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LG DVDRW BD/ HD DVD-ROM SATA Black Bare

$310.00 Est. at Amazon

from bvrev.compusa.com
this drive,s install disk will give you cyberlink power dvd v7.3,just install the app and download the patch and watch all youre hd media.
from bvrev.compusa.com
my system identified it right away and downloaded the firmware for the unit.
from bvrev.compusa.com
i downloaded the firmware upgrade before the install, but didn't need to.
from I like girls II, www.newegg.com
had to download 84mb of firmware updates to get this player to work, but boy howdy, it does what it's suspose to and that's play blu-rays!
from pakman777, www.newegg.com
windows vista 64 detected it immediately (once i connected it correctly; more on that below) and downloaded drivers on first bootup.

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Positives: Operating System: Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition,Microsoft Windows XP Professional,Microsoft Windows XP Media Center Edition,Microsoft Windows Vista, Package Type: Retail, Read Speed: 16x (DVD), 40x (CD), 6x (BD), Supported Media Writing Standards: BD-RE,CD-R,CD-RW,DVD-R,DVD+R,DVD+RW,DVD-RAM,DVD+R DL (Double Layer),DVD-RW,BD-R

2 RECOMMENDED by 4 people for DOWNLOAD

Lite On ESAU208-31 Smart Slim

$95.00 Est. at Amazon

from www.tigerdirect.com
i downloaded the lightscribe utilities from the ls website.
from Bob423, www.newegg.com
you must download the update off the nero site (takes hours due to their slow download speed) and then use the disk that came with the dvd writer to input the required s/n.
from Bob423, www.newegg.com
the fix is to download the nero 7 updater off their site at "nero.com/enu/downloads-nero7-update.php", enter your e-mail address (required) and then you're allowed to click on the download icon.
from N/A, www.newegg.com
cons: i've not loaded nero 7 yet, thanks to one of the other reviewers for the tips on downloading first.

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Positives: Operating System: Microsoft Windows 2000,Microsoft Windows XP,Microsoft Windows Vista, Package Type: Retail, Read Speed: 24x (CD), 8x (DVD), Supported Media Writing Standards: DVD+R DL (Double Layer),DVD-RW,CD-R,CD-RW,DVD-R,DVD+R,DVD+RW,DVD-RAM

3 RECOMMENDED by 8 people for DOWNLOAD

LG GH22LP20 8801031843756 DVD±RW Burner

$60.00 Est. at Amazon

from Glenn, www.newegg.com
(look through the cd folders).with a bit of initiative and a couple minutes' search online, you'll find lots of info as well as plenty of free or inexpensive downloads to get you using lightscribe.
from ExTex, www.newegg.com
it's a hassle having to download and install the lightscribe driver.
from Trimotor, www.newegg.com
firmware update was downloaded and successfully installed; the update software is somwehat annyong in vista startup, so it was uninstalled.
from kpblondie04, www.newegg.com
oh, and you have to download the software from www.lightscribe.net in order for the cd drive to work.
from www.amazon.com
will need to have web access to download driver updates due to enclosed cd a little outdated.

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Positives: Operating System: Microsoft Windows Millennium Edition,Microsoft Windows XP,Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional, Package Type: Retail, Read Speed: 16x (DVD), 48x (CD), Supported Media Writing Standards: DVD+R,DVD+RW,DVD-RAM,DVD+R DL (Double Layer),DVD-RW,CD-R,CD-RW,DVD-R

4 RECOMMENDED by 3 people for DOWNLOAD

Lite On IHAP422-08 DVD+RW Burner

$45.00 Est. at Amazon

from bvrev.compusa.com
the only thing i found that with my computer i needed to download a decoder to play dvd's on it.
from www.amazon.com
codecs and puts ther dvd codecs on and onley gives you a 30 free trial if you must run the cd and you loose your codecs you can get them for $2 on ebay digital download just search for (dvd decoder)
from www.amazon.com
had to download a patch to make lightscribe work but it was a fast download [...].
from www.amazon.com
love it dont run cd if you dont have a dvd decoder on disk because the cd they give you deletes your dvd codecs and puts ther dvd codecs on and onley gives you a 30 free trial if you must run the cd

