- Device Type - Blue Ray Disc Writer
- Internal
- LightScribe Support: Yes
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GGW-H20L is similar to GGC-H20L, except it has BD Writing Capabilities.
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239 of 251 people found the following review helpful
For those that are used to using the combination of "AnyDVD by Slysoft" and "DVDShrink 3.2" to backup dvd's and are curious if there are similar steps for doing this with blu-rays. IT IS. Unfortunately there is no "dvdshrink 3.2 for blu-ray disks". There are several other methods that are very effective. I searched for a long time to find out this stuff so read carefully.
In general, what I do with this drive, is backup my blu-ray movies to an external hard drive, then stream them to my 52 inch samsung from my laptop using its HDMI port(which doesn't even have a blu-ray drive. If this sounds like something your trying to do then read on. If not, you should highly consider it.
Using AnyDVDHD by Slysoft first insert the blu-ray movie, right click the AnyDVD icon and click "Rip Video DVD to Harddisk". After that go to the directory in which you ripped the DVD to. Then Locate the correct .m2ts file that contains the movie (BDMV/STREAM).
An .m2ts file for dummy's is the blu-ray version of an .vob file. So usually the largest .m2ts file is the movie. You can run .m2ts files as video files through Nero v8 Showtime. Once you find the main movie .m2ts files (usually about 25 gigs). Locate another freeware program called TsRemux. This is just like DVDshrink 3.2 in the way that it can stream out unnecessary content (subtitles/foreign languages). Through TsRemux open up the .m2ts file that you have determined is the movie. Then you will see the extra contents. Select the first video stream, the first audio stream, and the first subtitle stream (they are usually the English ones, sometimes you may have to re-do this to locate the correct sound, but there should only be ONE OF EACH selected). Make sure you click the box about where the streams are that says "Blu-Ray TrueHD to .....". Click "remux" and viola. What was a 25 gig movie file should now only be about 15 gigs.
NOTE**** Right now it is WAY more cost efficient to back up your blu-rays to an external hard drive than to re-burn them onto a blu-ray disk. Disks average at about 25 dollars each. That's about eight movies for 200 dollars right? A 320 gig e.xternal will run you just as much as eight blu-ray disks but can fit 21 movies (at 15 gigs each).
NOTE* There are no advertisements in this review, I'm simply stating what I use to backup my own blu-ray disks, please only use the software that you find is most convenient for yourself. Thanks for reading and I hope I was helpful.
*Any further question google "Laymans Guide to Blu-ray" and click the first link.
Good Luck!
In general, what I do with this drive, is backup my blu-ray movies to an external hard drive, then stream them to my 52 inch samsung from my laptop using its HDMI port(which doesn't even have a blu-ray drive. If this sounds like something your trying to do then read on. If not, you should highly consider it.
Using AnyDVDHD by Slysoft first insert the blu-ray movie, right click the AnyDVD icon and click "Rip Video DVD to Harddisk". After that go to the directory in which you ripped the DVD to. Then Locate the correct .m2ts file that contains the movie (BDMV/STREAM).
An .m2ts file for dummy's is the blu-ray version of an .vob file. So usually the largest .m2ts file is the movie. You can run .m2ts files as video files through Nero v8 Showtime. Once you find the main movie .m2ts files (usually about 25 gigs). Locate another freeware program called TsRemux. This is just like DVDshrink 3.2 in the way that it can stream out unnecessary content (subtitles/foreign languages). Through TsRemux open up the .m2ts file that you have determined is the movie. Then you will see the extra contents. Select the first video stream, the first audio stream, and the first subtitle stream (they are usually the English ones, sometimes you may have to re-do this to locate the correct sound, but there should only be ONE OF EACH selected). Make sure you click the box about where the streams are that says "Blu-Ray TrueHD to .....". Click "remux" and viola. What was a 25 gig movie file should now only be about 15 gigs.
NOTE**** Right now it is WAY more cost efficient to back up your blu-rays to an external hard drive than to re-burn them onto a blu-ray disk. Disks average at about 25 dollars each. That's about eight movies for 200 dollars right? A 320 gig e.xternal will run you just as much as eight blu-ray disks but can fit 21 movies (at 15 gigs each).
NOTE* There are no advertisements in this review, I'm simply stating what I use to backup my own blu-ray disks, please only use the software that you find is most convenient for yourself. Thanks for reading and I hope I was helpful.
*Any further question google "Laymans Guide to Blu-ray" and click the first link.
Good Luck!
69 of 70 people found the following review helpful
Inwardly, I've been sceptical. I had read all of the reviews for the LG Blue-ray Burner Drive, and there were enough positives to outweigh the negatives so I bought it; but I still expected headaches. Pleasantly, I have been surprised. The drive easily inserted into my computer's (HP M9040N)spare drive bay. The cables provided with the drive connected the power to my computer's spare plug and inserted easily into a spare SATA port on the motherboard. From there, I powered up and Vista quickly recognized the drive and installed the drivers. My keyboard quick buttons for open and close of the spare bay worked instantly.
