Trying to find DVD drive recommendations (not bluray)

[SternSam]

Hi there,

I'm trying to find recommendations for DVD drives. I've tried searching the forums but can't find anything, perhaps I've been using the wrong search terms.

I've already picked out a Bluray drive to use, but since my collection is about 80% DVDs, I wanted to pick up a DVD drive too to speed up the ripping process. I'm looking for a DVD drive specifically as they seem to be much cheaper.

Do DVD drives have compatibility issues/need to be flashed like Bluray drives, or do most/all DVD drives work with MakeMKV?

Thanks in advance.

[Woodstock]

For just DVD, you have fewer drives available nowadays, but just about any of them will work just fine with MakeMKV. I picked up a few of them on sale a few years ago for doing Linux installs.

A quick search on Amazon found over a half-dozen external USB drives under US$30. Even internal drives are still available.