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Positives: Operating System: Microsoft Windows 2000,Microsoft Windows XP,Microsoft Windows Vista, Package Type: Retail, Read Speed: 16x (DVD), 48x (CD), Supported Media Writing Standards: CD-R,CD-RW,DVD-R,DVD+R,DVD+RW,DVD-RAM,DVD+R DL (Double Layer),DVD-RW

5 RECOMMENDED by 4 people for DOWNLOAD

LG GGW-H20LK Blu-ray Burner

$1,437.00 Est. at Amazon

from Davidst, www.newegg.com
for cyberlink power dvd/ blu-ray player to work you will need internet explorer to work so that it can go to the update page so that you can download the updated version 7.3, about 80 meg.
from Kimo, www.newegg.com
100-something mb download (took a few minutes), movie played great.
from www.amazon.com
driver/software disk/downloads were simple and problem free under vista.
from seanikai, www.newegg.com
pros: got it oem for $189, downloaded the newest anydvd hd and imgburn and have imaged and burned several bluray movies, works great with vista sp1 cons: i was using xp at the time i recieved

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Positives: Operating System: Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition,Microsoft Windows XP Professional,Microsoft Windows XP Media Center Edition,Microsoft Windows Vista, Package Type: Bulk, Read Speed: 16x (DVD), 40x (CD), 6x (BD), Supported Media Writing Standards: CD-R,CD-RW,DVD-R,DVD+R,DVD+RW,DVD+R DL (Double Layer),DVD-RW,BD-R,BD-RE

LG GGW-H20LI DVD±RW Burner

$218.00 Est. at Amazon

from Gerry Gee, www.newegg.com
i had trouble finding a place to download it - but you can find it.
from SteveO, www.newegg.com
once one download this update, everything is good as gold.
from www.amazon.com
i installed one of these in my media pc about 5 weeks ago, and upgraded the firmware from yl01 to yl03 using the enclosed software and internet download from lg.
from www.amazon.com
cyberlink has a download to see compatibility with blu ray on your computer so make sure your system is good to go before you invest.
from wellsdesigned, www.newegg.com
cons: provided software is requires 80 megabytes of downloaded upgrades before a movie can be played.

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Positives: Operating System: Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition,Microsoft Windows XP Professional,Microsoft Windows XP Media Center Edition,Microsoft Windows Vista, Read Speed: 16x (DVD), 40x (CD), 6x (BD), Supported Media Writing Standards: BD-RE,CD-R,CD-RW,DVD-R,DVD+R,DVD+RW,DVD-RAM,DVD+R DL (Double Layer),DVD-RW,BD-R, Interface: Serial ATA

LG GP08LU10 DVD-RAM Burner

$83.00 Est. at Amazon

from www.bestbuy.com
what's not so great:?none "i just put this on my new acer aspire netbook..so easy..it was recognized immediatly by hooking it to my computer with the usb 2.0 cable only...and downloaded a program i
from www.bestbuy.com
i downloaded free lightscribe template software from www.lightscribe.com and created two lightscribe dvd's without any trouble.
from www.bestbuy.com
thankfully my system was back to normal after doing this.i then discovered that all i really needed to utilize the lightscribe features were some free programs that you can download from the
from lt.dell.com
the 8x write speed is more than sufficent for most applications, as an extra added bonus, the lg drive will burn lightscribe labels( i haven't tried this yet but i suspect you must first download

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Positives: Operating System: Microsoft Windows Vista, Package Type: Retail, Read Speed: 24x (CD), 8x (DVD), Supported Media Writing Standards: DVD+R,DVD+RW,DVD-RAM,DVD+R DL (Double Layer),DVD-RW,CD-R,CD-RW,DVD-R

LG GGC-H20LK DVD-R Burner

$1,070.00 Est. at Amazon

from bvrev.compusa.com
after downloading the newest firmware, everything is fine.
from Creig, www.newegg.com
instead, manually download/install cyberlink's patch 4407 (enables 6 channel audio) and then download/install the latest patch available.
from Joe, www.newegg.com
other thoughts: had to download an update to play blurays with program included.
from tigerlor, www.newegg.com
other thoughts: i downloaded the 105mb cyberlink update and will try it to see if that fixes the problems.

