LG GSA-4166B Expert Reviews

Performance wise, the LG was a stunner. With DVD-R and DVD+R burn times of 329 and 335 seconds, it was fastest at tackling standard DVD media. It also returned the fastest DVD-RW burn speed while its DVD-R and DVD+R dual layer burn times were the ...

With quick burn speeds, Lightscribe support and an unbelievably aggressive price tag, the 4166B offers nothing less than stunning value.

LG's new GSA-4166B internal DVD writer sits at the top of its Super Multi DVD writer range with the promise that it supports every DVD format you've ever heard of, plus a few more besides. In ...

For some time LG has had a unique product in its Super Multi DVD writer, and while the latest model is fast we can't get too excited about the addition of LightScribe. The LG also suffers in comparison to the new models from NEC, although it's still a ...

With different DVD formats available, it can be difficult deciding the type of media to use. Why not opt for a drive that supports all formats.

With an expected price of £69.99 and excellent build quality, this LG drive brings a good all-round performance to the various DVD formats and has LightScribe capability as a bonus. Along with the previously mentioned operating system considerations, ...

The DVD burner GSA-4166B LG dominates not only the common writing formats, including DVD-RAM. With LightScribe technology, he can provide the blank with a label of .

A burner can do. Besides the usual formats, burning DVD + R (W) and DVD-R (W) dominates the Atapi drive and DVD-RAM with 5 speed. LG also scaled up the burner with LightScribe technology for describing the blanks from .

Very good to excellent writing quality on most tested media Supports DVD ± R 16x writing with sub 6:00 write times on most tested media, Supports CD-R/RW writing at 48x/32x , Supports DVD + RW / DVD-RW writing at 8x/6x, Support LightScribe Direct Disc Lab

Reads CD-DA/RW only at 40x , Firmware locked read speeds on all but DVD ± R and CD-R media, No support for Bitsetting on DVD + RW media, Green LED for both reading and writing, Over Burn for CD-R not well supported, No speed on DVD ± R support , No suppor

The main positive points: LG's offering with the GSA-4166B performs with good to excellent write quality on just about every media type tested with a few exceptions. The drives support for DVD-RAM and LightScribe Direct Disc Labeling technology to tru...