Looking for a HD-DVD/Blue Ray combo drive

[gregshin]

im looking to get a drive that can read both formats of HD-DVD and blue ray. looking for some feedback and suggestions please.

 

[Madellga]

Hi, I got as Xmas gift a LG GGC-H20L. It is a boxed version and came with Powerdvd (Blue Ray+HD DVD).

The purpose of my drive is to allow my htpc to run HD content regardless of the format. It is not pratical as a stand alone player but it was much cheaper than 2 players (BD and HD DVD).

I've just rented 1 BR and 1 HDDVD from local Blockbuster (yes, here they have both - still limited selection). It worked flawlessly, drive was silent and played without hitches. It is silent enough also.

My htpc setup: Enermax Liberty 500W, E6400@2.8GHz (for a silent but powerful run), 2GB Ram, P965 Mobo (Gigabyte DS4), 8800GTS, Seagate 250GB hard drive and the LG Combo HD drive.

TV: Samsung 40" Full HD 1080P

Regards

 

[corkyg]

Today, the only combo on the market is by LG. Samsung has one in final development but it is not yet on the street.

 

[Sheninat0r]

Yep, LG GGC-H20L is probably the only choice. They have the H10L also, which burns Blu-Ray... it also costs $1000 and isn't widely available, and the H20L [reads HD, burns old skool DVDs] goes for $300 at Newegg.