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LG Electronics 14x SATA Blu ray Internal Rewriter without Software Black WH14NS40
Last Updated: November 24, 2018 (Refresh Now)
7.6
SCORE
/10
Total Reviews
522
Old Reviews
334
Unverified
41
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Review Analysis - 147 recent, verified reviews
Detailed Mode
CD/DVD
48dvd, ray player, dvds, discs, burn
+73%
-27%
" ... It works great -except- watching Blu-ray discs in Linux. ... This is a good way to make blu-ray movies that you legally purchased available to others in your home. ... I have not tried writing to blank blu-ray discs with it, yet. ... "
" ... Works as expected, fast reads Blu-rays and DVDs well. ... "
" ... nice blue-ray player I have always used LG drives have never had any problems with them no software but that's ok got the LG media disk from E-Bay for 8 dollars everything works great ... "
" ... audio and DVDs work flawlessly. ... "
" ... Plays movies fine with some free blueray player software. ... "
" ... I never really owned any Blu-Rays or DVDs, but I picked this up while building my PC, because I wanted to have ALL the components that I'd need for the foreseeable future from the start. ... "
" ... Great disc drive ... "
" ... I burned blu-ray data all night long and never once an error. ... "
Product Reliability
24failed, update the firmware, software, disks, discs
+50%
-50%
" ... The unit I received was a horrid time-sucking paperweight. ... "
" ... Unfortunately, the one I received didn't work. ... "
" ... stopped working after a month ... "
" ... Everyone of them failed writing. ... I tried to update the firmware but it errors as well with some kind of checksum error. ... "
" ... Lasted only 9 months of light use. ... "
" ... They only last for 7 months and they quit. ... this is the 4th one that died. ... "
" ... The challenge with this drive however is that since those initial reads it is failing. ... Investigation into this error indicates that it occurs when the drive is failing. ... "
" ... I did some research and found out quite a few are having the same issue. ... "
Software Platform
15windows 7, windows 10, linux, drivers, checksum
+47%
-53%
" ... Will no play blurays with windows 10. ... "
" ... When it says "no software" it really means "software doesnt exist for this product" . ... At the very least, the freaking software. ... "
" ... I tried to update the firmware but it errors as well with some kind of checksum error. ... "
" ... I tried to update the firmware thinking maybe that would fix it, but i got an error. ... "
" ... There was no software. ... "
" ... They say there is a firmware available but you will get Checksum errors. ... "
" ... LG firmware will not flash: CheckSum is Mismatched error. ... "
" ... At this point is where a little trial and error began. ... "
Price
12worth the money, sale, paid, money, drive
+75%
-25%
" ... Paid less than half that others cost. ... "
" ... I've never had a problem with it and for the price, you can't beat it. ... "
" ... I started out buying a cheaper on sale version of this which is now the same price. ... "
" ... Excellent for the price. ... "
" ... Decent unit when on good sale ... "
" ... Certainly worth the money spent, and I can recommend it to anyone, regardless of their intended use. ... "
" ... Good quality, as expected by LG, at a reasonable price. ... "
" ... Great for the price. ... "
Overall performance
11speeds, champ, drive
+91%
-9%
" ... Works like a champ. ... "
" ... works great and is quick. ... "
" ... It gets reasonable speeds, at around 20-35MB/s using makemkv. ... "
" ... No problems installing or running it. ... "
" ... Very fast read speeds. ... "
" ... Works good so far. ... "
" ... Works like a champ . ... "
" ... This drive handles both these blanks with ease and produces superb results. ... "
USB
11dvd, sata, drives, worked, work
+73%
-27%
" ... The drive itself works quite well. ... "
" ... The drive installed just like any other optical drive and my copy of Windows 7 Home 64-Bit, recognized the drive immediately. ... "
" ... All three of my drives did. ... "
" ... This is an awesome drive. ... "
" ... The install was easy as it's a regular SATA 5" optical drive. ... "
" ... This LG drive can also play the music that you have burned, or the video that you have created, through your computer, and if the computer is capable of streaming to a higher quality system, that can be done too. ... "
" ... I got it for $35 but performs like other more expensive drives. ... "
" ... Unplugged my current Sata DVD and plugged this Blu Ray player in. ... "
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