Re: LG 4020B DVD writer

"Doug Ramage" <doug-(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:

>> http://www.lgeus.com/Product/CD/GMA4020b.asp
>>
>>
>> Price is nice and I dont care too much about the slower speed and RAM
>> is a feature I want.
>>
>>
>> Strangely I cant find much discussion on this drive in Google.
>>
>> Is it perhaps an OEM of another more common drive? It might be
>> because I think I saw the drive is Made in Japan but LG is a Korean
>> company.
>>
>> Anyway I was hoping to hear from owners of this drive with any
>> comments whether or not you'd recommend it.
>>
>> thanks
>>
>> Mark
>>
>> Oh and if anybody knows who sells them for best price in Melbourne
>> that would be great!

>
>I have one for a couple of months, and it works fine, although it's a
>bit slow in dvd-r/rw mode. However, I also have a Sony dual format, so
>that side does not bother me.
>
>IIRC, there is a 4040B (?) version coming out soon which adds dvd+r/rw
>and is faster. If I am correct, I would probably wait until then.

It's out:

http://www.lgeus.com/Product/CD/GSA_4040b.asp


But seems it's just a faster version of the 4020B. ie. No DVD +R/RW
writing ability.

Mark, I'd go for the 4020B if the speed doesnt worry you, the price of
this drive should drop dramatically once the faster 4020B starts finding
its way around.


Wayne



Wayne Barker

"Wayne Barker" <wbarker005_nomail.net.au> wrote in message
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> "Doug Ramage" <doug-(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:
>
> >> http://www.lgeus.com/Product/CD/GMA4020b.asp
> >>
> >>
> >> Price is nice and I dont care too much about the slower speed and RAM
> >> is a feature I want.
> >>
> >>
> >> Strangely I cant find much discussion on this drive in Google.
> >>
> >> Is it perhaps an OEM of another more common drive? It might be
> >> because I think I saw the drive is Made in Japan but LG is a Korean
> >> company.
> >>
> >> Anyway I was hoping to hear from owners of this drive with any
> >> comments whether or not you'd recommend it.
> >>
> >> thanks
> >>
> >> Mark
> >>
> >> Oh and if anybody knows who sells them for best price in Melbourne
> >> that would be great!
>
> >
> >I have one for a couple of months, and it works fine, although it's a
> >bit slow in dvd-r/rw mode. However, I also have a Sony dual format, so
> >that side does not bother me.
> >
> >IIRC, there is a 4040B (?) version coming out soon which adds dvd+r/rw
> >and is faster. If I am correct, I would probably wait until then.
>
> It's out:
>
> http://www.lgeus.com/Product/CD/GSA_4040b.asp
>
>
> But seems it's just a faster version of the 4020B. ie. No DVD +R/RW
> writing ability.
>
> Mark, I'd go for the 4020B if the speed doesnt worry you, the price of
> this drive should drop dramatically once the faster 4020B starts finding
> its way around.
>
>
> Wayne
>

Your link confirms dvd+r/rw writing ability!
--
Doug Ramage

On Mon, 30 Jun 2003 07:45:33 +0100, "Doug Ramage"
<doug-(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:

>>
>> http://www.lgeus.com/Product/CD/GMA4020b.asp

>>
>
>Your link confirms dvd+r/rw writing ability!

No, it doesn't. It onl;y confirms +R/RW READability, not
writability.

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On Mon, 30 Jun 2003 21:49:38 +0100, "Doug Ramage"
<doug-(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:

>
>"Neil Nadelman" <(E-Mail Removed) (ROT 13)> wrote in message
>news:(E-Mail Removed).. .
>>
>> No, it doesn't. It onl;y confirms +R/RW READability, not
>> writability.
>
>Yes, it does. It's in the features part - although for some reason it is
>missing from the format matrix.
>
>And it's mentioned in reviews also.

Directly from the features section:

- Multi-Format Writing DVD-R, DVD-RW, DVD-RAM, CD-R, CD-RW
- Reads DVD-ROM, DVD-R, DVD-RW, DVD+R, DVD+RW, DVD-RAM, CD-RW, CD-ROM

It doesn't say it can write +R/RW there, either.


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On 12 Jul 2003 06:41:37 GMT, Trevor S <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:

>Neil Nadelman <(E-Mail Removed) (ROT 13)> wrote in
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><Snip>
>
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>> It doesn't say it can write +R/RW there, either.
>
>This bit not shown by your web browser ?
>
>"Multi-Format Writing DVD+R, DVD+RW, DVD-R, DVD-RW, DVD-RAM, CD-R, CD-RW"

Not that I can see.


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http://search.store.yahoo.com/cgi-bi...uery=gsa-4040b

The GSA-4040B is the new model from Hitachi that writes to all
formats, including the "+" and the "ram" formats.

Jerry Jones
http://www.jonesgroup.net

On 14 Jul 2003 21:32:39 -0700, (E-Mail Removed) (Jerry Jones)
wrote:

>http://search.store.yahoo.com/cgi-bi...uery=gsa-4040b
>
>The GSA-4040B is the new model from Hitachi that writes to all
>formats, including the "+" and the "ram" formats.

THANK YOU! I thought I was losing my mind.

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