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by DVD Maniac
Thu Dec 12, 2019 3:08 pm
Forum: UHD drives
Topic: Asus BW-16D1HT troubles
Replies: 3
Views: 7515

Re: Asus BW-16D1HT troubles

As ever there is no definitive reason for this. I to had a 3.02 which worked fine with everything until AACS2.1 showed up and I had a lot of issues. Newer drives properly flashed to 3.10 work fine but when I upgraded the older drive to 3.10 I had the same problems which suggests the drive's laser or...
by DVD Maniac
Mon Dec 09, 2019 8:03 pm
Forum: UHD drives
Topic: What is the recommended external UHD drive for use with a AIO desktop?
Replies: 4
Views: 7501

Re: What is the recommended external UHD drive for use with a AIO desktop?

In terms of price / performance combination my recommendation is ASUS BW-16D1HT or (only slightly slower) BC-12D2HT coupled with an adapter rather than an enclosure. You can still of course install the drive direct SATA but my tests show very little drop in performance via USB 3.0 and of course its ...
by DVD Maniac
Mon Dec 09, 2019 7:46 pm
Forum: Drives for sale, Flashing Services, where to buy...
Topic: New UHD Friendly Drives and Associated UHD Hardware. 45 Drives Sold in 2 Weeks
Replies: 12
Views: 47274

Re: New UHD Friendly Drives and Associated UHD Hardware. 45 Drives Sold in 2 Weeks

UPDATE. You can now find us on the web at https://www.uhdtechnology.co.uk/ . Deals and Referrals. If you order 5x drives plus then the price is negotiable. Any confirmed referalls will receive 20% discount vouchers. Thanks everyone for all your support and this great forum Graham UHD Technology Serv...
by DVD Maniac
Wed Nov 27, 2019 8:24 pm
Forum: UHD drives
Topic: Unable to read 4k discs lately.
Replies: 19
Views: 29840

Re: Unable to read 4k discs lately.

Do your previously successful rips work? If so its disk related and down to AACS 2.1.
by DVD Maniac
Wed Nov 27, 2019 8:19 pm
Forum: UHD drives
Topic: Looking to buy a "ready" out of the box ripper
Replies: 6
Views: 10956

Re: Looking to buy a "ready" out of the box ripper

You need to triple your redundancy, expensive but close to 100% failure. Primary - ideally internal SATA NAS rated Secondary - NAS again NAS rated drives Third - USB external synced folder to external drives in USB caddy or adapter. Allway sync payed for works well and automatically backs up your pr...
by DVD Maniac
Wed Nov 27, 2019 8:02 pm
Forum: UHD drives
Topic: UHD Friendly / Official 4K
Replies: 37
Views: 74578

Re: UHD Friendly / Official 4K

My advice is to ditch backing up optically. It is unreliable and more expensive per GB. If you have a reasonably large collection backing up to HDD makes much more sense providing you triple your redundancy - high initial investment but pays you back in under 3 months with media costs in mind. If yo...
by DVD Maniac
Sat Nov 16, 2019 8:57 am
Forum: UHD drives
Topic: Looking to buy a "ready" out of the box ripper
Replies: 6
Views: 10956

Re: Looking to buy a "ready" out of the box ripper

I did mean 8 TB, sorry! And just to add to all the excellent advice here, if you are a serious collector you need to approach this NASA style. HDD's WILL fail eventually rendering your backup a complete waste of time. My approach is as follows 1. Only buy NAS or better HDD spec. Western Digital but...
by DVD Maniac
Thu Nov 14, 2019 12:14 am
Forum: Drives for sale, Flashing Services, where to buy...
Topic: New UHD Friendly Drives and Associated UHD Hardware. 45 Drives Sold in 2 Weeks
Replies: 12
Views: 47274

Re: New UHD Friendly Drives and Associated UHD Hardware. 45 Drives Sold in 2 Weeks

jonghotti wrote:
Thu Nov 07, 2019 2:04 am
Please limit your topics to one (1) in the drives sales area. Thank you, and welcome.
OK thanks and understood. Many thanks for allowing me to promote the business
by DVD Maniac
Thu Nov 14, 2019 12:08 am
Forum: Drives for sale, Flashing Services, where to buy...
Topic: New UHD Friendly Drives and Associated UHD Hardware. 45 Drives Sold in 2 Weeks
Replies: 12
Views: 47274

Re: New UHD / 4K Read Friendly Harware Supply and Upgrade Service

totoro wrote:
Tue Oct 22, 2019 6:56 am
Recommended seller, fast and secure shipping, good wares. Drive tested with CDDA, BluRay & UHD BD. 11/10.
Hi and thanks for buying and great review. I am having great fun and should have retired much sooner!
by DVD Maniac
Wed Nov 13, 2019 11:48 pm
Forum: Drives for sale, Flashing Services, where to buy...
Topic: New UHD Friendly Drives and Associated UHD Hardware. 45 Drives Sold in 2 Weeks
Replies: 12
Views: 47274

Re: New UHD Friendly Drives and Associated UHD Hardware. 45 Drives Sold in 2 Weeks

Hello, DVD Maniac Nice go see another seller on the forum. I hope you enjoy your small business in Semi retirement. Your ebay site looks brilliant. Well Done :D I wish you well and delighted to see another supplier and would like go make you very welcome. Just logged into forum as I am on long term...
by DVD Maniac
Wed Nov 13, 2019 11:36 pm
Forum: Drives for sale, Flashing Services, where to buy...
Topic: New UHD Friendly Drives and Associated UHD Hardware. 45 Drives Sold in 2 Weeks
Replies: 12
Views: 47274

Re: New UHD Friendly Drives and Associated UHD Hardware. 45 Drives Sold in 2 Weeks

I am a complete non-techie. We have recently bought a new home, and it is so much smarter than us! We have a Control4 System that I am buying 2 8GB Western Digital Drives in a bay. The thought is to load all our blu ray movies (as well as photos and songs) on them, then we can access them through C...
by DVD Maniac
Fri Nov 08, 2019 7:26 pm
Forum: UHD drives
Topic: Step-by-step guide for the best (IMHO) drive: LG WH16NS60
Replies: 124
Views: 276733

Re: Step-by-step guide for the best (IMHO) drive: LG WH16NS60

Thanks for the post. Have never used one of these because they are not available in UK, well only at extortionate prices on Amazon. Can I ask what you pay in US?
by DVD Maniac
Fri Nov 08, 2019 6:59 pm
Forum: UHD drives
Topic: AACS2 O/C v65
Replies: 9
Views: 11427

Re: AACS2 O/C v65

The quality of these drives leaves a *LOT* to be desired. I got lucky with my NS60 and 16D1HT drives. But as time has gone on, quality has gone way down on the newer releases of them. So it's not surprising to some of us that have been around a while that you've managed to get defective drives. It'...
by DVD Maniac
Fri Nov 08, 2019 2:21 pm
Forum: UHD drives
Topic: AACS2 O/C v65
Replies: 9
Views: 11427

Re: AACS2 O/C v65

OK I bow to greater knowledge. :lol: Either my drive always had a defective laser and its only just showing up with newer titles or its getting worn out. :( Never mind just adds to my collection of bricks.