LG GP08NU10 External dvd drive review

Tuesday, April 28th, 2009 at 10:06 am

I found the LG GP08NU10 to be a really light weight DVD player/burner. I actually weighed it on my postal scale and it was only 12 oz. It also has the option of either black or white, which find to be really nice. When doing my preliminary research, I did find that Newegg.com offers only the white and a warranty and Best Buy only offers black and no warranty. I chose the Newegg route and am very pleased with my choice.

The LG GP08Nu10 is a very thin, lightweight, quiet machine that runs on a single USB port and does not require any extra power supply. This is a good feature because it eliminates some clutter due to extra cables. I think the DVD tray does feel a little flimsy. This is not a surprise since most of them do, but just to be careful, I have been supporting the tray from underneath while I'm loading DVDs and have not had any problems.

For the next test, I decided to hook The LG GP08Nu10 as a DVD player to the HD TV that we had just bought. The small size accommodated our dresser that is overloaded with both a 32" TV and a DVR and I was very happy with its performance as a DVD player as well as its appearance. So far it has played 3+ hour movies with no problems at all.

I was also able to burn a test DVD and it did a great job with that but I have not tested its burning capabilities completely yet.

I would highly recommend the LG GP08Nu10 because of its sleek design, light weight and functionality as both a DVD player and DVD burner. The fact that it does not need a power adaptor is a great feature as well.