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by Corleone
Mon May 19, 2025 12:40 am
Forum: General MakeMKV discussion
Topic: Are backups worth it in the long run?
Replies: 9
Views: 4431

Re: Are backups worth it in the long run?

It depends on a few factors and on your objective. In my case, I rip almost everything to ISO images in my NAS, then watch them in a Kodi PC. These days I watch mostly the movie extras, actually - I rarely have time to watch a 2h+ movie (but I'm still hoping that will change soon). And I have a seco...
by Corleone
Sun May 18, 2025 5:43 pm
Forum: UHD drives
Topic: How many UHD ripping failures can be considered normal?
Replies: 4
Views: 224

Re: How many UHD ripping failures can be considered normal?

For an ASUS or LG desktop drive, that's probably a reasonable failure rate. These days, Pioneer drives are considered the best for ripping. I have 2 Pioneer drives, one LG and one ASUS drive. Both the LG and ASUS drive are from before the COVID pandemic (the quality of LG and ASUS drives seemed to ...
by Corleone
Sun May 18, 2025 5:32 pm
Forum: UHD drives
Topic: How many UHD ripping failures can be considered normal?
Replies: 4
Views: 224

Re: How many UHD ripping failures can be considered normal?

Separate question: a fifth disc gave me a reading error but kept on ripping, and in the end I had the "backup done" message. I assume that means the reading error was overcome and I can trust the resulting file, right? Yes. Generally speaking, if MakeMKV produces a file, it is good. It it...
by Corleone
Sun May 18, 2025 5:30 pm
Forum: UHD drives
Topic: Is my pioneer BDR-XD05s flashable?
Replies: 98
Views: 54080

Re: Is my pioneer BDR-XD05s flashable?

Hey, I'm interested too, if you can help me. I thought this drive wouldn't read UHD discs... it's an early unit, I hope it works. Drive Information OS device name: H: Manufacturer: PIONEER Product: BD-RW BDR-XD05 Revision: 3.01 Serial number: * Firmware date: 2014-12-26 Bus encryption flags: 1B High...
by Corleone
Sat May 17, 2025 3:36 pm
Forum: UHD drives
Topic: How many UHD ripping failures can be considered normal?
Replies: 4
Views: 224

How many UHD ripping failures can be considered normal?

Hi, New forum member here. I purchased an Asus BW-16D1HT a couple of weeks ago, flashed the 3.10 firmware, and started ripping my UHD discs. So far I've had 4 failures ('Scsi error - MEDIUM ERROR:L-EC UNCORRECTABLE ERROR') in 38 discs, i.e., a little over 10%. Just wondering if this rate is consider...