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by tommik128
Sat May 17, 2025 6:08 am
Forum: UHD drives
Topic: All Pioneer drives will be LibreDrive supported
Replies: 60
Views: 15699

Re: All Pioneer drives will be LibreDrive supported

Awesome news. That means there is still hope for my unopened still in the box Pioneer BDR-212EBK (bought in 2024) then read that all after 2022 were pretty much unflashable and kept it in the box and bought me a 2nd LG. Now I can get me another ICY-BoX If you opened the box, the drive could have be...
by tommik128
Fri Sep 20, 2024 11:04 pm
Forum: MKV file processing and playback
Topic: Worth ripping UHD for 1080p display?
Replies: 3
Views: 6957

Re: Worth ripping UHD for 1080p display?

I know that probably most people coming here own the Dolby Vision capable OLED TVs but for normal person that has got a regular TV, a smartphone and perhaps a computer monitor this whole HDR/DV thing is nothing but nightmare. Anytime you want to watch the movie you gonna find out that it looks terri...
by tommik128
Fri Sep 20, 2024 8:54 pm
Forum: LibreDrive drives
Topic: Status: Possible, not yet enabled
Replies: 11
Views: 18200

Re: Status: Possible, not yet enabled

Normally you do not need libredrive enabled unit to rip dvds, as said above. MakeMKV should rip DVDs just fine. But he is getting that error, so his drive is not supported. He will have to get a supported one if he plans to use MakeMKV, for example ASUS BW-16D1HT rips DVDs even when it is not libred...
by tommik128
Wed Sep 11, 2024 12:36 pm
Forum: LibreDrive drives
Topic: Pioneer firmware update February 2023
Replies: 337
Views: 498641

Re: Pioneer firmware update February 2023

I have noticed yesterday that all Pioneer optical drives are now showing "currently unavailable" on Amazon UK. A few days back you could buy up to 30 pieces per model. Certainly did not sell out, but some king of earthquake must have happened. It was one of the very few places in UK/Europe...
by tommik128
Tue Sep 10, 2024 11:33 pm
Forum: UHD drives
Topic: Asus BW-16D1HT for makemkv,dvdfab
Replies: 13
Views: 8286

Re: Asus BW-16D1HT for makemkv,dvdfab

Regarding DVDFab, I remember it produced a very questionable DVD backup for me, which MakeMKV did not like at all. Since then I do not trust that software anymore.
by tommik128
Wed Aug 09, 2023 2:40 pm
Forum: LibreDrive drives
Topic: LibreDrive for Pioneer drives
Replies: 1460
Views: 1068834

Re: LibreDrive for Pioneer drives

It's been updated here's the link https://pioneer.jp/cgi-bin/device/download/file_get_e2.pl?file=BDR-209EBK_UBK_FW154EU.exe Hi guys, I have the Pioneer 209 EBK (209-M) and the current firmware is only 1.34/ID60. It is probably perfect for MakeMKV but I would like to upgrade the drive since it will ...