Product Description

HP's external dvd1040e 20x Super Multi DVD Writer lets you quickly record to single- or double-layer DVDs, and to DVD-RAM. It lets you preserve (and edit) up to 8.5GB of video, photos, and multimedia on one double-layer disc, plus store, back up, transport, and share documents on DVDs and CDs. And this high-speed drive supplies you with the latest version (1.2) of HP's cool LightScribe2 disc labeling technology, which expertly transfers high-contrast images Expertly label your CDs and DVDs - after burning data, simply flip the disc and apply a precise, silkscreen-like label with the LightScribe direct disc labeling Back up critical files on DVD-RAM discs / Store more - this DVD writer is a PC and laptop personal storage device Compatibility - desktop amd notebook PCs System requirements - Genuine Windows XP/2000 Professional SP4; 1.6GHz Intel Pentium IV processor or equivalent recommended,128MB RAM (256 MB RAM recommended for video editing), Hard disk space - 1GB free for included software, 10GB for DVD creation (18GB free for double layer); 1024 x 768 video resolution with a minimum of 16-bit color required for DVD authoring and editing; USB 2.0 interface and available port on PC.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #898 in Consumer Electronics
• Brand: Hewlett-Packard
• Dimensions: 9.80" h x 12.20" w x 6.00" l, 7.00 pounds

Features

• What's in the box? - External dvd1040e drive with DVD+-R/+-RW with DVD+-R up to 20x, double layer recording, DVD-RAM, and LightScribe direct disc labeling, Software CD including electronic user's guide,? Quick-Start placemat, Getting Help guide, USB 2.0 cable, Power supply
• 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

For all my cheap siblings!
After years of wasting money buying dvds,I can now make copies for my brothers who don't know how to return movies.My Library is now growing instead of depleting!!Money well spent.

HP 20x External DVD
This is one of the best burner that i have bought so far

It arrived on time and it works great on my PC i use this device to burn
movies,cds etc..

adn the good thing about it it's that it does not take too long to burn a complete movie.

can't get it to work
I don't know what I am doing wrong but I cannot figure out how to get video from my computer to the dvd drive. So far this is useless. I wouldn't consider myself "technical" or a computer wiz, but I did manage to install my own wireless router, so you would think I could burn a DVD. I am either missing some software, completely ignorant or this is not a user friendly product.