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KEY FEATURES

  • Super Multi Blue Slim Portable
  • 3D Blu-ray Disc Playback & M-DISC™ Support
  • Supports BDXL (128GB) Discs
  • External - Connects Via USB 2.0
Super Multi Blue Portable with 3D Blu-ray Disc Playback & M-DISC™ Support
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Summary

    • Drive Type
    • External

OPERATING SYSTEMS

    • OPERATING SYSTEMS
    • Windows XP, Windows Vista™, Windows 7

ACCESS TIME

    • BD-ROM
    • 260mstyp.
    • DVD-ROM
    • 270mstyp.
    • DVD-RAM
    • 240mstyp.
    • CD-ROM
    • 260mstyp.

SUSTAINED RATE

    • BD-ROM
    • 143.86Mbits/s(6x) max.
    • DVD-ROM
    • 11.08Mbytes/s(8x) max.
    • CD-ROM
    • 3,600 kB/s(24x) max.

BURST TRANSFER RATE

    • USB 2.0 480Mbps
    • Yes

BUFFER SIZE

    • BUFFER SIZE
    • 4 MB (Buffer Under-run prevention function embedded)

TRANSFER RATES - WRITE (MAX)

    • BD-R(DL)
    • 2x CLV, 4x PCAV, 6x CAV
    • BD-RE (SL/DL/TL)
    • 2x CLV / 2X CLV / 2x CLV
    • CD-R
    • 10x CLV, 16x, 24x ZCLV
    • CD-RW
    • 4x, 10x CLV, 16x, 24x ZCLV
    • DVD+R (SL/DL)
    • 2.4x CLV, 4x PCAV, 8x CAV/ 2.4x CLV, 4x, 6x ZCLV
    • DVD+RW
    • 2.4x, 3.3x CLV, 4x ZCLV, 8x ZCLV (8x disc: 3.3x , 8x)
    • DVD-R (SL/DL)
    • 2x CLV, 4x PCAV, 8x CAV/ 2x CLV, 4x, 6x ZCLV
    • DVD-RAM
    • 2x, 3x ZCLV, 5x PCAV (Ver.2.2) (12x disc: No support)
    • DVD-RW
    • 1x, 2x CLV, 4x, 6x ZCLV
    • BD-R (LTH)
    • 2x CLV, 4x PCAV, 6x CAV
    • M-DISC
    • 2.4 CLV, 4x PCAV
    • BD-R (TL)
    • 2z CLV, 4x ZCLV
    • BD-R (SL)
    • 2x CLV, 4x PCAV, 6x CAV

HOST INTERFACE

    • External (Host)
    • USB 2.0 (480Mbits/s)
    • Internal (Drive)
    • ATA8-ACS Revision 6 INF-8090i Ver. 7 Rev 1.21 INCITS xxx T10/1675D Revision 4

COMPLIANCE

    • RoHS
    • Yes
    • Safety UL
    • UL 60950-1 First Edition
    • C-UL
    • CSA C22.2 No. 60950-1-07 Second Edition
    • TÜV
    • EN 60950-1 / EN60825-1
    • SEMKO
    • EN 60950-1 / EN60825-1
    • EMC
    • CEMarking, C-TickMark, BSMI, VCCI, KCC, FCC Part 15 Class B Digital Device, ICES-003 Digital Apparatus

DIMENSIONS (W x H x D)

    • DIMENSIONS (W x H x D)
    • 6.29" x 0.86" x 6.02" (160 x 22 x 153mm)
    • Weight
    • 0.8lbs (380g)

SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS

    • CPU
    • Intel@ Pentium D 3.2GHz or Higher (with USB 2.0)
    • Recommended
    • Intel Pentium4 Core 2 Duo P8600 2.4GHz or higher
    • HDD (60GB for Blu-ray Disc authoring)
    • 30GB ormore of available space
    • RAM
    • 1GB or Higher
    • HDD
    • 60GB ormore of available space
    • BD Movie Playback
    • CPU: Following CPU recommended -Intel: E6400 or higher
    • Graphic Card: Card recommended with following GPU (Graphic Processing Unit) - ATI
    • ATI Radeon HD 2400 or higher Graphic Card Driver shall meet AACS compliance criteria.
    • Graphic Card- nVidia
    • GeForce 7600GT or higher / GeForce 8400 or higher. Graphic Card Driver shall meet AACS compliance criteria.

TRANSFER RATES - READ (MAX)

    • DVD-RW
    • 8x CAV max.
    • DVD-Video(CSS Compliant Disc)
    • 4x CAV max.
    • M-DISC
    • 8x / 8x CAV
    • DVD-ROM
    • 8x CAV max.
    • DVD-R (SL/DL)
    • 8x/ 8x CAV
    • DVD+RW
    • 8x CAV max.
    • DVD+R (SL/DL)
    • 8x/ 8x CAV
    • CD-R/RW/ROM
    • 24x CAV max.
    • CD-DA (Ripping/Audio Play)
    • 24x CAV/ 10x CAV
    • BD-ROM (SL/DL)
    • 6x CAV / 6x CAV
    • BD-RE (SL/DL/TL)
    • 6x CAV / 6x CAV / 2x CLV
    • BD-R (SL/DL/TL)
    • 6x CAV / 6x CAV / 6x CAV
    • BD-MV
    • 4.8x CAV max.
    • BD-R (LTH)
    • 6x CAV max.

