Positive:

• Reads BD-ROM SL and DL media at 4.8x

• Reads BD-R at 6x and BD-RE media at 2x

• Writes both DVD+R and DVD-R media at 16x

• Excellent write quality on CD-R media at 40x

• Has Lightscribe support

• Quiet drive operation

• Writes DVD+RW media at 8x

• Supports 5x writing on DVD-RAM

• Very Good to Excellent DVD writing quality

• Full featured Software Bundle from CyberLink

Negative:

• Does not keep Bitsetting of DVD+R/DL media after rebooting

• Slow audio extraction

• Slow reading on Pressed and Copied CD-R media

• No HD-DVD Disc reading support

Conclusion:

 Let us summarize the most important positive and negative points below:

The LG GBC-H20L’s ability to quickly read Blu-ray discs and quietly play Blu-ray movies make this drive a welcome addition for any desktop PC or Home Theater PC (HTPC).

Writing of DVD-R and DVD+R media at 16x with good to excellent quality along with CD-R/RW media, 40x and 24x respectively with good to excellent quality give this drive added value as you can use it for more than just a Blu-ray player.

The drive supports an SATA interface for quick and easy installation (SATA cable included in the box) and with a software bundle from Cyberlink for Blu-ray Disc viewing. With the ability to play Blu-ray discs as well as DVD and CD burning and authoring, this makes the LG GBC-H20L a complete solution.

We have only found a few negatives with this drive, Audio Extraction and the reading of Pressed and copied CD media was very slow compared to the competition. Bitsetting selection is still not being saved after rebooting.

To sum it all up, this is what we would say: “The LG GBC-H20L is a fast Blu-ray reader with quiet operation for watching high-definition content on your PC or Home Theater PC, additionally its good to excellent write quality on CD-R and DVD media make this drive a welcome addition to any system.”

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