CDRLabs reviews LG GGW-H20L Super Multi Blue Blu-Ray burner HD DVD reader
LG Electronics is one of Korea's oldest and most respected consumer electronics firms. Since the introduction of their first radio in 1959, the company has grown to become one of the world's top electronics manufacturers, offering everything from large home appliances to tiny mobile phones. LG is no stranger to the optical storage industry either. Working closely with companies like Hitachi, they've lead the way in this area, developing and manufacturing a wide range of products, including the industry's first "Super-Multi" drives.
While an early endorser of the Blu-ray Disc format, LG has taken a more neutral stance by developing products that support both Blu-ray and HD DVD. At this year's Consumer Electronics Show, the company unveiled their first dual-format Super Multi Blue drive, the GGW-H10N. This all in one solution combined a Blu-ray Disc writer and an HD DVD-ROM drive into a single unit, giving users the ability to enjoy movies in both formats and store up to 50GB of data onto a single Blu-ray disc. As impressive as this all was, the GGW-H10N's $1000 price tag prevented it from being a viable option for those hoping to avoid the format war...
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