDVD which they constantly prompt you to upgrade. That means paying $100 more for full functionality.
Overall Evaluation: I was hesitant to buy this drive on account of the HD-war that was going on, but the thought of playing both Blu-ray AND HD-DVD without spending $700 on a standalone was appealing. So I gave in and this little drive has surprised me. From a hardware perspective, this drive rocks. It has everything I need for my HTPC to do its thing. It even includes an impressive suite that helps upgrade the firmware automatically (which Vista hates BTW). From a software standpoint, PowerDVD just pisses me off. The MPAA and ACSS people have made it extremely hard for consumers to use their purchased media by manipulating PowerDVD into a crippled mess of software. The only thing I can say is, at least it's the software's fault (which can be upgraded or changed) and not a hardware fault. On the up and up, I love it.
02-22-08
Duration of ownership: 30 Days
Strengths: Play both Blu-ray and HD DVD
Weaknesses:NONE
Overall Evaluation: This drive is a all in one solution since it can read all existing disks and burn DVD, CD. I used it for one month and be very happy with it. The software in the box is not good enough, you need pay money to buy a full version. For Blu-ray and HD DVD movies play, your processor and graphycs card need to be strong enough.
02-20-08
Duration of ownership:
Strengths: It works at advertised! I mean it plays my Blu-ray and HDDVDs with no problems.
Weaknesses:Only software weakness, namely PowerDVD. If I was to nitpick then I guess the seek time is somewhat slow.
Overall Evaluation: Currently PowerDVD doesn't support Web-enabled content, so I can't get full use of my Transformers HDDVD. That's a knock on Cyberlink not LG, though. Setup was pretty easy and I'm pretty happy all my drives (this and 2 hdds) are now on SATA.
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