OTHER FEATURES

    • Other Features
    • Silent Play, Jamless Play

What people are saying

Rated 1 out of 5 by from Waste of money The product stopped working inexplicably not long after I bought it and I was never able to get it working again. I fired it up recently to try and troubleshoot it, unsuccessfully. If you buy one, keep the receipt.
Date published: 2015-12-30
Rated 4 out of 5 by from power through usb3.x when you connect through usb3.x you can suffice with one connection instead of the double connection because more available current. both the software and hardware does what it should do, I have no problems or failures experienced yet.
Date published: 2014-12-14
Rated 4 out of 5 by from Blu Ray playback in a jiffy I have my TV connected to a PC which is my prime media player. Though I have XBox 360, the lack of Blu Ray playback always disappointed me. It is all one easy to use external Blu Ray player that will complete my home theater setup. What better than this external Blu Ray player? Just plugged it to my PC, installed the required software downloaded from LG website and boom! There I have the Blu Ray player. As this is external drive, just plug it to the computer and done. No tools needed to open the computer. Playback quality/performance has been exceptional. The problem is that the stock disk that comes with the packaging has outdated software in it. It does not work on Windows 8, but after downloading the updates, it worked. Minimum computer hardware requirements are a little misleading especially the graphics card. It did not work on ATI Radeon Mobility HD 4640. I later found that Blu Ray playback needs better graphics card. It works like a charm on ATI Radeon HD 5750.
Date published: 2014-03-24
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Does it work with Windows and where can I get driver.

Asked by: bgryfe
Our offices, in the United States, do not have product information for Canada. In order to obtain such information, it is recommended to check our subsidiary’s website, at http://www.lg.com/ca_en/index.jsp. You may also contact our Canada offices at 1-888-542-2623.
Answered by: NeilE
Date published: 2017-01-31

Will this drive play Blu Ray movies bought from other regions?

Will it play Blu Ray discs bought in Europe, Asia, Japan, Australia and the US??
Asked by: darthjiyo
you should be able to change the Region only 5 time in Device Manager property of the Drive
Answered by: tdorsey
Date published: 2015-08-29

works in TOAST on a mac

works fine in a mac? Intel Core i5 8 GB ram toast 11 pro + MacOS 10.6
Asked by: infosol
The operations of this drive should work in any computer. It is a Plug and Play device that utilizes driver files provided by the Operating System.
Answered by: NeilE
Date published: 2015-12-11

Can I connect the BP40NS20 to a smart TV to see bluray films?

Asked by: raelius
Our offices, in the United States, do not have product information for Argentina. In order to obtain such information, it is recommended to check our subsidiary’s website, at http://www.lg.com/ar/support/contact/support-here-to-help.jsp.
Answered by: NeilE
Date published: 2015-12-07

Firmware for the BP40NS20

I have just installed my BP40NS20 and tried to play a Blu ray disc with PowerDVD 12 on a Win7 Pro 64Bit PC. I got an error message on the screen telling me I needed to update my drive, not the PowerDVD software. Are there any Firmware updates for this drive?
Asked by: PaulF
We regret the trouble you have experienced with this drive. Unfortunately, there are no software updates available on our website for this unit. If you continue to have difficulties with this unit, and the drivers on your operating system cannot be updated, then it would be recommended to contact our Customer Interactive Center at 800-243-0000 for assistance with this unit.
Answered by: NeilE
Date published: 2013-10-22

LG Model BP40NS20

Hi, I had to buy new LG portable re-write Blu-ray, but when I install software intio my Ultrabook the systerm can't install ( my Ultrabook grand new I just buy a one week my systerm windows 7 x64 bit 6GB memory hard drive 500 GB ) please help me how to install software into my Ultrabook ( by the way my note book don't have DVD Drive , they only had USB ) thank you for your help , I wait you aswers to me bye
Asked by: Anonymous
We regret the inconvenience you have experienced with this drive. The software disc will only install from the LG drive. The operating system will provide the driver required for the computer to communicate with the drive. If you have additional questions about the operation of this drive, please contact our Customer Interactive Center at 800-243-0000.
Answered by: NeilE
Date published: 2013-10-22

what are the softwares included

burning and video reading softwares included?
Asked by: yvdumo
Please contact LG's Customer Service team at www.lgusa.com/support for assistance.
Answered by: LGJoel
Date published: 2013-10-22

Is it Lightscribe compatible?

I'd like to know if this burner is REALLY Lightscribe compatible, as on your site, it is supposed to be, but on another, it says that it is not : http://answers.lg.com/answers/7676/product/1000017460/lg-electronics-bp40ns20-questions-answers/questions.htm Thanks for your answer
Asked by: leloustic
Please contact our Customer Interactive Center at 800-243-0000 for additional information.
Answered by: LGJoel
Date published: 2016-03-06
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