Newegg has the LG GGW-H20L Blu-ray Disc Burner + HD DVD Combo Drive for $140 + $0 shipping = $140 shipped. 6x Blu-ray Read and Write, 3x HD DVD Read, 16x DVD-R Write, 40x CD-R Read and Write.
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#1
updownstock - Posted 6:29 am PDT 07/31/09 (185 Posts)
Fault again Ben. Free case disc, not free media.
#2
MrWrigley - Posted 6:45 am PDT 07/31/09 (210 Posts)
I'm going to wait to see who wins the format war: Blu-Ray or HD DVD.
#3
SelfGovern - Posted 7:04 am PDT 07/31/09 (1803 Posts)
HD-DVD clearly won. Have you seen how much the price of Blu-Ray drives is dropping, in a desperate attempt to gain market share?
#4
Crash And Burn - Posted 7:38 am PDT 07/31/09 (2029 Posts)
Just $100 to go..
#5
Spectra - Posted 8:09 am PDT 07/31/09 (206 Posts)
So what's the closest Bluray equivalent to DVDShrink, DVD Decrypter and/or RipIt4Me out there today?
#6
spatchcock - Posted 8:16 am PDT 07/31/09 (37 Posts)
#5, its my mom... She's got ALL the crazy hacks. And she can transfer anything to betamax... word.
#7
whitebreadhonkymofo - Posted 8:30 am PDT 07/31/09 (144 Posts)
Anyone have much experience with LG drives? I have one 8X notebook drive that makes a lot of strange noises when it is spinning up but so far has worked great. I know that comparing a slim drive with this is apples and oranges. I have asked this several times and never got an answer but does anyone know why we seem to be stuck at 8X on slim drives? Thanks
#8
nolonemo - Posted 9:18 am PDT 07/31/09 (842 Posts)
Wow, this is what I paid for the LG BDROM/HDDVDROM/DVDRW combo drive a year or so ago. Must be what #3 said.
#9
JackBauer24Hour - Posted 9:57 am PDT 07/31/09 (41 Posts)
#5 just go to ehow and search ripping blu ray, most use anydvd
and btw i bought this drive off new egg (well, asked for it for my bday) and so far its great, i havent tested it on blu ray yet though, had to change my netflix account.
and btw i bought this drive off new egg (well, asked for it for my bday) and so far its great, i havent tested it on blu ray yet though, had to change my netflix account.
#10
petep2112 - Posted 10:46 am PDT 07/31/09 (398 Posts)
This works well the Ridata 4X BD-R. I have burned more than 200 with only a couple of coasters. I write at 3X just to have a safety margin. Ridata BD-Rs can be had for around $2.40 each if you shop around. They play just fine on PS3s and Samsung set-top BD players.
#11
icebreaker - Posted 11:13 am PDT 07/31/09 (202 Posts)
@#5 AnyDVD for getting around all the protections and BD Builder for reauthoring. See the link below for a more complete hashing:
http://forums.afterdawn.com/thread_view.cfm/639346
http://forums.afterdawn.com/thread_view.cfm/639346
#12
Toby - Posted 6:34 pm PDT 07/31/09 (491 Posts)
#11 thanks for the link.
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