LG's GBW-H10N Blu-ray burner headed to Taiwan

Watch out BenQ, because your fellow manufacturers over at LG also have a 3-in-1 Blu-ray burner poised for release, and not only does it write to BD-R discs at a blistering 4x speed, it's coming to market several weeks before you're getting your BW1000 out the door. In fact, LG's Taiwanese subsidiary is claiming that the GBW-H10N internal drive will hit Chinese shores in the next few days, and at only $923, it's something of a steal compared to dedicated players going for $1000 and up. Of course the BenQ model still holds a few key advantages over this unit, most significantly its ability to burn 50GB dual-layer Blu-ray discs as well as its faster write speeds for most recordable DVD and CD formats. So for now it looks like you'll have to decide whether speed or capacity is the more important attribute, but as HDBeat alludes to, more competition in the market means that at least a few next-generation devices will probably have all the features you're looking for.

[Via HDBeat]

[MuDoggy @ Jul 6th 2006 5:14PM]

Is this saying the LG model doesn't support 50GB burns?!? That is a STANDARD! How could they not support it? The technology for it is on the freckin' laser!

correct me if i'm wrong.

"....BenQ model still holds a few key advantages over this unit, most significantly its ability to burn 50GB dual-layer Blu-ray discs...."

[Bob @ Jul 6th 2006 5:19PM]

I could have sworn LG is a Korean company, and BenQ is a Taiwanese company. Last time I checked, these are 2 different countries.

[UnLlama @ Jul 6th 2006 5:21PM]

Tripped me up, too. He means LG's Taiwanese subsidiary.

[cycomachead @ Jul 6th 2006 6:36PM]

Bob you are correct

oh I'll have to track down my friend in Bangkok and make her pick me up one ;) ;)

[lcd_kid @ Jul 6th 2006 6:39PM]

Bob - http://www.alllooksame.com/

[Perrey Z. @ Jul 6th 2006 7:00PM]

"Fellow countrymen???" South Korea and Taiwan are two different countries, Mr. Blass. are you still drunk from ID4?

[Gary @ Jul 7th 2006 6:36AM]

LMAO ^^^