Lite-On DH-4O1S 4x BD-ROM Drive

Awesome drive for cheap!

Strengths: - Cheap price ($99 +tax at Newegg.com) - East Install - Came with PowerDVD 7

Weakness: - Single format (doesn't play HD DVD, but wasn't made to)

I was waiting for a cheap Blu-Ray drive to appear for my Vista Media Center HTPC and Lite-on came through. Reads blu-ray's great, works with my 9800 GT Video card. Integrates with My Movies and Power DVD perfectly! What more could you ask for.

By Jizzay1 - Oct 12, 2008

Very good buy!

Strengths: SATA, cheap price, does what it's meant to do

Weakness: None

First of all, know that this is only a BD reader. There's nothing wrong w/that. It's great that you can get a BD player so cheap (I got mine when it was $130), because Lite-on's BD writer is pricey. Keep in mind also, if you're not familiar w/Lite-on as a company, that this particular company makes drives for some of the big boys (including Sony). The big boys just slap their label on it. - SATA...
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First of all, know that this is only a BD reader. There's nothing wrong w/that. It's great that you can get a BD player so cheap (I got mine when it was $130), because Lite-on's BD writer is pricey. Keep in mind also, if you're not familiar w/Lite-on as a company, that this particular company makes drives for some of the big boys (including Sony). The big boys just slap their label on it.
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SATA makes all the difference when it comes to cable management. It keeps things looking good inside the chassis.
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I haven't had any issues while playing BD or DVD movies. I've watched such titles as Terminator The Sarah Connor Chronicles, Terminator 2, & The Patriot. All movies were watched on a 1080p LCD. No issues.
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The only complaint I have is picture capture & menu options in the software. Although this drive doesn't come w/PowerDVD, I found that capturing stills isn't possible using Cyberlink's solution. When hovering over the menu icons, the "info box" doesn't appear as well. This is a software issue I'm sure.
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Don't hesitate buying this. BD media is way too expensive to consider a burner right now anyway. No regrets!

By colossus715 - Sep 11, 2008