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LG GSA-4040B

The LG GSA-4040B, in common with the Panasonic SW-9572-C drive, shipped with B's Recorder Gold5 version 5.32 for burning CD's and DVD's. By default, the application launches a Wizard that leads the user through the creation of Data Discs, Audio CDs, Video Discs, Disc Copying and audio ripping. The user can also customise the Wizard for inclusion of additional or alternate shortcuts such as HD Backup or Disk Rescue. The software is quite easy to drive and certainly quite powerful although some of the features such as MP3 creation are on 30 day trial only.

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Neo DVD is for aspiring film makers and can capture from your camcorder, allows the user to spice up and edit the results before writing to DVD or VCD. Again the interface is very user friendly. Also supplied are B's Clip, which is UDF packet writing software, a DVD-RAM driver so you can use your DVD-RAM media like hard drive and Cyberlink's PowerDVD.

The LG, in common with the Iomega drive is capable of writing to all DVD media types. Initially we had problems with the LG drive correctly identifying media speed with DVD-R Princo 4x media, for example, being incorrectly detected as 2x media. We simply updated the firmware from v300 to v301, a very easy process, and had no further problems. Overall performance was quite good once we had upgraded the firmware.

LG GSA-4040B
Company: LG Electronics Australia
Price: AU$499
Phone: 1800 725 375

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I have tried to access the rep ...Anonymous -- 25/01/04

I have tried to access the reports on comparing dvd players but it keeps going back to the same screen when I click on any of the links. Can you help?

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I would like to commend you on ...Anonymous -- 27/01/04

I would like to commend you on your revamped revies section! I think it long overdue and I can't believe that it's just as one thgought it should! ... like minfs and all that.

It's a real joy to see the lastest DVDs and other important hardware and software packages reviewed without being too complimentry on the product under review.

Thank you

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Individual links do not work, ...Anonymous -- 29/01/04

Individual links do not work, but the review has helped me in my choice for a new product. Thanks.

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around and around we go deja v ...Anonymous -- 07/02/04

around and around we go
deja vu perhaps

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Rang Panasonic on the number y ...Anonymous -- 17/02/04

Rang Panasonic on the number you gave above - took forever to find out the
SW-9572-C isnt available in Australia yet or if it is only in a new PC (OEM).

If anyone knows when and where we can get one please let me know.

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I've had nothing but trouble f ...Anonymous -- 20/02/04

I've had nothing but trouble from my LG 4040b even after two firmware updates it is still very fussy about media. It often refuses to write princo (high grade) discs at 4X, and has similar troubles with other cheaper media (laser) that work well in friends' Pioneer and NEC. No problems with TDK -R disks but they cost nearly $5 each.

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On the Pioneer A06 DVD-CD-RW d ...Anonymous -- 28/04/04

On the Pioneer A06 DVD-CD-RW drive, I had no problems for 3 months and then the drive just quit reading any DVDs I burned. Both formats of -DVD and +DVD. DVD movies still play I have bought or rented. Just all I burn do not. And it does burn. Haven't found a cure yet. (Updated firmware to v.108)

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These Dvd Recorders are all we ...Anonymous -- 05/05/04

These Dvd Recorders are all well and good, BUT what they don't do is record Digital Signals as they don't have a Digital tuner, sure you can record now but what abput when Analog is no longer around, are they still going to work? I think not as you will not be able to record SBS as it's on channel 28 analog and on 3, 30, or 31 Digital. If they won't record digital signals what good are they??

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LG 4040B is the best thing ava ...Anonymous -- 18/07/04

LG 4040B is the best thing available. We had to get a number of different burners as we know there are lemons (diversification!!!) and LG is by far the best. It can burn all formats including the ROM's, and the number of errors compared to other ones (Sony was a real shocker) non existence. Both thumbs up!

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Unfortunately, RecordNow, like ...Anonymous -- 27/11/04

Unfortunately, RecordNow, like so much software these days presumes that you will only want to use their software. Thus they seem to have hijacked the burner and you can no longer use other software to burn CDs.

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I have a new Phillips DVD reco ...Anonymous -- 19/03/05

I have a new Phillips DVD recorder DVDR 615(brand new with iLink), but am finding that a lot of the movies I am recording won't work...all have been from Fox Cl****ics or TCM channels. Would these old movies be copyrighted? Is that the reason I end up with "corrupted discs", useless for nothing except throwing in the bin? (both DVD+R and DVD+RW TDK and HP brands) I don't know if the DVD burner is no good, or I just can't burn most of these movies........I somtimes wonder why we bother with this technology when I can record it on video without a problem.

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adding a hard drive later on t ...Anonymous -- 25/04/05

adding a hard drive later on to models that dont come standard...can this be done??which models are capable...?

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