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Positives: Operating System: Microsoft Windows XP,Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition,Microsoft Windows XP Professional,Microsoft Windows XP Media Center Edition,Microsoft Windows Vista, Package Type: OEM, Read Speed: 16x (DVD), 40x (CD), 6x (BD), Supported Media Writing Standards: DVD+R,DVD+RW,DVD-RAM,DVD+R DL (Double Layer),DVD-RW,BD-R,BD-RE,CD-R,CD-RW,DVD-R

LGE-GH22LS30 DVD+RW Burner

$30.00 Est. at Amazon

from N/A, www.newegg.com
you have to go to the website and download it.
from musicfan, www.newegg.com
other thoughts: you may want to download the firmware upgrade while you are waiting but there is no rush.
from pego99, www.newegg.com
the lg site does not have a driver download for this drive.

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Positives: Operating System: Microsoft Windows Vista, Package Type: OEM, Read Speed: 12x (DVD), 16x (DVD), 48x (CD), Supported Media Writing Standards: DVD+RW,DVD-RAM,DVD+R DL (Double Layer),DVD-RW,CD-R,CD-RW,DVD-R,DVD+R

Samsung External Slim DVD-W USB Compatible

$55.00 Est. at Amazon

from www.amazon.com
samsung dvd was purhased in order to download microsoft office to hp mini computer.
from www.amazon.com
i have a notebook and it does not have a dvd/cd included, so i needed to have some programs downloaded.
from www.amazon.com
the only thing useful download is the firmware upgrade but samsung makes it a managed software which requires (in the agreement) user to give up some info which i didn't like and decided not to use it
from www.amazon.com
i was better off downloading "burnaware" for free from [...].
from www.amazon.com
if you have a samsung nc10-14 you will need to buy a decoder download package off the internet to watch your favorite movie.

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Positives: Supported Media Writing Standards: CD-R,CD-RW,DVD-R,DVD+R,DVD+RW,DVD-RAM,DVD-RW, Interface: USB 2.0,USB, Supported CD Formats: CD-R,CD-RW, Supported DVD Formats: DVD-RW,DVD-ROM,DVD+R,DVD-R,DVD+RW

Samsung External USB DVD Writer Blue 729507944173

$61.00 Est. at Amazon

from www.amazon.com
i have a notebook and it does not have a dvd/cd included, so i needed to have some programs downloaded.
from www.amazon.com
the only thing useful download is the firmware upgrade but samsung makes it a managed software which requires (in the agreement) user to give up some info which i didn't like and decided not to use it
from www.amazon.com
samsung dvd was purhased in order to download microsoft office to hp mini computer.
from www.amazon.com
i was better off downloading "burnaware" for free from [...].
from www.amazon.com
i avoided this purchase by downloading the vlc media player (this plays almost every video file).

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Positives: Supported Media Writing Standards: CD-R,CD-RW,DVD-R,DVD+R,DVD+RW,DVD-RAM,DVD-RW, Interface: USB 2.0,USB, Supported CD Formats: CD-I,CD-R,CD-RW, Supported DVD Formats: DVD-RW,DVD-ROM,DVD+R,DVD-R,DVD+RW

Samsung External Slim DVD-W USB Compatible

$58.00 Est. at Amazon

from www.amazon.com
the only thing useful download is the firmware upgrade but samsung makes it a managed software which requires (in the agreement) user to give up some info which i didn't like and decided not to use it
from www.amazon.com
i have a notebook and it does not have a dvd/cd included, so i needed to have some programs downloaded.
from www.amazon.com
samsung dvd was purhased in order to download microsoft office to hp mini computer.
from www.amazon.com
i avoided this purchase by downloading the vlc media player (this plays almost every video file).
from www.amazon.com
i was better off downloading "burnaware" for free from [...].

