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LG SP80NB80 External Portable USB 2.0 8x DVD±RW DL / CD-RW Drive Expired

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Best Buy has LG SP80NB80 External Portable USB 2.0 8x Double-Layer DVD±RW/CD-RW Drive on sale for $19.99. Shipping is free or select free store pickup where available.

Thanks to community member tobago_88 for finding this deal.

Product Details:
  • Silent Play: Offers optimal noise reduction (CD-DA ,Video-CD, DVD-Video).
  • Jamless Play: Reduces interruptions for smooth playback.
  • 6x maximum DVD±R DL write speeds and 8x maximum DVD±R write speeds
  • 8x maximum DVD-ROM SL/DL read speeds
  • 5x maximum DVD-RAM write speed
  • 24x maximum CD-RW write speeds for fast disc burning.
  • 24x maximum CD-ROM read speed
  • 0.75MB cache buffer and underrun prevention function
  • USB interface
  • 160 ms average for DVD and 140 ms for CD access time
  • To help you complete your tasks quickly.

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Target.com [target.com] has the LG 8x Portable External DVD/RW Drive - Black (SP80) on sale for $19.99 and shipping is free if you use your red card. - Expired

Bestbuy.com [bestbuy.com]also has it on sale but availability and free shipping is YMMV.
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Model: LG SP80NB80 Portable DVD-Writer

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it comes with one
I need to go back through my music library and rip my CDs again in lossless. $20 is worth it.
One with Blu-Ray might be more useful and not much more?

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03-05-2023 at 03:10 PM.
03-05-2023 at 03:10 PM.
Quote from General_Klinger :
And how do you propose I digitize my CD's? I am not going to rebuy entire albums on MP3 when I own the CD's laugh out loud Hence spending $20 on this drive.
I was under the assumption that people would be wanting to write CDs/DVDs with this drive since it is a DVD writer. You only need a drive that has read capability to digitize/rip CDs/DVDs/BRDs (if capable). Back in the day there was a price difference between the two, but it seems that this drive is the same or less than a regular reader, so I get why people would buy it just to pull data off a disc.
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03-05-2023 at 04:07 PM.
03-05-2023 at 04:07 PM.
Cool! Now I can load up my Zune!
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03-05-2023 at 07:03 PM.
03-05-2023 at 07:03 PM.
I was in need of a burner recently, to create curated discs for a family not wanting to stream in order to fully control content to their kids. After getting an external portable like this and writing a lot of AVCHD DL DVDs, once I broke it I opted for an internal full-size Bluray burner. An internal model that just sits on a desk and plugs into whatever comp's USB port.

Prime reasons: much faster to write, and blank 25GB single layer Blurays are the least expensive media at this time. Good Taiwan made ones for 40c per. Versus more expensive 4.7GB SL DVDs or 8.5GB DL DVDs.

Since then, I've had fun creating compilation Blurays for relatives. Like a football documentaries set to a cousin, a set of the original Bond movies for a friend, and complete seasons of older TV shows for older relatives. Like 32 episodes on one disc. They are great gifts and can offer something that is unrealistic for many people to find via streaming.
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03-05-2023 at 07:11 PM.
03-05-2023 at 07:11 PM.
Man I've been just waiting to hook one of these up to my 65" TV ... been waiting I tell you! And tonight BAM... there it is 20 bucks... definitely got 1 there was only 2 available in my area- I got 1.

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03-05-2023 at 07:25 PM.
03-05-2023 at 07:25 PM.
Quote from AnthonyJ8447 :
Man I've been just waiting to hook one of these up to my 65" TV ... been waiting I tell you! And tonight BAM... there it is 20 bucks... definitely got 1 there was only 2 available in my area- I got 1.

SD = W

You jest? This isn't a DVD player.
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03-05-2023 at 08:43 PM.
03-05-2023 at 08:43 PM.
Quote from PoppinPenelli :
Generic brand is $11.88 at Temu if you are willing to wait a week for delivery.

https://www.temu.com/external-cd-...10683.html

They have different designs for more and a case for $4.88 also.

