LG WH10LS30 Super Multi Blue 10x Blu-ray Disc ReWriter

Nero CD Speed v4.7.7.16 - DVD-ROM:

For this test I used a single layer, single sided data DVD-ROM disc that is 4.37GB in size.

	LG WH10LS30	Plextor PX-B940SA	Pioneer BDR-2203	LG BH08LS20
Transfer Speed Average: Start: End:	12.30x 6.81x 16.43x	11.93x 6.65x 15.96x	11.93 6.64x 15.96x	12.34x 6.84x 16.51x
Access Times Random: 1/3: Full:	113ms 126ms 192ms	155ms 189ms 339ms	153ms 186ms 338ms	111ms 115ms 191ms
CPU Usage 1x: 2x: 4x: 8x:	4% 6% 12% 61%	14% 13% 25% 46%	12% 13% 23% 44%	4% 8% 15% 27%

The WH10LS30 was fairly quick when reading single layer DVD-ROM's. In our tests it started reading at 6.81x and reached a maximum transfer speed of 16.43x. Looking at the other scores, you can see that the drive's seek times were also quite good.

Nero CD Speed v4.7.7.16 - DVD-R and DVD-RW:

First, we'll look at the drive's DVD-R and DVD-RW reading performance. For this I made copies of our DVD-ROM test disk using some general use 16x DVD-R and 6x DVD-RW media from Verbatim and then ran our usual DVD read tests with CD Speed. For the DVD-RAM tests, media from Maxell was used. The results are below.

Verbatim DVD-R

	LG WH10LS30	Plextor PX-B940SA	Pioneer BDR-2203	LG BH08LS20
Transfer Speed Average: Start: End:	12.33x 6.84x 16.46x	11.94x 6.64x 16.00x	11.95x 6.64x 15.98x	12.36x 6.88x 16.52x
Access Times Random: 1/3: Full:	122ms 126ms 195ms	165ms 196ms 353ms	165ms 198ms 352ms	116ms 125ms 191ms
CPU Usage 1x: 2x: 4x: 8x:	4% 6% 12% 61%	14% 14% 25% 47%	16% 13% 23% n/a	4% 8% 15% 28%

Verbatim DVD-RW

	LG WH10LS30	Plextor PX-B940SA	Pioneer BDR-2203	LG BH08LS20
Transfer Speed Average: Start: End:	9.28x 5.13x 12.41x	9.36x 5.21x 12.50x	9.36x 5.20x 12.52x	7.72x 4.28x 10.32x
Access Times Random: 1/3: Full:	114ms 150ms 216ms	167ms 378ms 388ms	167ms 394ms 385ms	106ms 124ms 199ms
CPU Usage 1x: 2x: 4x: 8x:	4% 6% 12% n/a	14% 14% 25% n/a	14% 13% 24% n/a	4% 8% 15% 28%

The WH10LS30 had no problems reading DVD-R, DVD-RW and DVD-R DL media. In our tests, the drive read DVD-R discs at 16x, and both DVD-RW and DVD-R DL media at a respectable 12x.

Maxell 12x DVD-RAM

	LG WH10LS30	Plextor PX-B940SA	Pioneer BDR-2203	LG BH08LS20
Transfer Speed Average: Start: End:	9.73x 6.12x 12.24x	4.77x 3.13x 5.00x	4.97x 4.73x 5.00x	4.65x 3.01x 5.02x
Access Times Random: 1/3: Full:	168ms 171ms 224ms	206ms 4ms 1ms	193ms 3ms 1ms	185ms 201ms 276ms
CPU Usage 1x: 2x: 4x:	5% 8% 13%	23% 40% 71%	18% 30% 45%	21% 34% 53%

The WH10LS30 has a maximum transfer speed of 12x when reading DVD-RAM discs. By looking at the screenshot you can see that it starts reading at 6.12x and quickly accelerates, reaching 12x at the 2.6GB mark.

Nero CD Speed v4.7.7.16 - DVD+R and DVD+RW:

Next we'll look at the drive's DVD+R and DVD+RW reading performance. For this I made a copy of our DVD-ROM test disk using some 16x DVD+R and 8x DVD+RW media from Verbatim. I then ran our usual DVD read tests with CD Speed. The results are below.

Verbatim DVD+R

	LG WH10LS30	Plextor PX-B940SA	Pioneer BDR-2203	LG BH08LS20
Transfer Speed Average: Start: End:	12.33x 6.83x 16.49x	11.95x 6.62x 16.02x	11.95x 6.67x 16.00x	12.37x 6.87x 16.53x
Access Times Random: 1/3: Full:	121ms 128ms 197ms	167ms 201ms 357ms	170ms 204ms 357ms	120ms 127ms 198ms
CPU Usage 1x: 2x: 4x: 8x:	4% 6% 12% 62%	14% 14% 25% 46%	16% 13% 23% n/a	4% 8% 15% 28%

Verbatim DVD+RW

	LG WH10LS30	Plextor PX-B940SA	Pioneer BDR-2203	LG BH08LS20
Transfer Speed Average: Start: End:	9.30x 5.16x 12.42x	9.38x 5.20x 12.55x	9.39x 5.23x 12.56x	7.73x 4.30x 10.33x
Access Times Random: 1/3: Full:	114ms 129ms 197ms	167ms 200ms 352ms	166ms 199ms 353ms	108ms 122ms 190ms
CPU Usage 1x: 2x: 4x: 8x:	4% 7% 12% 60%	15% 14% 25% n/a	14% 13% 23% n/a	4% 7% 15% 28%

Verbatim DVD+R DL

The WH10LS30's performance was very similar to what we saw with DVD-R, DVD-RW and DVD-R DL media. The drive read DVD+R discs at 16x and both DVD+RW and DVD+R DL media at 12x.

Nero CD Speed v4.7.7.16 - DVD-Video:

For these tests I am using the US version of Transformers: The Movie on DVD. The disc is over 4GB and single sided.

	LG WH10LS30	Plextor PX-B940SA	Pioneer BDR-2203	LG BH08LS20
Transfer Speed Average: Start: End:	9.12x 5.04x 12.20x	11.81x 6.57x 15.82x	11.81x 6.58x 15.79x	3.66x 2.03x 4.89x
Access Times Random: 1/3: Full:	124ms 143ms 224ms	157ms 192ms 341ms	149ms 176ms 327ms	134ms 167ms 228ms
CPU Usage 1x: 2x: 4x: 8x:	4% 6% 12% 60%	14% 13% 25% 46%	12% 13% 23% 43%	4% 7% 13% 31%

The WH10LS30 didn't do as well as some of the other drives when reading DVD videos. While not nearly as slow as the BH08LS20, it reached a maximum read speed of only 12x when reading single layer discs.

To see how well LG's new drive worked as a DVD player, I watched a few scenes from Transformers: The Movie and Star Wars: The Phantom Menace using the bundled version of PowerDVD. The WH10LS30 had no problems playing back either movie and was fairly quiet.