LG USA was kind enough to send us the LG BH08LS20 Super Multi Blu-ray Disc Rewriter with LightScribe. LG, even though an early endorser of Blu-Ray, has made it possible for the consumer to experience writing and reading of Blu-ray media as well as all DVD media types along with CD-R/RW writing, which makes the LG BH08LS20 truly a “Super-Multi” drive. The LG BH08LS20 is an internal SATA drive.

In this review we will show the performance of the LG BH08LS20 by running the drive through many tests on a considerable amount of various CD/DVD/BD media.

Corporate Information:

I’m sure most CD Freaks members will be familiar with the LG Electronics brand name. LG Electronics has been manufacturing high performance and high quality DVD and Blu-ray drives for many years.

If you are interested in reading more about LG Electronic USA, please visit: www.lgusa.com.

Drive Specifications: 

Let us take a look at the detailed specifications of the LG BH08LS20 Super Multi Blu-ray Disc Drive with LightScribe:

Writing Speeds:

BD-R: 8x Max
BD-R DL: 8x Max
BD-RE: 2.3x Max
BD-RE DL: 2x Max

DVD±R: 16x Max
DVD±R DL: 4x Max
DVD+RW: 8x Max
DVD-RW: 6x Max
DVD-RAM: 5x Max

 

CD-R: 48x Max
CD-RW: 24x Max


 

Read Speeds:

 

BD-ROM: 8x Max
BD-R: 8x Max
BD-R DL: 8x Max
BD-RE: 4.8x Max

 

DVD-ROM (Single): 16x Max
DVD-ROM (Dual): 12x Max
DVD±R: 16x Max
DVD±RW: 10x Max
DVD±R DL: 8x Max
DVD-RAM: 5x Max

 

CD-R/ROM: 48x Max
CD-RW: 40x Max


 

Seek Times:

 

BD-ROM: 180ms
DVD-ROM: 160ms
DVD-RAM: 180ms
CD-ROM: 150ms

Buffer: 4MB

 What’s inside the box?

Let’s take a look at what comes with the retail package:

As we can see, the retail package contains almost everything you need to get started:

• The LG BH08LS20 Super Multi Blu-ray Disc Drive with LightScribe
• Serial ATA Cable
• Power Adaptor (12volt to SATA)
• Installation manual
• Quick Setup Guide and Limited Warranty booklet
• Mounting screws
• LG Super Multi Blue Install Disc with CyberLink’s PowerDVD, Power2Go, MediaShow and PowerProducer.

LG DVD Writer Solution software CD

BD Advisor showing Blu-ray compatibility

Next let’s take a look at the details on the retail box:

Front

Back

Now let’s take look at some screen shots of the drive itself:                                                  

Front

Back

Top

Drive Sticker

On the top of the drive we found a sticker that shows it was made in Korea and has a production date of December 2008.

Bottom

Drive Right

Drive Left

Now, let us connect the drive and check out the features, program bundle and writing technology on the next page…