Chinese crap are you kidding???
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03-05-2023 at 10:03 PM.
03-05-2023 at 10:03 PM.
i can confirm MacOS compatible... if anyone is wondering
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03-06-2023 at 06:52 AM.
03-06-2023 at 06:52 AM.
Quote from PoppinPenelli :
Generic brand is $11.88 at Temu if you are willing to wait a week for delivery.

https://www.temu.com/external-cd-...10683.html

They have different designs for more and a case for $4.88 also.
This seems like a good deal, but you have to order $15 total, as that is the minimum order from Temu.
Which was fine, since I added a 128G flash drive for a total of $16 including tax.
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03-06-2023 at 03:32 PM.
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Quote from drzk :
I was in need of a burner recently, to create curated discs for a family not wanting to stream in order to fully control content to their kids. After getting an external portable like this and writing a lot of AVCHD DL DVDs, once I broke it I opted for an internal full-size Bluray burner. An internal model that just sits on a desk and plugs into whatever comp's USB port.

Prime reasons: much faster to write, and blank 25GB single layer Blurays are the least expensive media at this time. Good Taiwan made ones for 40c per. Versus more expensive 4.7GB SL DVDs or 8.5GB DL DVDs.

Since then, I've had fun creating compilation Blurays for relatives. Like a football documentaries set to a cousin, a set of the original Bond movies for a friend, and complete seasons of older TV shows for older relatives. Like 32 episodes on one disc. They are great gifts and can offer something that is unrealistic for many people to find via streaming.
This sounds like something I'd be interested in doing for some old home videos I'm planning to transfer from VHS. I know Blu-ray is overkill, but like you said it is cheaper and would take up less space since I could fit more tapes on a disc. Are you just writing the files to the Blu-ray and letting the Blu-ray player's media player play the files? Or are you authoring actual Blu-ray discs? If so, can you list some of the software you're using? If you're just writing files to Blu-ray, what file formats are you using (mp4, VOB, etc.?).
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03-06-2023 at 06:10 PM.
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Not the greatest reviews though.
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03-06-2023 at 08:31 PM.
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Quote from fldude :
This sounds like something I'd be interested in doing for some old home videos I'm planning to transfer from VHS. I know Blu-ray is overkill, but like you said it is cheaper and would take up less space since I could fit more tapes on a disc. Are you just writing the files to the Blu-ray and letting the Blu-ray player's media player play the files? Or are you authoring actual Blu-ray discs? If so, can you list some of the software you're using? If you're just writing files to Blu-ray, what file formats are you using (mp4, VOB, etc.?).
I've been authoring, using Tmpgenc's Authoring Works 6. They have a trial version available. I didn't know it was possible to simply write files that a player's built-in file manager might be able to play directly. Not sure I'd do that anyway, given my recipients like the fun menus I create.
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03-06-2023 at 10:45 PM.
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Who uses compact disc in 2023? Outdated tech

Optical discs still have some advantages.

*Backup your data to M-discs to protect against SSD drive failure. Professional data recovery from a bad storage device is expensive. M-discs can NOT be erased or encrypted. M-discs protect against file deletion malware and file encryption ransomware.

*This is not a Blu-ray drive. Blu-ray has higher resolution than online streaming video. That is important to some people.
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Quote from percivalskald :
This seems like a good deal, but you have to order $15 total, as that is the minimum order from Temu.
Which was fine, since I added a 128G flash drive for a total of $16 including tax.

Temu has been raising their order minimum. At first it was $0, then $10, and now $15.
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someone has already done that for you
would be easier to download off torrents

You can't trust that illegal stuff. Security software is not perfect. People got malware from .exe files decades ago and still today. Things have gotten more advanced. You can get malware from pdf and maybe…mp3 or any file?

Hackers could embed malicious computer code in a mp3 or video file and take advantage of a security flaw in the playback software to download malware/ransomware onto your pc.

Inputs are dangerous, it is how they gain access. No input, no unauthorized access.
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Quote from fldude :
This sounds like something I'd be interested in doing for some old home videos I'm planning to transfer from VHS. I know Blu-ray is overkill, but like you said it is cheaper and would take up less space since I could fit more tapes on a disc. Are you just writing the files to the Blu-ray and letting the Blu-ray player's media player play the files? Or are you authoring actual Blu-ray discs? If so, can you list some of the software you're using? If you're just writing files to Blu-ray, what file formats are you using (mp4, VOB, etc.?).

VHS video quality degrades with time. If your home movies are important, back them up to m-discs. M-discs are more expensive, but are designed to last for an extremely long time.
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