LG's first Blu-Ray burner capable of reading HD DVD-ROM movies will be available in Europe in the following days. The GGW-H10N can record up to 50GB of data, equivalent to 4-1/2 hours of high-definition video or 22 hours or standard definition video (on a dual layer 50GB BD-R/BD-RE recordable media). Surpassing the market standard, LG is providing a 4x recording speed of Blu-ray Discs, which means that it takes only 23-24 minutes to burn a full single layer BD-R disc (25GB), compared with 46-47 minutes for conventional 2x recording.

PowerDVD and PowerDVD Producer software packages will be available in the retail package, for high-definition playback and creation of HD videos on Blu-Ray discs.

The product will be released in June, priced under US $1,200. The core technologies of Super Multi Blue Drive are Optical Pickup technology, which supports Blu-ray disc write/playback, HD DVD playback and DVD/CD write/playback, as well as the system controlling the Optical Pickup securely and effectively.

Maximum Writing Speeds

BD-R (Sl/DL) 4x ZCLV/2x CLV
BD-RE (SL/DL) 2x CLV
DVD±R/R DL 8x ZCLV /4x CLV
DVD+RW/-RW 8x ZCLV/6x ZCLV
CD-R/RW 16x CLV

Maximum Reading Speeds

BD-R/ROM(SL) 4x CAV
BD-R/ROM(DL)/RE(SL/DL) 3.2x CAV
HD DVD-ROM(SL/DL) 2.4x CAV
DVD±R 10x CAV
DVD±RW 8x CAV
DVD-ROM(SL) 12x
DVD±R DL/ROM DL 6x CAV/8x CAV
CD-R/RW/ROM 32x/24x/32x CAV
CD-DA 24x CAV
DVD Video (CSS) 6x CAV

Interface: SATA