I opened my Pinnacle Studio 12 software to a family video project I had set up the day I ordered the new blue-ray drive. I then went to the Make Movie tab on my software and the new drive was recognized. I had 23 gigabytes of AVCHD video edited and prepared for DVD authorizing, so I started the Make Movie process and away it went. This was a lot of 1080i video to burn so the computer took nearly 4 hours to render the project and then burn it to the disk, but in the end, I had my first blue-ray disk of family videos. The disk plays flawlessly on my Sony BDP-S350. The menu I set up in Studio 12 runs better than standard DVDs I had tried in the past.
This burner was purchased mostly to put my families home movies on a blue-ray disk so the footage is backed up in case anything happens to the original video saved on my computer's hard drive. I can also play my home movies easier since I don't have to view my computer on the TV and open up programs to find videos I produce. Now I just put a disk in the player and away the video goes. Also, playback of my HD video on my TV from my computer was pretty good, but still occasionally herky-jerky, but on blueray, my videos finally play smooth and at full resolution.
I opened my Pinnacle Studio 12 software to a family video project I had set up the day I ordered the new blue-ray drive. I then went to the Make Movie tab on my software and the new drive was recognized. I had 23 gigabytes of AVCHD video edited and prepared for DVD authorizing, so I started the Make Movie process and away it went. This was a lot of 1080i video to burn so the computer took nearly 4 hours to render the project and then burn it to the disk, but in the end, I had my first blue-ray disk of family videos. The disk plays flawlessly on my Sony BDP-S350. The menu I set up in Studio 12 runs better than standard DVDs I had tried in the past.
This burner was purchased mostly to put my families home movies on a blue-ray disk so the footage is backed up in case anything happens to the original video saved on my computer's hard drive. I can also play my home movies easier since I don't have to view my computer on the TV and open up programs to find videos I produce. Now I just put a disk in the player and away the video goes. Also, playback of my HD video on my TV from my computer was pretty good, but still occasionally herky-jerky, but on blueray, my videos finally play smooth and at full resolution.
67 of 70 people found the following review helpful
Amazon Verified Purchase
Bought this burner a week ago, loaded Adobe CS-3 Premier Pro and Adobe CS3 Encore and burned my first Blu-ray disc within a few minutes. Videomaker magazine, April issue, was critical of the software bundle that came with the burner but LG has apparently made changes & the unit plays HD-DVD and Blu-ray without any problems.
Most Recent Customer Reviews
Great for Mac Users
After searching and researching for weeks, I found the LG Super Multi-Blue drive for my Mac Pro Tower and I can say that I'm very impressed with this Lightscribe Drive. Read more
Published 3 months ago by ReviewZoo
Nice way to save your library
I haven't written a single disk with this drive. I bought it to back up my larger-than-it-should-be collection of HD-DVDs and also to transfer my BluRays to my home media server. Read more
Published 8 months ago by Personne
NOT COMPATIBLE WITH WINDOWS 7
Read this and you'll understand why I will NEVER buy another LG blu-ray drive again. You shouldn't either.
LG doesn't seem to care about its customers. Read more
LG doesn't seem to care about its customers. Read more
Published 11 months ago by Stockstradr
Great Buy
After purchasing a LITEON BLUE-Ray burner and having to return it because it did not play regular DVD's only Blu-Ray, I bought the LG. Read more
Published 15 months ago by Dorothy L Rau
Hey LG,, customer support???
I like the machine itself. super dependable and fast when burning CDs or DVDs. I usually just use it to burn DVDs. Read more
Published 19 months ago by Norman Reynolds
This drive rocks!
I got this drive Christmas of 2008 and have used it to load all flavors of Windows including Windows 7 64 bit and have had no problems with it. Read more
Published on February 10, 2010 by Lance F. Scott
LG Super Multi BluRay Optical Drive A Solid, Multi-format Performer
I built a new PC tower back in April 2009, and I needed a SATA II BluRay/DVD+/-RW reader/writer to go along with my Pioneer DVR-110 IDE/ATA Region Free optical drive so I picked... Read more
Published on December 3, 2009 by Wavey Davey
Excellent drive, but beware if installing it in a Lenovo desktop PC
I've been using this LG blu-ray burner since last summer. I purchased it primarily to archive HD videos from my HD camcorder to blu-ray disc. Read more
Published on July 26, 2009 by John T
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The LG drive installed easily in my Dell Inspiron 530 and was up and running within 10 minutes. Thankfully LG included the data cable to mate to the motherboard which prevented... Read more
Published on July 8, 2009 by Peter P. Strawn
LG SuperMUltiBlue
The drive is fantastic, does everything as advertised. zero problems with installation or use. Just remember to always update your drivers when doing an install.
Published on June 2, 2009 by mojave45
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