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by Cirnobyl
Wed Jan 31, 2024 12:28 pm
Forum: UHD drives
Topic: Still unsure about a few things...
Replies: 17
Views: 6472

Re: Still unsure about a few things...

Doing even more digging, I came to realize that my current drive, ASUS BC-12D2HT, is in fact capable of reading BD-XL discs. I managed to flash BD-16D1HT firmware on it to make it LibreDrive, and I've just managed to rip my first 4K UHD disc. The drive makes nasty noises for a good while and takes f...
by Cirnobyl
Fri Jan 26, 2024 3:04 pm
Forum: UHD drives
Topic: Still unsure about a few things...
Replies: 17
Views: 6472

Still unsure about a few things...

Hi there. I dished out some money for the Lawrence of Arabia 4K steelbook that's coming out soon (in my region) and with that I began to look for a 4K-capable optical drive. This thread suggests that UHD playback and ripping is a whole different beast from regular Blu-Ray, which already was quite a ...
by Cirnobyl
Mon Jan 22, 2024 1:42 am
Forum: Blu-ray discs
Topic: Bluray Audio Issues - Everything sounds like it is underwater
Replies: 11
Views: 4956

Re: Bluray Audio Issues - Everything sounds like it is underwater

Do any of the discs contain Stereo audio tracks, or is it all varying kinds of Surround Sound? If the latter, then in VLC, right-click on the window, and navigate to Audio -> Stereo Mode. Is it set to Original, or to Stereo? If it's set to Original, then chances are it's just playing the first two o...