graham162 Posted May 22, 2010 Share Posted May 22, 2010 (edited) Hi. I have LG GGWH20L which seems ok with Blu-Ray disk versions 1.2 and 2.1. But I would like to know if I can use TDK BD-R 50GB which says version 1.3 on the case. I put the blank into the disk drive and ImgBurn has identified the disk TDKBLD-RFD-00. Does this mean it is compatible ? What are the differences between these disk versions ? Thanks. Edited May 22, 2010 by graham162 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mmalves Posted May 22, 2010 Share Posted May 22, 2010 With ImgBurn in Write mode and that disc in the drive, please copy and paste here all the media information text (panel on the right). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
graham162 Posted May 22, 2010 Author Share Posted May 22, 2010 Sorry about the misposting. here is the info:- HL-DT-ST BD-RE GGW-H20L YL02 (ATA) Current Profile: BD-R Disc Information: Status: Empty State of Last Session: Empty Erasable: No Free Sectors: 24,438,784 Free Space: 50,050,629,632 bytes Free Time: 5430:52:34 (MM:SS:FF) Next Writable Address: 0 Supported Write Speeds: 2x BD Disc Information (L0): Disc ID: TDKBLD-RFD-00 Disc Type: BD-R Disc Size: 120mm Disc Class: 0 Disc Version: 1 Number of Layers: 2 Just to add, the GGWH20L specification says it will support x2 and x4 for BD-R DL and I have successfully burnt at x4 with a version 1.2 disk for this format with ImgBurn (write speed said x4 in the log at the time). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mmalves Posted May 22, 2010 Share Posted May 22, 2010 HL-DT-ST BD-RE GGW-H20L YL02 (ATA) Update your burner's firmware (remove any disc and close the tray before updating then reboot the computer after the update is finished) and then please copy again and paste here the media information. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
graham162 Posted May 23, 2010 Author Share Posted May 23, 2010 (edited) Here is disk info with updated firmware. HL-DT-ST BD-RE GGW-H20L YL05 (ATA) Current Profile: BD-R Disc Information: Status: Empty State of Last Session: Empty Erasable: No Free Sectors: 24,438,784 Free Space: 50,050,629,632 bytes Free Time: 5430:52:34 (MM:SS:FF) Next Writable Address: 0 Supported Write Speeds: 2x, 4x BD Disc Information (L0): Disc ID: TDKBLD-RFD-00 Disc Type: BD-R Disc Size: 120mm Disc Class: 0 Disc Version: 1 Number of Layers: 2 Edited May 23, 2010 by graham162 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mmalves Posted May 23, 2010 Share Posted May 23, 2010 HL-DT-ST BD-RE GGW-H20L YL02 (ATA)Current Profile: BD-R Disc Information: Status: Empty State of Last Session: Empty Erasable: No Free Sectors: 24,438,784 Free Space: 50,050,629,632 bytes Free Time: 5430:52:34 (MM:SS:FF) Next Writable Address: 0 Supported Write Speeds: 2x BD Disc Information (L0): Disc ID: TDKBLD-RFD-00 Disc Type: BD-R Disc Size: 120mm Disc Class: 0 Disc Version: 1 Number of Layers: 2 HL-DT-ST BD-RE GGW-H20L YL05 (ATA)Current Profile: BD-R Disc Information: Status: Empty State of Last Session: Empty Erasable: No Free Sectors: 24,438,784 Free Space: 50,050,629,632 bytes Free Time: 5430:52:34 (MM:SS:FF) Next Writable Address: 0 Supported Write Speeds: 2x, 4x BD Disc Information (L0): Disc ID: TDKBLD-RFD-00 Disc Type: BD-R Disc Size: 120mm Disc Class: 0 Disc Version: 1 Number of Layers: 2 Notice the updated firmware added 4x as another supported write speed, so yes, the burner does support that type of media. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
graham162 Posted May 23, 2010 Author Share Posted May 23, 2010 HL-DT-ST BD-RE GGW-H20L YL02 (ATA)Current Profile: BD-R Disc Information: Status: Empty State of Last Session: Empty Erasable: No Free Sectors: 24,438,784 Free Space: 50,050,629,632 bytes Free Time: 5430:52:34 (MM:SS:FF) Next Writable Address: 0 Supported Write Speeds: 2x BD Disc Information (L0): Disc ID: TDKBLD-RFD-00 Disc Type: BD-R Disc Size: 120mm Disc Class: 0 Disc Version: 1 Number of Layers: 2 HL-DT-ST BD-RE GGW-H20L YL05 (ATA)Current Profile: BD-R Disc Information: Status: Empty State of Last Session: Empty Erasable: No Free Sectors: 24,438,784 Free Space: 50,050,629,632 bytes Free Time: 5430:52:34 (MM:SS:FF) Next Writable Address: 0 Supported Write Speeds: 2x, 4x BD Disc Information (L0): Disc ID: TDKBLD-RFD-00 Disc Type: BD-R Disc Size: 120mm Disc Class: 0 Disc Version: 1 Number of Layers: 2 Notice the updated firmware added 4x as another supported write speed, so yes, the burner does support that type of media. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
graham162 Posted May 23, 2010 Author Share Posted May 23, 2010 (edited) Great thanks. First time I have performed a firmware upgrade. So extra write speeds can be added ? What was strange is that the manufacturer's spec said x2, x4 for BD-R DL but my drive was supplied with YL02 firmware which only supported x2 for this (although ImgBurn did report a x4 speed burn with the YL02 older firmware). The upgrade to YL05 now shows supported speeds consistent with manufacturer's specs. Edited May 24, 2010 by graham162 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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