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by stanice
Fri Aug 02, 2024 11:00 pm
Forum: UHD drives
Topic: anyone tried the Amazon Basics External Ultra HD Blu-ray 6X burner?
Replies: 9
Views: 8963

Re: anyone tried the Amazon Basics External Ultra HD Blu-ray 6X burner?

man where can I get one of those USB C cables that has two USBs on the other end for more power? I bought one here not too long ago. The one I bought is Mini-USB on one end, and two USB-A on the other end. Most older external optical drives are Mini-USB. But this Amazon model claims to be Micro-USB...
by stanice
Fri Aug 02, 2024 10:50 pm
Forum: MakeMKV for Mac OS X
Topic: VLC Playback on MAC OS
Replies: 1
Views: 5383

Re: VLC Playback on MAC OS

Hello, I posted a couple options here that worked for me.
by stanice
Fri Aug 02, 2024 10:49 pm
Forum: MakeMKV for Mac OS X
Topic: Finally: A free solution to play 4k/UHD Blue-Ray on an Apple Mac (also on M1, Ventura)
Replies: 3
Views: 9898

Re: Finally: A free solution to play 4k/UHD Blue-Ray on an Apple Mac (also on M1, Ventura)

Thanks for the tip! This worked for me on macOS Sonoma 14.3.1 on Intel MBP 2019, MakeMKV 1.17.7, VLC 3.0.20: sudo mkdir /usr/local/lib sudo ln -s /Applications/MakeMKV.app/Contents/lib/libmmbd_new.dylib /usr/local/lib/libaacs.dylib I was able to play Planet Earth II UHD on a Pioneer drive in VLC wit...
by stanice
Sun Apr 16, 2023 7:03 pm
Forum: UHD drives
Topic: anyone tried the Amazon Basics External Ultra HD Blu-ray 6X burner?
Replies: 9
Views: 8963

Re: anyone tried the Amazon Basics External Ultra HD Blu-ray 6X burner?

Interesting, if it is an LG BP60NB10 drive inside, doing a little searching it sounds like that would be a good price, it would be one of the fastest slim drives, but probably would need to have its firmware flashed to downgrade to be LibreDrive compatible, is that about right?
by stanice
Sun Apr 16, 2023 8:32 am
Forum: UHD drives
Topic: anyone tried the Amazon Basics External Ultra HD Blu-ray 6X burner?
Replies: 9
Views: 8963

anyone tried the Amazon Basics External Ultra HD Blu-ray 6X burner?

Found this $99 Amazon Basics 4K blu-ray drive in my new drive search, but went with a known brand since few reviews and no MakeMKV compatibility info here. Just curious has anyone tried it? $99 US, slim tray loading, Micro USB, nice looking dark brushed silver on black, comes with ye olde PowerDVD /...
by stanice
Sun Apr 16, 2023 7:57 am
Forum: Drives for sale, Flashing Services, where to buy...
Topic: Pioneer BDR-XD08UMB-S 1.00 fw vendor tip
Replies: 2
Views: 14179

Pioneer BDR-XD08UMB-S 1.00 fw vendor tip

Hi, just received my first 4K UHD blu-ray drive and made my first 4K MKV, went great! Thanks to tips on this forum I went for the Pioneer BDR-XD08UMB-S model for use with my Macs. It was the lowest price option I could find from a reputable brand with a USB-C connection (for convenience and no worri...