LG Electronics USA was kind enough to send us their new Super Multi DVD Rewriter, the LG GSA-H62LI.

LG’s new Super-Multi GSA-H62LI internal optical disc drive with LightScribe gives you the added feature of burning customized labels with images and text onto the LightScribe media. This drive is compatible with DVD±R, DVD±RW, and DVD-RAM discs. With an 18x max DVD burn speed and 12 x DVD-RAM, double layer DVD + R (8.5GB) and dual layer DVD-R (8.5GB) recording is also supported. Burn Fast, Burn Right with the LG GSA-H62LI.

In this review we will test the LG GSA-H62LI’s reading and writing performance with a variety of DVD and CD media

Company Information

We took a quick look at the company information found at LG Electronic USA sites:

Based in Englewood Cliffs, N.J., LG Electronics USA, Inc., (LGEUS) is the North American subsidiary of LG Electronics, Inc., a $48.5-billion global force in consumer electronics, home appliances and mobile communications. In the United States, LGEUS sells a wide range of digital display and digital media products, digital appliances and mobile phones under LG's "Life's Good" marketing theme.

If you are interested in reading more about LG Electronic USA, please visit: www.lgusa.com.

Drive overview

The LG GSA-H62LI is a Super Multi DVD burner capable of reading and writing DVD+R/RW/DL, DVD-R/RW/DL, DVD-RAM, and CD-R/RW formats with LightScribe capability.

“Super Multi” was coined by LG in 2003 and is an informal term describing DVD burners compatible with all existing DVD and CD formats.

Prior to 2003, DVD-RAM and DVD+R/DVD-R drives were separate devices. LG Electronics was the first company to release a drive that supported all three DVD formats. Several companies have since followed this strategy, making “multi” and “super multi” commonly used terms.

Drive Specifications

The specifications of the LG GSA-H62LI can be found on the LG Electronics website; however we have included them here also.

Drive Specifications

LG GSA-H62LI requires high-quality 16x media in order to reliably achieve 18x DVD burn speeds.  Fortunately, 16x Mitsubishi/Verbatim and Taiyo Yuden media is widely available in many countries.

The Retail Package

The drive we received was a retail package. It included everything needed for an easy installation:

• Internal Super Multi 5.25” GSA-H62LI SATA drive
• Recording and authoring software disc
• Quick Set-up Guide
• SATA Power cable
• SATA Data cable
• Four Mounting Screws
• Beige Front Panel and Tray Door Cover

Let’s take a closer look at the retail box:

Box Front

Box Rear

Box Left and Right sides

Box Top and Bottom

Now let’s take a closer look at the drive itself:

Drive Front

Drive Rear

Drive Left

Drive Right

Drive Bottom

Drive Top

Conclusion

Features & Technology