www.makemkv.com

Just want to thank Cooper who helped me with updating the FW on this drive to make it a Libredrive Big thanks Edit to add This drive maybe the only pioneer drive currently available off the shelf retail new to be able to enable Libredrive for UHD purposes. It seems Amazon USA and Canada have a prime...

fork_bomb wrote: ↑

Thu Dec 28, 2023 8:22 am

ryacurbak54 wrote: ↑

Wed Dec 27, 2023 4:32 pm

Any luck getting this to rip yet? I have the same one

Nope, no luck yet.

Have tried adding the keydb file to your folder?

From Kino Lorber website USA
sent dump

MKB20_v77_UNDERWORLD_UHD_EBA4.tgz

Edit
Is working now

Also afaik most current 4k players cannot play burnt UHD disks. And none will play triple layer UHD disks.
All will play regular Blu Ray burnt 25gb and 50 gb disks.
All above is afaik

I believe the Panasonic ub900, not 9000, could play all burnt disks but it does not have Dolby vision

Even tho there may be a pause with current Pioneer drives with incompatible Uhd firmware, there are LG drives still available that can be modified to work with Uhd and get the job done, even if the LG are not 100% as good as pioneer, they are more than good enough. Makemkv works perfect with support...

WandStick9898 wrote: ↑

Tue Oct 31, 2023 12:35 am

Hey thanks Marty for the quick reply. Guess I got unlucky on the source. Anybody have trouble returning to Amazon?

Amazon offers numerous reasons for making a return.
Selecting any one of them will not affect the return.

Select changed mind or accidental purchase etc

asmcom wrote: ↑

Tue Jun 27, 2023 3:22 pm

Coopervid wrote: ↑

Tue Jun 27, 2023 8:59 am

Only the 212DBK uses a plastic lens.

BDR-212EBK also now use plastic lens

What kind of lens does the BDR-S13UBK have?
This drive is considered among top tier at present
TIA

Pioneer BDR-XD08UMB-S no longer works for 4K. Firmware 1.2 is on this drive from the factory I wonder in Amazon USA, if one were to order using Prime from a third party seller, they might still have the old fw drives and the price is the same as well. If you use the Amazon as seller option then the...

Thanks to both Cooper and Billy for the info.

Billycar11 wrote: ↑

Wed Jun 14, 2023 1:35 am

jpankonien wrote: ↑

Wed Jun 14, 2023 12:44 am

Does the Pioneer BDR-S13UBK require flashing?

worse it cant be flashed currently by the public so if the fw is after 12/2022 you cant rip uhd with it.
for now pioneers you must buy from a flasher like me marty or asmcom we can flash pioneers.

@ Billy
Can you flash the S13UBK as well?
Thanks

@iceman_zero
Is there a disk in the drive?
It should be empty

@zaqqaz6917 I don't want to return the drive. I choose BDR-XS08MB-S because is the latest flagship from Pioneer (better than the current BDR-XS07). It's the best "slot in" reader/burner you can buy just now also for the quality of the hardware. With the current firmware (1.00) it rips lik...

@Venturer
Can you return the drive?
If so then maybe you can get from one of the forum guaranteed to work sellers

To the best of my knowledge if you file a claim on AliExpress of item not has described they will refund your money. Happened to me with some item, sent them a picture of scam item, immediately got my money back and was told to either keep or throw away the scam item.

Just my two cents:

The Pioneer just seem to have Superior reading/ ripping capabilities compared to the LG at least. I had a disc that neither the internal nor external LG drives could read but the pioneer ripped it just fine