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This LG GCE-8520B looks better !

PostPosted: Fri Mar 07, 2003 12:12 am
by eliminator
Image ... with 2 lights ! :wink:

PostPosted: Fri Mar 07, 2003 1:55 am
by 7-endless
Is there any technical difference at all between this drive and the one with 1 LED?

PostPosted: Fri Mar 07, 2003 1:58 am
by eliminator
Dunno really - this one might be Korean/8MB buffer, like in the good ole times, but it's probably just on sale overseas... :roll:

PostPosted: Fri Mar 07, 2003 2:04 am
by 7-endless
eliminator wrote:Dunno really - this one might be Korean/8MB buffer, like in the good ole times, but it's probably just on sale overseas... :roll:


Well, I hope there's no difference...I just bought the single LED model the other day...

PostPosted: Fri Mar 07, 2003 3:32 am
by eliminator
Me too (WallMart $63.99) :wink:

PostPosted: Fri Mar 07, 2003 4:16 pm
by goden99
I hate the new cheap style with one LED.

I loved my first burner with the Write RED led. I don't understand why they changed to one LED.

PostPosted: Fri Mar 07, 2003 4:20 pm
by Ian
goden99 wrote:I don't understand why they changed to one LED.


Cheaper to produce? elim, I think that picture is a mock up. They probably took their 48x writer and slapped some new graphics on it for the website.

PostPosted: Fri Mar 07, 2003 4:23 pm
by goden99
Being a little observant, I noticed onthere site all the CDRWs have the TWO LEDs :o ! howcome when we go buy them there is only one ? :evil:
http://www.lge.com/c_product/catalog/pr ... ion=1,20,2

PostPosted: Fri Mar 07, 2003 4:33 pm
by eliminator
Ian wrote:
goden99 wrote:I don't understand why they changed to one LED.


Cheaper to produce? elim, I think that picture is a mock up. They probably took their 48x writer and slapped some new graphics on it for the website.



Yep - I noticed that your review/ 1 light unit was made in Korea (mine is Chinese), so that may be just a mock up :lol:

PostPosted: Fri Mar 07, 2003 6:26 pm
by stevehp
Being a little observant, I noticed onthere site all the CDRWs have the TWO LEDs ! howcome when we go buy them there is only one ?
http://www.lge.com/c_product/catalog/pr ... ion=1,20,2


That site is probably the worldwide site if you're in the US then do http://www.lgeus.com . I do like two leds better than one though it's not anything I myself would get a belly ache over.

PostPosted: Fri Mar 07, 2003 8:18 pm
by goden99
USA'S LG site doesn't show you the burners if it has one or two LEDs because the tray is open. :x

Image

Canada's LG site shows the two leds

Image

PostPosted: Mon Mar 10, 2003 6:21 pm
by NW53
I email LG and ask, Why two LED 8520B model not sold in the U.S. They email back with a short answer...."Different drive configurations may be sold in different markets."

PostPosted: Tue Mar 11, 2003 2:13 am
by eliminator
Duh, real in-depth explanation ! :roll:

PostPosted: Tue Mar 11, 2003 8:25 pm
by Action Jackson
I don't mind the single LED. At least LG has changed the color of the LED's to intuitively reflect the status of the drive.

It used to be:
GREEN for burning and RED/ORANGE for reading.

Now it's:
RED/ORANGE for burning and GREEN for reading.

PostPosted: Tue Mar 11, 2003 8:39 pm
by eliminator
makes more sense

PostPosted: Wed Mar 12, 2003 12:36 am
by Bloody Aztec
I want this new LG!

PostPosted: Wed Mar 12, 2003 12:00 pm
by Raz0rX
I am still waiting for the new firmware to be released...otherwise, the drive is very very picky about CDR media to be burnt @ high speed.

PostPosted: Wed Mar 12, 2003 12:38 pm
by NW53
I also got a email back about that too, and another short answer.... "Its due to media imitations not the unit"

PostPosted: Wed Mar 12, 2003 2:02 pm
by Raz0rX
I don't understand, why don't they just implement an option where you can turn-off the drive's media detection...

PostPosted: Wed Mar 12, 2003 2:45 pm
by eliminator
I think I'll just return it, keep my trusty LG32x10x40@40x12x40 :wink: , and wait to see how it goes with the newgen 54x32x54 stuff...