LG BH10LS30 Super Multi Blu Blu-Ray & DVD Drive Unboxing & First Look Linus Tech Tips
Linus Tech Tips
·Linus Tech Tips
·2010-05-08
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915 words · ~4 min read
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Okay, so today I'm going to be having a look at the LG Oh, wow. BH10L S30
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Blu-ray writer. So, this is a 10X Blu-ray writer. And one thing that I've
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been really surprised to see is how fast the Blu-ray ray writing speeds have come
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up without the cost of the Blu-ray drives actually going down. Back when
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CDs and DVDs were going through their evolutionary steps of the costs going
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down and the writing speeds going up, we saw sort of a more a more gradual shift.
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Whereas these, the right speeds are just kind of doubling every time we see a new
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set of uh Blu-ray writers come out. Whereas the prices are staying pretty
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level. I mean, they are coming down. Don't get me wrong. Blu-ray writers are
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finally getting to the point where they are getting affordable. But you still
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don't see too many OEM Blu-ray drives, which is why we're looking at a retail
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box product here. So, okay, this is good for full HD quality, which it better be
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if it's a Blu-ray drive. Then you've got BD10X. So, that's the fastest burning
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speed they're saying is available out there and it includes um Oh, it includes
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some 6x Blu-ray writable media. That's very cool. It's compatible with Windows
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7. That's terrific. And then here's the full specs on the side. Not sure if
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you're even going to be able to read that. That's okay. So, this includes silent play technology. It's an HDTV
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recorder. Upgrade your DVD to HD quality. Okay. I'm guessing this is all
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of the uh the software features that are included. Jamless play. Watch a normal
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disc drive. When a normal disc drive plays with with scratches or
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fingerprints, the drive can become idle and not be able to play certain scene. Uh, jam list play can help the disc
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drive play the movie smoother. Very cool. Music video creator, etc., etc.,
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etc. Okay, so why don't we get this open and see what comes with our retail
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Blu-ray writer. So, the first thing we'll find inside is that sample piece
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of Blu-ray media. Okay, that is a very significant value ad because this stuff
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is very expensive at this time. It has a metal nitride base recording blah helps
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in good something about HD picture. Okay. Then we have in terms of
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accessories we've got oh wow an actual accessory package. I you know what I
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haven't actually used a retail optical drive ever. So it's um interesting to
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see what comes with them. So first of all you have four mounting screws. So if
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you're buying if you own like a big box computer or something like that you may
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actually need mounting screws cuz they don't include them. Whereas, if you're buying like a piece together custom
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machine, your case would include all the mounting screws you need. Same goes for
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cables. Your motherboard would include the cables, but if you're buying a pre-built computer, it might not include
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all the cables you need. So, you have a SATA cable as well as a Multi Molex to
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SATA power adapter. Then, you have a product registration form that you
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should fill out and register your product with. Then, you have Oh, a
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declaration of conformity, blah blah. Oh, yeah, something about FCC rules.
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Okay, that's great. Then you've got a limited warranty card and an owner's
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manual. Okay, so that's in a bunch of different languages. Tells you about,
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you know, how to use discs. Don't use them if they're like warped or cracked
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or such. Okay, then you have
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the super multiblue install disc for Windows. Okay, so that includes all of
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your it includes cyberlink, power DVD, power to go, media show, power producer,
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and Ukam. Awesome. Okay, then let's have
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a look at the drive itself. I'm expecting this to look pretty much like
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any other optical drive that you would see. It's got a bit of a heft to it,
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which is kind of kind of interesting. I mean, you'd expect that as they jam more
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and more lasers into these things, but okay. So, at the front of the drive, you
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can see it looks pretty much like any other optical drive ever. You just can
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peel off the sticker. Oh, it has kind of a That's kind of nice. It's got like
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these horizontal stripes on it that make it look a little bit sort of different.
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Okay, you can kind of kind of see that. You can also see around my room cuz it's
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very very very shiny. All right. Then on the top of the drive, you got a little
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sticker calling out your part number telling you to be careful with laser products. On the sides, you can see you
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got your four mounting holes. So, this is compatible with pretty much any 5 and
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1/4 in bay device or bay computer as long as you have a free bay. At the
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bottom, there is nothing. And then at the back, you've got your SATA interface. So, there's your SATA power
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and there's your SATA data.