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Positives: Package Type: Retail, Read Speed: 24x (CD), 8x (DVD), Supported Media Writing Standards: CD-R,CD-RW,DVD-R,DVD+R,DVD+RW,DVD-RAM,DVD-RW, Interface: USB 2.0,USB

Samsung External Slim DVD-W USB Compatible

$54.00 Est. at Amazon

from www.amazon.com
i have a notebook and it does not have a dvd/cd included, so i needed to have some programs downloaded.
from www.amazon.com
the only thing useful download is the firmware upgrade but samsung makes it a managed software which requires (in the agreement) user to give up some info which i didn't like and decided not to use it
from www.amazon.com
samsung dvd was purhased in order to download microsoft office to hp mini computer.
from www.amazon.com
if you have a samsung nc10-14 you will need to buy a decoder download package off the internet to watch your favorite movie.
from www.amazon.com
i avoided this purchase by downloading the vlc media player (this plays almost every video file).

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Lite On LITE-ON Black 24X DVD+R 8X DVD+RW DVD-R

Lite On LITE-ON Black 24X DVD+R 8X DVD+RW 24X DVD-R 6X DVD-RW 12X DVD-RAM 16X DVD-ROM 48X CD-R 32X CD-RW 48X... Burner

$36.00 Est. at Amazon

from cheez, www.newegg.com
as with any dvd drive, easy install and no need for driver disc/download.
from ickedmel, www.newegg.com
cons: the nero that comes with the drive doesn't work on 7 and probably vista no problem a quick download can fix.

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Positives: Read Speed: 16x (DVD), 48x (CD), Supported Media Writing Standards: DVD+R,DVD+RW,DVD-RAM,DVD-RW,CD-R,CD-RW,DVD-R, Interface: Serial ATA, Supported CD Formats: CD-R,CD-RW

Lite On ESAU20811 DVD±RW Dual Layer Burner

$94.00 Est. at Amazon

from www.amazon.com
all you need to do is go to wwww.lightscribe.com and download the software from there.
from www.amazon.com
the solution was to download the free vlc player, which includes (among other things) the dvd decoder i need.

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Positives: Operating System: Microsoft Windows 2000,Microsoft Windows XP, Package Type: Retail, Read Speed: 24x (CD), 8x (DVD), Supported Media Writing Standards: CD-R,CD-RW,DVD-R,DVD+R,DVD+RW,DVD-RW

ASUS EXT DVDR 8X USB 2.0-with CYBERLINK S/W BLK

ASUS EXT DVDR 8X USB 2.0-W/ CYBERLINK S/W BLK Burner

$68.00 Est. at Amazon

from www.amazon.com
so if you want to throw a movie in, be sure to download some good dvd software to play the right codecs.
from www.amazon.com
if you need a dvd decoder, which most will, you can download vlc (a free media viewer).
from www.amazon.com
amazon uk mentions this on their website and gives links for downloading a decoder but amazon us does not.

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Positives: Supported Media Writing Standards: CD-RW,DVD-R,DVD+RW,DVD-RAM,DVD-RW,CD-R, Interface: USB 2.0,USB, Supported CD Formats: CD-R,CD-RW, Supported DVD Formats: DVD-ROM,DVD-R,DVD+RW,DVD-RW

ASUS SDRW-08D1S-U USB 2.0 Slim External DVDRW

$81.00 Est. at Amazon

from www.amazon.com
so if you want to throw a movie in, be sure to download some good dvd software to play the right codecs.
from www.amazon.com
if you need a dvd decoder, which most will, you can download vlc (a free media viewer).
from www.amazon.com
amazon uk mentions this on their website and gives links for downloading a decoder but amazon us does not.

