UHD drives

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jonghotti
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Re: UHD drives

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DocFlash wrote:Just wanted to say that I bought a ready-to-go drive with enclosure from johngotti (Alex) and it was just that - ready to go. Plugged it into a USB 3.0 port on my computer and started ripping. I also bought some discs from him at a really good price.

He answered a bunch of my questions and helped me pick out what I needed. Great guy.

So if you want to get started and skip the headaches, I would suggest that Alex is your man.

Jeff
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Billycar11
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Re: UHD drives

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ProphetSe7en wrote:
Thu Jul 18, 2019 7:19 pm
Billycar11 wrote:
Thu Jul 18, 2019 7:16 pm
ProphetSe7en wrote:
Thu Jul 18, 2019 10:04 am
I have the option to buy a second hand ASUS BW-16D1HT with manufacture date February 2015.

Will this drive work or is it to old?
Wouldn't risk it
Unless you see it has fw 3.xx and not 1.xx
So how can I tell the seller to check what firmware it is running?
have him open up make mkv is the easiest way or i think you can check through device manager and under the drives details it might say not sure exact steps not on a pc with one of those drives right now
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MartyMcNuts
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Re: UHD drives

Post by MartyMcNuts »

ProphetSe7en wrote:
Thu Jul 18, 2019 10:04 am
I have the option to buy a second hand ASUS BW-16D1HT with manufacture date February 2015.

Will this drive work or is it to old?
I'm pretty sure it is too old. As far as I am aware, the start date for "UHD friendly" was Oct 2015.
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ProphetSe7en
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Re: UHD drives

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MartyMcNuts wrote:
Fri Jul 19, 2019 12:21 am
ProphetSe7en wrote:
Thu Jul 18, 2019 10:04 am
I have the option to buy a second hand ASUS BW-16D1HT with manufacture date February 2015.

Will this drive work or is it to old?
I'm pretty sure it is too old. As far as I am aware, the start date for "UHD friendly" was Oct 2015.
I think I`ll pass then.

Then I am left with the option to buy either asus bw-16d1ht for 100$ at my local shop or the lg wh16ns60 for around 180$ pre flashed from one of the sellers here on the forum

One last question then. If I decide to buy the Asus what is the best way to flash it? Is this a drive I should cross flash to avoid "sleep bug" or is it just a plain downgrade of firmware?
Billycar11
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Re: UHD drives

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ProphetSe7en wrote:
Fri Jul 19, 2019 5:05 am
I think I`ll pass then.

Then I am left with the option to buy either asus bw-16d1ht for 100$ at my local shop or the lg wh16ns60 for around 180$ pre flashed from one of the sellers here on the forum

One last question then. If I decide to buy the Asus what is the best way to flash it? Is this a drive I should cross flash to avoid "sleep bug" or is it just a plain downgrade of firmware?
i think the NS60 firmware is better but not on asus drives for the potential to not be able to burn disks if that is not a problem for you go with NS60 FW if you burn disks go asus 3.10mk
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rufunky
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Re: UHD drives

Post by rufunky »

Looking to buy a new BR drive. Is ASUS BW-16 still the best option or is there currently a better option?
MartyMcNuts
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Re: UHD drives

Post by MartyMcNuts »

rufunky wrote:
Thu Jul 25, 2019 4:18 pm
Looking to buy a new BR drive. Is ASUS BW-16 still the best option or is there currently a better option?
Depends on what software you plan on using.
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rufunky
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Re: UHD drives

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MartyMcNuts wrote:
Fri Jul 26, 2019 12:22 am
rufunky wrote:
Thu Jul 25, 2019 4:18 pm
Looking to buy a new BR drive. Is ASUS BW-16 still the best option or is there currently a better option?
Depends on what software you plan on using.
lol MakeMKV of course.
MartyMcNuts
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Re: UHD drives

Post by MartyMcNuts »

rufunky wrote:
Fri Jul 26, 2019 1:29 am
MartyMcNuts wrote:
Fri Jul 26, 2019 12:22 am
rufunky wrote:
Thu Jul 25, 2019 4:18 pm
Looking to buy a new BR drive. Is ASUS BW-16 still the best option or is there currently a better option?
Depends on what software you plan on using.
lol MakeMKV of course.
If you want to use anything else (besides MakeMKV! Anydvd, or perhaps something else?) the ASUS would be the one to go for. For MakeMKV exclusively, the NS60 is the best!
Cheers :D
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ProphetSe7en
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Re: UHD drives

Post by ProphetSe7en »

I decided to buy a second hand ASUS BW-16D1HT. Got it down to 10$ so worth the risk. This is just a temporary drive and I will be buying a uhd drive from one of the sellers here on the forum when I get home from vacation.

So the drive is to old to support UHD, but can it still be used to rip 1080p blurays?

If yes, what firmware do I need flash to it for best performance, and what is the correct way of doing so? I am only asking since in makemkv it says
Unrestricted read speed Possible (with patched firmware)
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MartyMcNuts
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Re: UHD drives

Post by MartyMcNuts »

ProphetSe7en wrote:
Fri Jul 26, 2019 6:31 pm
I decided to buy a second hand ASUS BW-16D1HT. Got it down to 10$ so worth the risk. This is just a temporary drive and I will be buying a uhd drive from one of the sellers here on the forum when I get home from vacation.

So the drive is to old to support UHD, but can it still be used to rip 1080p blurays?

If yes, what firmware do I need flash to it for best performance, and what is the correct way of doing so? I am only asking since in makemkv it says
Unrestricted read speed Possible (with patched firmware)
Screenshot_1.png
I believe your drive is already on the latest firmware for that earlier model. No need to do anything. Just rip your blu-ray discs as normal. There's no patched firmware yet for that drive to enable libredrive access.
Cheers :D
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rufunky
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Re: UHD drives

Post by rufunky »

If you want to use anything else (besides MakeMKV! Anydvd, or perhaps something else?) the ASUS would be the one to go for. For MakeMKV exclusively, the NS60 is the best!
Thank you. Who makes the NS60?
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Re: UHD drives

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rufunky wrote:
Sat Jul 27, 2019 3:57 am
If you want to use anything else (besides MakeMKV! Anydvd, or perhaps something else?) the ASUS would be the one to go for. For MakeMKV exclusively, the NS60 is the best!
Thank you. Who makes the NS60?
LG WH16NS60, which is an official UHD drive (thus a bit more expensive!)
Cheers :D
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rufunky
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Re: UHD drives

Post by rufunky »

LG WH16NS60, which is an official UHD drive (thus a bit more expensive!)
Got it. Thanks :)
MartyMcNuts
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Re: UHD drives

Post by MartyMcNuts »

jonghotti wrote:
Sat May 25, 2019 8:30 am
MartyMcNuts wrote:
Sat May 25, 2019 4:18 am
Alex, you do know that either flasher can flash both LG and ASUS drives (plus other branded clones), don't you?
I do yes, but I still like to "brand match" whenever possible.
Sure wish we had a flasher for the BP50NB40....
@jonghotti, @Billycar11, @SamuriHL,

Just out of curiosity, if I was somehow able to find a way to flash the BP50NB40 and the BP60NB10, what firmware/s would we use to make them UHD friendly?

I know Mike has created some MK firmware for them both but if these don't turn out to be UHD friendly, what other firmware could we use?

Suggestions?
Cheers :D
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