[menz83]

Didnt even realised this product existed, especially not at this price! Just got an email from SVP showing off this drive at the bargain price of £205!!

http://svp.co.uk/product/lg_ggw_h20l...er_drive_44089

Even better, throw in the following discount code and get it delivered free but only till Sunday: nov199

[menz83]

oops, made a mistake on the promo code. It doesnt give you free delivery, you get delivery for £1.99! The code lasts till midnight Sunday

[Spinke]

Out of stock .

[ninehours]

Try Here

[Jon_C]

Just out of interest, would this work with an external enclosure? I'm assuming the PC would need DVI-out to benefit from the high-res playback.

I know little about this - just asking because I have a mate who might be into this kind of gadget.

[menz83]

Originally Posted by Jon_C

Just out of interest, would this work with an external enclosure? I'm assuming the PC would need DVI-out to benefit from the high-res playback.

I know little about this - just asking because I have a mate who might be into this kind of gadget.

Yeah it would work fine externally but obviously would need to be sata. You would also need hdmi/dvi output on your gfx card, but it would also need to be hdcp enabled for watching BD/HDDVD. However, I think the likes of anydvdhd or whatever removes the need for hdcp enabled cards. Most modern cards are hdcp enabled however.

[Jon_C]

Thanks. Think I have got my head around it now.

[MPK]

I got one last week from overclockers. It's great and comes with Power DVD Ultra Suite, so all you need is...errr....a very fast graphics card (a 8800 ultra in my case), a very fast processor (QX6700 in my case) a DVI cable to your plasma and a SPDIF cable into your AV receiver. Works like a treat! The format war is officially over for me

[menz83]

Originally Posted by MPK

I got one last week from overclockers. It's great and comes with Power DVD Ultra Suite, so all you need is...errr....a very fast graphics card (a 8800 ultra in my case), a very fast processor (QX6700 in my case) a DVI cable to your plasma and a SPDIF cable into your AV receiver. Works like a treat! The format war is officially over for me

Your just showing off with your setup

For the record, any of the new lower end ati gpu's should decode blu-ray/hddvd just fine and pretty much any nvidia 8 series should do the job!

[MPK]

Originally Posted by menz83

Your just showing off with your setup

For the record, any of the new lower end ati gpu's should decode blu-ray/hddvd just fine and pretty much any nvidia 8 series should do the job!

Ok fair enough, you don't need a quad core processor and an 8800 Ultra card But it certainly helps in terms of picture quality or if you're like me running a dual view setup with a plasma screen and want to use the PC for other things while someone watches a movie.

Hi,

dabs.com are getting some in today.

They did not arrive.

[drmcw]

http://www.play.com are selling this for £189.99 with free delivery. Note : Released on 17th Dec.

[Judah]

£176.92 inc VAT at Saverstore:

http://www.saverstore.com/productinf...0&rstrat=13321

[menz83]

Originally Posted by Judah

£176.92 inc VAT at Saverstore:

http://www.saverstore.com/productinf...0&rstrat=13321

Well sp[ied mate, was just gonna post the new price! Will change the title.

[woodpecker]

In case any one wants one of these before Xmas, Ebuyer have just got them back in stock, 100 stock as I was ordering, got it on a Sat delivery for tomorrow.

[velveteer]

thanks for posting woodpecker. I was resigned to these being sold out until after Christmas, but this is good news. now all I have to do is ignore the guilt if I buy one. but then, this is the season of giving (admittedly, buying things for yourself isn't really the point I suppose)

[woodpecker]

Originally Posted by velveteer

thanks for posting woodpecker. I was resigned to these being sold out until after Christmas, but this is good news. now all I have to do is ignore the guilt if I buy one. but then, this is the season of giving (admittedly, buying things for yourself isn't really the point I suppose)

I had also resigned myself to not having it this side of Xmas, new media PC is built ready with hole for the DVD drive. Had one on order with another supplier, rang them today, said stock had come in but wouldn't let me pay for a Saturday delivery upgrade, checked with Ebuyer and they were happy to take my £s for a Sat delivery. Just been emailed the tracking number so fingers crossed it will be here in the morning

Probably be back on the forums tomorrow with a configuration nightmare but that's half the fun

Happy Christmas!

[menz83]

SVP have em in stock and the price has come down too. A bargain at £186!

http://svp.co.uk/product/lg_ggwh20l_...er_drive_44089

There is also the cheaper option - the same drive without BD writing capabilities for only £138. You cant go wrong there!

http://svp.co.uk/product/lg_ggc_h20l...om_drive_44136

[Gliese 581c]

Excellent price on these drives, but for data backup purposes its still around £10 a pop for a blu-ray blank. Those prices need to come down sharpish.

[mgirg]

out of interest is it firmware region protected for dvd/BD/HDDVD? in other words can it be used as a multiregion player for any of those?

thanks

mike

[rdmbfossa]

Scan Mix It Bundle. £176.34, including 2 blank TDK blu-ray discs. Available until 4th January and free delivery for AV forum users.

[theone]

Originally Posted by woodpecker

I had also resigned myself to not having it this side of Xmas, new media PC is built ready with hole for the DVD drive. Had one on order with another supplier, rang them today, said stock had come in but wouldn't let me pay for a Saturday delivery upgrade, checked with Ebuyer and they were happy to take my £s for a Sat delivery. Just been emailed the tracking number so fingers crossed it will be here in the morning

Probably be back on the forums tomorrow with a configuration nightmare but that's half the fun

Happy Christmas!

I presume all is going well as you've not updated on here yet as you're watching lots od HD content!

If you could give some feedback and specs of your HTPC build, as I'm looking at doing a build myself.

Cheers!

Does it need to go via the DVI on the card or can it be played through the vga output to d-sub?

My DVI to HDMI seems to be less clear than the VGA to Dsub cable.

(Using a 8500GT on a LE40M87).

Thanks.

[Russtavo]

Originally Posted by mgirg

out of interest is it firmware region protected for dvd/BD/HDDVD? in other words can it be used as a multiregion player for any of those?

thanks

mike

If you run AnyDVD HD you should be good to go multiregion

[Russtavo]

£166.91 inc vat at Novatech:

http://www.novatech.co.uk/novatech/s...tml?LG-GWH20LO

Anyone find cheaper?

New to this site but found this a little bit cheaper...at http://www.morecomputers.co.uk/extra.asp?pn=GGW%2DH20L

for £161.19 +£4.95 deliv

A couple of questions I have as i am not a computer techy do you think it would be possible to get PC World to install this for me IF i have trouble installing it myself?? And Am I correct in thinking that this is a Blue Ray reader Writer BUT Only a HD DD READER..??? If so why did LG make it like this, why not make it a HD DD Writer as well??

[glen8]

I'm going to order one of these drives next week

The thought of watching transformers on blu-ray has done it for me