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Positives: Package Type: Retail, Supported Media Writing Standards: DVD-R,DVD-RAM,DVD-RW, Interface: USB 2.0,USB, Supported DVD Formats: DVD-ROM,DVD-R,DVD-RW

Lite On IHAS422-08 DVD-RAM Burner

$43.00 Est. at Amazon

from Ron, www.newegg.com
other thoughts: came bundled with a very bloated nero 7 essentials package.i removed nero and downloaded the template labeler for lightscribe directly from lightscribe.com
from scajjr, www.newegg.com
cons: none so far other thoughts: already had nero 7 installed, not sure if lightscribe s/w is on disc that came with drive (didn't see it listed browsing cd), downloaded it online.

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Positives: Operating System: Microsoft Windows Vista, Package Type: Retail, Read Speed: 16x (DVD), 48x (CD), Supported Media Writing Standards: DVD+R DL (Double Layer),DVD-RW,CD-R,CD-RW,DVD-R,DVD+R,DVD+RW,DVD-RAM

Pioneer DVD/ Writer Black Bulk 12562896700 DVD±RW

Pioneer DVD/CD Writer Black Bulk (12562896700) DVD±RW Dual Layer Burner

$27.00 Est. at Amazon

from music fan, www.newegg.com
i suggest you hit save and download to desktop.
from mariahoney, www.newegg.com
on a whim i went to the pioneer webpage to download the latest firmware rev.

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Positives: Supported Media Writing Standards: CD-R,CD-RW,DVD-R,DVD+R,DVD+RW,DVD-RAM,DVD+R DL (Double Layer),DVD-RW, Operating System: Microsoft Windows 2000,Microsoft Windows Millennium Edition,Microsoft Windows XP,Microsoft Windows Vista, Package Type: Bulk, Read Speed: 16x (DVD), 40x (CD)

Samsung SE-S084B DVD±RW Dual Layer Burner

$62.00 Est. at Amazon

from www.amazon.com
i have a notebook and it does not have a dvd/cd included, so i needed to have some programs downloaded.
from www.amazon.com
samsung dvd was purhased in order to download microsoft office to hp mini computer.
from www.amazon.com
the only thing useful download is the firmware upgrade but samsung makes it a managed software which requires (in the agreement) user to give up some info which i didn't like and decided not to use it
from www.amazon.com
i was better off downloading "burnaware" for free from [...].
from www.amazon.com
when you try, a window pops up saying you need to download a free 30 day trial of nero 8 to get sound.

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Positives: Read Speed: 24x (CD), 8x (DVD), Supported Media Writing Standards: CD-R,CD-RW,DVD-R,DVD+R,DVD+RW,DVD-RAM,DVD+R DL (Double Layer),DVD-RW, Interface: USB 2.0, Supported CD Formats: Video-CD,CD Audio,CD Text,CD+G,CD-Extra,CD-ROM Mode 1,CD-ROM XA,Photo-CD

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Best CD and DVD Burners for Download

LG DVDRW BD/ HD DVD-ROM SATA Black Bare

Lite On ESAU208-31 Smart Slim

LG GH22LP20 8801031843756 DVD±RW Burner

Lite On IHAP422-08 DVD+RW Burner

LG GGW-H20LK Blu-ray Burner

LG GGW-H20LI DVD±RW Burner

LG GP08LU10 DVD-RAM Burner

LG GGC-H20LK DVD-R Burner

LGE-GH22LS30 DVD+RW Burner

Samsung External Slim DVD-W USB Compatible

Samsung External USB DVD Writer Blue 729507944173

Samsung External Slim DVD-W USB Compatible

Samsung External Slim DVD-W USB Compatible

Lite On LITE-ON Black 24X DVD+R 8X DVD+RW DVD-R

Lite On ESAU20811 DVD±RW Dual Layer Burner

ASUS EXT DVDR 8X USB 2.0-with CYBERLINK S/W BLK

ASUS SDRW-08D1S-U USB 2.0 Slim External DVDRW

Lite On IHAS422-08 DVD-RAM Burner

Pioneer DVD/ Writer Black Bulk 12562896700 DVD±RW

Samsung SE-S084B DVD±RW Dual Layer Burner

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