LG GCC-4480B 48/24/48/16 CD-R/DVD-ROM Combo Drive

[Kennyshin]

LG GCC-4480B 128,000 Won





http://www.comoz.com/product/components/odd/102751.html

[Raz0rX]

It would be nice if there're reviews on this drive (LG)

[Kennyshin]

http://www.danawa.co.kr/comindex_bottom ... &typec=CDR

COMBO LG 12X GCC-4120B 80,000
COMBO LG 32X GCC-4320B 103,000
COMBO LG 32X GCC-4320B Bulk 99,000
COMBO LG 48X GCC-4480B 123,000
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COMBO Plextor 20X PX-320A 138,000
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COMBO Samsung 16X SM-316B/DOM 82,000
COMBO Samsung 32X SM-332B/DOM 101,000
COMBO Samsung 48X SM-348B/DOM 121,000
COMBO Samsung 48X SM-348B/DOM Black 124,000
COMBO Samsung 8X SM-308 96,000
COMBO Samsung SM-332B/BOM Black 110,000
COMBO Serotec NVR-482U2 330,000
COMBO Adonis Pocket 320,000

[Kennyshin]

I was in Yong-San yesterday (January 23) to buy some DVD-R media and Sony DRU-500A.

I'd been using a Sony DRU-500A of one of my friend's since then.

I could see lots of LG 48/24/48/16 combo drives in many stores with Samsung SM-348B.

Both for about $100.

[Kennyshin]

I will get one today.

For 99,000 Won or about US$83.

[Kennyshin]

I am doing some tests on this drive. Any suggestions? (I hope typing this at the same moment won't affect the performance too much.)

[Kennyshin]

LG GCC-4480B 48x24x48x16x Combination Drive

The test PC was doing other jobs that constantly read and write files from hard disks.

LG GCC-4480B 48x24x48x16x Combination Drive: DVD-R 2x Reading

Tested with Melody Brand CMC DVD-R media

Nero DVD Speed

28 January 2003 - 21:08:43

Drive information
Vendor HL-DT-ST
Product RW/DVD GCC-4480B
Firmware Version 1.00

Disc information
Type DVD-R
Length 4.36 GB

Test results

Transfer rate
Average 6237 KB/s
Start 3466 KB/s
End 8351 KB/s
Reading type CAV

Seek Times
Random Seek 93 ms
1/3 Seek 103 ms
Full Seek 156 ms

CPU usage
1X 4 %
Max Speed 5 %

Interface
Burst Rate 0.77 MB/s

Spin Up/Down Time
Spin Up Time 1.74 sec
Spin Down Time 2.51 sec

Disc Eject Time 1.58 sec
Disc Load Time 1.16 sec
Disc Recognition Time 5.51 sec



LG GCC-4480B 48x24x48x16x Combination Drive: DVD+RW 2.4x Reading

Tested with Sony Brand Ricoh DVD+RW 2.4x media

The test PC was doing other jobs that constantly read and write files from hard disks.

Nero DVD Speed

28 January 2003 - 21:40:29

Drive information
Vendor HL-DT-ST
Product RW/DVD GCC-4480B
Firmware Version 1.00

Disc information
Type DVD+RW
Length 4.38 GB

Test results

Transfer rate
Average 6260 KB/s
Start 3472 KB/s
End 8372 KB/s
Reading type CAV

Seek Times
Random Seek 95 ms
1/3 Seek 111 ms
Full Seek 2467 ms

CPU usage
1X 4 %
Max Speed 6 %

Interface
Burst Rate 0.77 MB/s

Spin Up/Down Time
Spin Up Time 1.73 sec
Spin Down Time 2.55 sec

Disc Eject Time 1.58 sec
Disc Load Time 1.18 sec
Disc Recognition Time 6.96 sec

[Kennyshin]

LG GCC-4480B 48x24x48x16x Combination Drive: DVD-R 2x Reading

Tested with Melody Brand CMC 2x DVD-R media containing different files

Nero DVD Speed

29 January 2003 - 13:58:53

Drive information
Vendor HL-DT-ST
Product RW/DVD GCC-4480B
Firmware Version 1.00

Disc information
Type DVD-R
Length 4.36 GB

Test results

Transfer rate
Average 6250 KB/s
Start 3465 KB/s
End 8351 KB/s
Reading type CAV

Seek Times
Random Seek 93 ms
1/3 Seek 105 ms
Full Seek 151 ms

CPU usage
1X 4 %
Max Speed 7 %

Interface
Burst Rate 0.77 MB/s

Spin Up/Down Time
Spin Up Time 1.64 sec
Spin Down Time 2.48 sec

Disc Eject Time 1.58 sec
Disc Load Time 1.16 sec
Disc Recognition Time 5.12 sec

[Kennyshin]

The load time took so long because of a telephone cable interfered with the operation. The PC was doing a lot of other jobs.

Nero DVD Speed

29 January 2003 - 17:37:05

Drive information
Vendor _NEC
Product DVD+RW ND-1100A
Firmware Version 1.74

Disc information
Type DVD+RW
Length 4.38 GB

Test results

Transfer rate
Average 5085 KB/s
Start 2845 KB/s
End 6799 KB/s
Reading type CAV

Seek Times
Random Seek 114 ms
1/3 Seek 112 ms
Full Seek 583 ms

CPU usage
1X 13 %
Max Speed 12 %

Interface
Burst Rate 0.45 MB/s

Spin Up/Down Time
Spin Up Time 0.08 sec
Spin Down Time 0.72 sec

Disc Eject Time 1.77 sec
Disc Load Time 22.98 sec
Disc Recognition Time 0.05 sec

[MikeTR]

Thanks for the info so far Kennyshin. How 'bout a Nero Infotool shot to get the full picture? And can it be made region free like previous LG drives?

[Kennyshin]

Thanks for the info so far Kennyshin. How 'bout a Nero Infotool shot to get the full picture? And can it be made region free like previous LG drives?

Yeah, that was the first I tried to run on the drive but the program could not be launched at all. (I ran it many times before.) I'll try later.

I can't imagine a late LG DVD reader not being region-freed!

[MikeTR]

Neither can I, but stranger things have happened.....
Did you disable all virtual drives before running Nero? I figure you alredy tried this, but then you never know.
Oh, buy the way how fast does it rip DVD-movies? So far it seems to be faster than the Samsung in reading DVD+/-R's. Looks like a cool drive. If only it supported Mt.Rainier.

[Kennyshin]

Neither can I, but stranger things have happened.....
Did you disable all virtual drives before running Nero? I figure you alredy tried this, but then you never know.
Oh, buy the way how fast does it rip DVD-movies? So far it seems to be faster than the Samsung in reading DVD+/-R's. Looks like a cool drive. If only it supported Mt.Rainier.

Nero InfoTool v1.32

[Action Jackson]

KennyShin,

How is this drive's performance with CDR/W media?

Is it as quiet as other LG products during burning and DVD playback?

Thanks in advance.

[Kennyshin]

KennyShin,

How is this drive's performance with CDR/W media?

Is it as quiet as other LG products during burning and DVD playback?

Thanks in advance.

I'm not that interested in CD writing performance anymore since almost any DVD writing is better than the best and fastest CD writing.

I've read some reviews at CDRinfo.co.kr and Brainbox.co.kr and nobody complained about noise.

I recorded some CD-R and ran DVDSpeed and others with 4480B. I couldn't tell whether it was operating at all but then clearly the system fan, CPU fan, and HDDs make more noise than the 4480B drive.

I don't have any CD-R that can support 32x or 48x speed.

[MikeTR]

Anyone know if it also comes in black? Haven't seen one so far.