Product Description

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Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #20217 in Consumer Electronics
• Brand: Lite-On
• Model: Dvd1040i 20X Multiformat DVD Writer
• Dimensions: 8.00" h x 4.00" w x 10.00" l, 2.00 pounds

Features

• What's in the box? - Internal dvd940i drive with DVD+-R/+-RW with DVD+-R up to 20x, double layer recording, DVD-RAM read/write, and LightScribe direct disc labeling, Software CD including electronic user's guide, Quick-Start placemat, Getting Help guide, Installation screws, Software included - Nero 7 Essentials
• Record to all major formats (+-R/+-RW, DVD-RAM, CD-R/RW), plus use LightScribe, on a single drive
• Record double-layer DVDs at up to 8x, recordable DVDs at up to 20x, rewritable DVDs at up to 8x, and DVD-RAMs at up to 12x
• Transfer hours of video onto DVD with your PC, then show on your TV
• Get excellent playback compatibility on DVD drives and players, thanks to HP's testing standards

Customer Reviews

Nice DVD Writer for The Price
Own 5 1040i in 3 computers and they all work well. Black finish blends in well with popular black cases. Previous writer was a 640i so these are a definite upgrade in read/write speed. Would not recommend using Nero software that comes with the drive; use Sonic instead. The only con is that the drives are not SATA. 80-pin PATA ribbon cables are a major source of motherboard clutter especially when multiple DVD and hard drives are used.

Pretty good, No complaints.
I did have a problem getting it to work on my computer "Compaq 6000" i'd get the error, "I/O device error when trying to use your CD or DVD drive"
This wasn't a problem with the HP dvd burner but with my systems settings. I know this because i returned a LG dvd burner because of the same exact error message. I thought the LG was bad and got this HP 1040i.
If this happens to you just Google, "I/O device error when trying to use your CD or DVD drive" and you'll see how to change your settings.
The HP DVD burner works really well and i've made several back up copies of some of my DVD's. It' comes with Nero software which i really hate, thus i found a great program called DVDfab that does it really good.
I advise using quality blank DVD's because cheapies don't work well. I couldn't get the Dynex Brand dvd to work in it and thats the only time it failed was with that brand. Verbatim is pretty good though.
The LightScribe is really cool and makes nice templates and professional looking labels.
2 weeks of ownership and i'm happy with it and the price here is good.

HP DVD Lightscribe
Installed easy enough; works great; haven't had any problems yet. Very Fast recording time and CD look great with the Lightscribe. Learned the hard way that labels destroy the CD's; will never use labels again with the unit.