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.
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posted Jul 6th 2006 4:55PM
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...."
I could have sworn LG is a Korean company, and BenQ is a Taiwanese company. Last time I checked, these are 2 different countries.
Tripped me up, too. He means LG's Taiwanese subsidiary.
Bob you are correct
oh I'll have to track down my friend in Bangkok and make her pick me up one ;) ;)
Bob - http://www.alllooksame.com/
"Fellow countrymen???" South Korea and Taiwan are two different countries, Mr. Blass. are you still drunk from ID4?
LMAO ^^^