$300 HD DVD/Blu-Ray combo drive!

Eminemdrdre00 · Oct 30, 2007, 04:03 PM

From LG, check it out, its a great deal for those with a home theatre PC!
Digg - Introducing the $300 HD DVD/Blu-Ray combo drive

Judas · Oct 30, 2007, 04:38 PM

bout freaking time....

getting a wee bit tired of the xbox360 HD-DVD drive

Judas · Oct 30, 2007, 04:42 PM

er

someone

ed up

LG Optical Drives - Model GGW-H10NI: Computer Products > Optical Drives > Optical Drives > GGW-H10NI

$999.99

closest model listed by LG anyways... looks like it's identical face plate anyways

Zelig · Oct 30, 2007, 05:03 PM

It is the same model, Newegg is $700 below the MSRP though.

Can't find anywhere to buy it in Canada.

edit: Ignore this post, Tipstaff knows what he's talking about below, as I obviously don't here.

Judas · Oct 30, 2007, 05:05 PM

i cannot see how newegg can manage to sell such a product 700 bucks below the MSRP.... that's royally insane...

and it probably doesn't pass FCC canadian guidelines .... like the IBM Deskstar drives back in the day... boy i'm glad i couldn't get one of those...

Tipstaff · Oct 30, 2007, 06:18 PM

The model on Newegg is the GGC-H20L, which is an HD/BD reader, along with DVD/CD read/writing, but the the one you linked to, Judas, is the H10NI, which is an HD/BD/DVD/CD reader/writer.

In effect, this is a combo drive.

Judas · Oct 30, 2007, 07:07 PM

er.. i musta misread, i thought the one i linked to was a write, but reader only for BR/HD.... apparently i misread

Eminemdrdre00 · Oct 30, 2007, 08:10 PM

At 300$ for just reading HD DVD/Blu-Ray disks, its a hell of a deal I think!

thunderclap · Oct 31, 2007, 08:19 AM

Blast! I thought it was a combo set top player.

But still, for those who have their computer connected to their home entertainment center, it is a very good deal.

Necrosis · Oct 31, 2007, 06:08 PM

Sure makes it very tempting to build a HTPC.

Judas · Oct 31, 2007, 06:13 PM

WOOT..

i can get the sucker..

my cost is around the $330 mark

so by the time taxes and everything are done up it's about $366 bucks for the drive....

hmm...

now if i can find someone to buy my xbox360 HD-DVD drive......

mike2h · Oct 31, 2007, 06:39 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Necrosis

Sure makes it very tempting to build a HTPC.

kinda what i was thinking.
i have been back & forth on that one as i have 2 tivos & a ps3(havent even used any of its media functions yet..), but being able t od oboth formats for that price in a way that gives me more control over how & what i can do with the media is very tempting...

CDsDontBurn · Nov 1, 2007, 11:35 PM

good deal.

i'd need an equally good deal on a 36in to 42in. LCD HDTV to complete the package though

.

The_Neon_Cowboy · Nov 2, 2007, 11:29 AM

widely available just wish i could justify buying one
LG GGC-H20L - Google Product Search

Oct 30, 2007, 04:03 PM	#1
Eminemdrdre00 DriverHeaven Junior Member Join Date: Mar 2004 Posts: 53 Rep Power: 0	$300 HD DVD/Blu-Ray combo drive! From LG, check it out, its a great deal for those with a home theatre PC! Digg - Introducing the $300 HD DVD/Blu-Ray combo drive

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Zelig DriverHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Canada Posts: 3,160 Rep Power: 53 System Specs	It is the same model, Newegg is $700 below the MSRP though. Can't find anywhere to buy it in Canada. edit: Ignore this post, Tipstaff knows what he's talking about below, as I obviously don't here. __________________ -- Last edited by Zelig; Oct 30, 2007 at 06:50 PM.

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Eminemdrdre00 DriverHeaven Junior Member Join Date: Mar 2004 Posts: 53 Rep Power: 0	At 300$ for just reading HD DVD/Blu-Ray disks, its a hell of a deal I think!

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