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by homebdr
Thu Nov 02, 2023 10:45 pm
Forum: UHD drives
Topic: Which companies still make drives for computers?
Replies: 5
Views: 6458

Re: Which companies still make drives for computers?

Just picked up this drive: ASUS BW-16D1HT Updated firmware and tested ripping 4k UHD without incident. I am noticing one weird thing I have never heard or seen before. The tray on the Asus when it opens up appears to be slamming open and makes a loud thud like it's hitting something or maybe the tr...
by homebdr
Wed Nov 01, 2023 10:17 pm
Forum: UHD drives
Topic: Which companies still make drives for computers?
Replies: 5
Views: 6458

Re: Which companies still make drives for computers?

Just picked up this drive: ASUS BW-16D1HT Updated firmware and tested ripping 4k UHD without incident. I am noticing one weird thing I have never heard or seen before. The tray on the Asus when it opens up appears to be slamming open and makes a loud thud like it's hitting something or maybe the tra...
by homebdr
Wed Nov 01, 2023 4:06 pm
Forum: UHD drives
Topic: Which companies still make drives for computers?
Replies: 5
Views: 6458

Which companies still make drives for computers?

Curious as to who is making bluray drives for computers. From what I can tell not very many. Besides LG and Pioneer you may have Bufffalo. Then you have ASUS and Verbatim which for the most part are rebadged pioneer drives. But many others just didn't keep at it. Companies I think of that I remember...
by homebdr
Tue Oct 31, 2023 2:32 pm
Forum: UHD drives
Topic: CFW for ASUS SBW-06D5H-U ?
Replies: 22
Views: 29478

Re: CFW for ASUS SBW-06D5H-U ?

This is the info shown in MakeMKV. Just let me know if I have to launch some other tool or look for something else. Drive Information OS device name: D: Manufacturer: ASUS Product: SBW-06D5H-U Revision: E101 Serial number: TEDL173184WL Firmware date: 2018-08-22 Bus encryption flags: 1B LibreDrive I...
by homebdr
Mon Oct 30, 2023 3:32 pm
Forum: UHD drives
Topic: Burning Question - "Quad-Layer 128 GB BD-R XL Media"
Replies: 2
Views: 5520

Burning Question - "Quad-Layer 128 GB BD-R XL Media"

Anyone have experience burning to the new 128GB BDXL Discs as of yet? https://www.anandtech.com/show/13575/sony-releases-128-gb-bdr-xl-media Would any of the MK firmware's we flash our drives with prohibit burning these discs? Asking because these are quite expensive and I am about to run one in my ...
by homebdr
Sat Oct 21, 2023 5:11 pm
Forum: UHD drives
Topic: Anyone Own and have experience with BDR-UD03X from Pioneer
Replies: 14
Views: 7045

Re: Anyone Own and have experience with BDR-UD03X from Pioneer

This appears to the manual to be the OP's computer. https://dlcdnets.asus.com/pub/ASUS/Desktop/a/Manual/E22432_G20AJ_Guide_Win8-1_v3_WEB.pdf?model=G20AJ Even though it is a desktop computer, it appears to use a slim form factor optical drive. If I understand the OP correctly, they want to replace t...
by homebdr
Fri Oct 20, 2023 6:29 pm
Forum: UHD drives
Topic: Anyone Own and have experience with BDR-UD03X from Pioneer
Replies: 14
Views: 7045

Re: Anyone Own and have experience with BDR-UD03X from Pioneer

Get this. With enclosure and contains a Pioneer UD03. https://www.amazon.com/Verbatim-External-Blu-ray-Compatible-Windows/dp/B09PY6SC9Y/ This drive can't read UHDs, only BDs. However, it can be flashed to UD04 in Windows to do so. Let me know by PM if that is of interest. Being a noob I can't PM fo...
by homebdr
Fri Oct 20, 2023 3:40 pm
Forum: UHD drives
Topic: Anyone Own and have experience with BDR-UD03X from Pioneer
Replies: 14
Views: 7045

Anyone Own and have experience with BDR-UD03X from Pioneer

Had an internal drive go bad on my computer. Looking to replace with something not lg or panasonic. Found this drive on Amazon BDR-UD03X https://www.amazon.com/Pioneer-Internal-buru-reidoraibu-Connection-Support/dp/B01M7R6HCJ/ref=cm_cr_arp_d_product_top?ie=UTF8&th=1 . Would this be a good drive ...