Blu-ray drive questions

ukulele_ninja · 09-09-2009, 12:30 AM

My brother is looking to add a blu-ray drive to his HTPC and asked me about drives and I have never used them before. Do they all read and burn dvds and cds still? Are they worth the money? Can you buy blank blu-ray discs? What are good brands? I quoted him around $200 but I have no idea if that price is even in the ballpark or not.

tremmor · 09-09-2009, 01:02 AM

wait...........popularity just is not there yet. Honestly i think only a hand full of people have them. I don't. the disk would be high in price.

voyagerfan99 · 09-09-2009, 01:03 AM

Here is a list of drives. I'd go with LiteOn myself. They all burn CD's and DVD's as well as Blu-Rays.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...TabStoreType=1

Blank Blu-Ray disks are available I believe.

Droogie · 09-09-2009, 01:30 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by voyagerfan99

Here is a list of drives. I'd go with LiteOn myself. They all burn CD's and DVD's as well as Blu-Rays.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...TabStoreType=1

Blank Blu-Ray disks are available I believe.

blank disc's are available, but quite expensive still.

THERMAL-REACTOR · 09-09-2009, 01:38 AM

If I were him I would just go with a reader. They can be had for faily cheap. I picked mine up for $90cdn and it reads HD-DVD's as well. Why would you buy a Blu-Ray burner to just put it back in the same drive to watch it?

ukulele_ninja · 09-09-2009, 02:24 AM

He wants a burner so he can eliminate the cd/dvd burner currently in the bay. He just wants a 'do it all' drive. Thanks for the suggestions!

THERMAL-REACTOR · 09-09-2009, 02:45 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ukulele_ninja

He wants a burner so he can eliminate the cd/dvd burner currently in the bay. He just wants a 'do it all' drive. Thanks for the suggestions!

My reader still burns DVD's and Cd's. Also has lightscribe if that matters.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16827136162

ukulele_ninja · 09-09-2009, 03:00 AM

That may work, he won't likely ever burn a blu-ray disc TBH

daisymtc · 09-09-2009, 02:31 PM

Make sure you get the one you want...

1) Blu-ray Rom - Read Blu-ray disc, DVD and CD
2) Blu-ray DVD combo - Read Blu-ray disc, DVD and CD; burn DVD and CD
3) Blu-ray burner - Read and burn Blu-ray disc, DVD and CD

Davebell · 09-17-2009, 03:56 PM

There are loads of them out there, by Asus, Lite On and LG.
My peronal favourite and the one that we use in most of our HTPC builds is the LG GGC H20L. This reads Blu Ray, HD DVD, DVD and CD, and writes to DVD and CD. We sell this in our shop http://www.prela.co.uk/LG-GGCH20L-DV...™-Drive/32.htm
For Blu ray burning on top of the rest of the specifications, i would recomment the LG GGW H20L.

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ukulele_ninja VIP Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Ohio Age: 23 Posts: 4,197	Blu-ray drive questions My brother is looking to add a blu-ray drive to his HTPC and asked me about drives and I have never used them before. Do they all read and burn dvds and cds still? Are they worth the money? Can you buy blank blu-ray discs? What are good brands? I quoted him around $200 but I have no idea if that price is even in the ballpark or not. __________________ http://raptr.com/badge/7183de702f2e4...bbc43e0/fs.png

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THERMAL-REACTOR Platinum Member Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Niagara Falls, Canada Posts: 672	If I were him I would just go with a reader. They can be had for faily cheap. I picked mine up for $90cdn and it reads HD-DVD's as well. Why would you buy a Blu-Ray burner to just put it back in the same drive to watch it? __________________ Intel Core i7 920 @ 4.2GHZ Asus P6T Deluxe 12Gb Patriot Viper DDR3 1600 Radeon HD4870X2 4 WD RE2 500GB (4 in Raid 0, 280mb/s read) Corsair HX1000W Antec 1200 Samsung 46" 1080P LCD PIC'S : THERMAL-REACTOR

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ukulele_ninja VIP Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Ohio Age: 23 Posts: 4,197	He wants a burner so he can eliminate the cd/dvd burner currently in the bay. He just wants a 'do it all' drive. Thanks for the suggestions! __________________ http://raptr.com/badge/7183de702f2e4...bbc43e0/fs.png

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ukulele_ninja VIP Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Ohio Age: 23 Posts: 4,197	That may work, he won't likely ever burn a blu-ray disc TBH __________________ http://raptr.com/badge/7183de702f2e4...bbc43e0/fs.png

09-09-2009, 01:02 AM	#2 (permalink)
tremmor Diamond Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Posts: 1,819	wait...........popularity just is not there yet. Honestly i think only a hand full of people have them. I don't. the disk would be high in price.

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daisymtc Diamond Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: UK Posts: 3,924	Make sure you get the one you want... 1) Blu-ray Rom - Read Blu-ray disc, DVD and CD 2) Blu-ray DVD combo - Read Blu-ray disc, DVD and CD; burn DVD and CD 3) Blu-ray burner - Read and burn Blu-ray disc, DVD and CD

09-17-2009, 03:56 PM	#10 (permalink)
Davebell New Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Castleford, England Posts: 7	There are loads of them out there, by Asus, Lite On and LG. My peronal favourite and the one that we use in most of our HTPC builds is the LG GGC H20L. This reads Blu Ray, HD DVD, DVD and CD, and writes to DVD and CD. We sell this in our shop http://www.prela.co.uk/LG-GGCH20L-DV...™-Drive/32.htm For Blu ray burning on top of the rest of the specifications, i would recomment the LG GGW H20L. __________________ David Bell www.prela.co.uk

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