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Did try that, seems no amount of cleaning helps

Ah well, thats a shame then. Least it was free.

Coopervid wrote: ↑

Wed Feb 11, 2026 11:52 am

Do you have an USB3 connection for the drive?

If yes, most likely the blue laser is dead.

Defnatly connected by USB 3, and connected to an external power supply aswell.
Likely to have a dead Bluray laser from new? As i mentioned it had never been used, was still sealed in the packaging.

Hey all. Ive been gifted an external slim Bluray Reader. Had never been used though is a few years old. Doesnt look to be of any worth, though it was aparently around £100 on amazon. Its a MATSHITA BD-MLT UJ240AF. Make MKV Picks it up as such, Windows picks it up as a BluRay drive. But it just refus...

Hey all. I'm fairly new to ripping my blurays and dvds. Only done a few so far until my drive failed. Recently got a new one, but it brought up a conversation from my partner. Why spend the time to rip from a disc. And then encode the parts you want. Which takes me perhaps a good half day per disc. ...

All is good. I can now read UHD discs! Aswell as the newest Blu-ray I have from 2025. Time to backup!

Just seen, thanks
Currently a little busy but once I'm back home I'll run it and let you know how it goes.

I have emailed you

Just got this exact drive, from scan too.
It's identical to the op's.

Any chance I could possibly get some assistance aswell?