LG drives slip in Blu-ray and HD-DVD

Darius Chang | Jan 09, 2007

Soon after announcing its hybrid Blu-ray and HD-DVD player for the living room, the Korean chaebol raises the bar with a similar optical drive for desktops.

At CES 2007, LG launched the GGW-H10N optical storage device which is compatible with both competing standards, thereby allaying consumer consumers should either format become obsolete in the future. The limitation, however, is the drive can read only HD-DVD discs. On the flip side, the GGW-H10N can store up to 50GB of data, equivalent to 4.5 hours of high-definition video or 22 hours of standard-definition movie on a dual-layer Blu-ray medium.

The LG GGW-H10N should be out in Q1 2007 with a retail price of US$1,200.