In LG's booth at CES you will among other things find the company's new SuperMulti DVD burner, the GSA-H10N. The drive's most interesting feature is the 12x DVD-RAM write speed but it supports all other DVD formats at market-leading speeds as well. LG also plans to launch an external 'one touch AV capture" SuperMulti drive called GSA-5169D. No information about any Blu-ray Disc drives or HD DVD drives for PCs are given in the press releases but LG plans to ship a stand-alone BD player called BD199 in the second quarter.
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GSA-H10N A
preferred format for professionals and tech-savvy users, DVD-RAM is known
for its reliability and ease of use, but read and write speeds have lagged
behind many of the other formats '“ until now. A
major addition to LG's Super-Multi line of drives is the GSA-H10N, one of
the world's first optical storage drives that can write DVD-RAM at a 12x
speed. The Super-Multi GSA-H10N is designed for anyone with storage needs
where consistency and the ability to re-write data and video is a must.
Whether to back-up MP3s, videos, digital pictures or any large files, this
drive can handle it all at speeds only a few have ever experienced. In
addition to the 12x DVD-RAM write speed, this unit features write speeds
of 16x for both DVD+R and DVD-R, write speeds of DVD+RW to 8x, DVD-RW to
6x, DVD+R DL at 10x and DVD-R DL at 8x. LG
GSA-5169D In
today's world, digital media is thriving and hard drive space is at a
premium as consumers fill their computers with photos, music and videos
and demand convenient products to support new pastimes. LG's External
GSA-5169D Super-Multi drive '“ a one touch AV capture device offering users
the convenience of Super-Multi compatibility and reliability plus audio
video capturing '“ addresses these needs. With
a simple press of a button, the GSA-5169D will capture and transfer data,
images and video directly from a digital camera, DVD-video player,
camcorder '“ even from television '“ to a CD or
DVD. LG
BD199 TV
broadcasting is going digital. Demand for high-definition TVs is
exploding. And consumers increasingly expect greater realism and better
image quality in visual entertainment. LG's Blu-ray Disc (BD) Player
(BD199) delivers that and much more, incorporating the best features of
today's high-definition (HD) product and adding new capabilities to
greatly enhance functionality. LG's BD Player marks a new standard for
next-generation optical systems that delivers brilliant, high-definition
performance. |
Read the complete press releases here and here.
Source: LG

Think it will be 2007 before 12x reaches the UK (or europe). 
Waiting for a test from Cdfreaks and some other pages/magazines