Okay, so today I'm going to be having a look at the LG Oh, wow. BH10L S30
Blu-ray writer. So, this is a 10X Blu-ray writer. And one thing that I've
been really surprised to see is how fast the Blu-ray ray writing speeds have come
up without the cost of the Blu-ray drives actually going down. Back when
CDs and DVDs were going through their evolutionary steps of the costs going
down and the writing speeds going up, we saw sort of a more a more gradual shift.
Whereas these, the right speeds are just kind of doubling every time we see a new
set of uh Blu-ray writers come out. Whereas the prices are staying pretty
level. I mean, they are coming down. Don't get me wrong. Blu-ray writers are
finally getting to the point where they are getting affordable. But you still
don't see too many OEM Blu-ray drives, which is why we're looking at a retail
box product here. So, okay, this is good for full HD quality, which it better be
if it's a Blu-ray drive. Then you've got BD10X. So, that's the fastest burning
speed they're saying is available out there and it includes um Oh, it includes
some 6x Blu-ray writable media. That's very cool. It's compatible with Windows
7. That's terrific. And then here's the full specs on the side. Not sure if
you're even going to be able to read that. That's okay. So, this includes silent play technology. It's an HDTV
recorder. Upgrade your DVD to HD quality. Okay. I'm guessing this is all
of the uh the software features that are included. Jamless play. Watch a normal
disc drive. When a normal disc drive plays with with scratches or
fingerprints, the drive can become idle and not be able to play certain scene. Uh, jam list play can help the disc
drive play the movie smoother. Very cool. Music video creator, etc., etc.,
etc. Okay, so why don't we get this open and see what comes with our retail
Blu-ray writer. So, the first thing we'll find inside is that sample piece
of Blu-ray media. Okay, that is a very significant value ad because this stuff
is very expensive at this time. It has a metal nitride base recording blah helps
in good something about HD picture. Okay. Then we have in terms of
accessories we've got oh wow an actual accessory package. I you know what I
haven't actually used a retail optical drive ever. So it's um interesting to
see what comes with them. So first of all you have four mounting screws. So if
you're buying if you own like a big box computer or something like that you may
actually need mounting screws cuz they don't include them. Whereas, if you're buying like a piece together custom
machine, your case would include all the mounting screws you need. Same goes for
cables. Your motherboard would include the cables, but if you're buying a pre-built computer, it might not include
all the cables you need. So, you have a SATA cable as well as a Multi Molex to
SATA power adapter. Then, you have a product registration form that you
should fill out and register your product with. Then, you have Oh, a
declaration of conformity, blah blah. Oh, yeah, something about FCC rules.
Okay, that's great. Then you've got a limited warranty card and an owner's
manual. Okay, so that's in a bunch of different languages. Tells you about,
you know, how to use discs. Don't use them if they're like warped or cracked
or such. Okay, then you have
the super multiblue install disc for Windows. Okay, so that includes all of
your it includes cyberlink, power DVD, power to go, media show, power producer,
and Ukam. Awesome. Okay, then let's have
a look at the drive itself. I'm expecting this to look pretty much like
any other optical drive that you would see. It's got a bit of a heft to it,
which is kind of kind of interesting. I mean, you'd expect that as they jam more
and more lasers into these things, but okay. So, at the front of the drive, you
can see it looks pretty much like any other optical drive ever. You just can
peel off the sticker. Oh, it has kind of a That's kind of nice. It's got like
these horizontal stripes on it that make it look a little bit sort of different.
Okay, you can kind of kind of see that. You can also see around my room cuz it's
very very very shiny. All right. Then on the top of the drive, you got a little
sticker calling out your part number telling you to be careful with laser products. On the sides, you can see you
got your four mounting holes. So, this is compatible with pretty much any 5 and
1/4 in bay device or bay computer as long as you have a free bay. At the
bottom, there is nothing. And then at the back, you've got your SATA interface. So, there's your SATA power
and there's your SATA data.