Disk drive recommendations.

[Bob_Zombie]

Hello, I'm pretty much dont building my PC. Just need my Monitor / Video Card / Disk Drive. I'm set on which card and monitor i want, but cannot seem to finalize on a disk drive. I want to be able to play and possibly burn blu-ray.. Sorry for my ignorance here, but can all blu ray disk drives also play cd/dvds? I found an LG one for around $60 but not still certain.

I'm willing to spend up to $120 (or a little more if the performance is really significant.) Can anyone recommend a good disk drive that will be fast, reliable, and can play all 3 (bluray/dvd/cd)

Thank you for your time.

 

[Phillip Corcoran]

Yes, Blu-Ray optical drives can also read/play DVD & CD media, you won't need to buy two optical drives to cover all three types. I don't think a "Blu-Ray only" optical drives exist anyway as there would be little or no demand for them if that's all they could be used for.

LG is an excellent brand, I've got one in my PC and it's never missed a beat since I installed it 5 years ago, despite being used for burning discs every week, though I have to admit I've never played a Blu-Ray movie in it as I don't have any.

 

[Bob_Zombie]

Yes, Blu-Ray optical drives can also read/play DVD & CD media, you won't need to buy two optical drives to cover all three types. I don't think a "Blu-Ray only" optical drives exist anyway as there would be little or no demand for them if that's all they could be used for.

LG is an excellent brand, I've got one in my PC and it's never missed a beat since I installed it 5 years ago, despite being used for burning discs every week, though I have to admit I've never played a Blu-Ray movie in it as I don't have any.

Thank you for your time and information. I will probably pick an LG up myself