BH16NS40 firmware
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Killer_Huskey
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BH16NS40 firmware
I have an older BH16NS40 drive that was manufactured on oct 2013. Am I able to flash this drive to a FW level that will allow me to rip UHD discs? It currently hs FW 1.01 on it.
Re: BH16NS40 firmware
No. It was built before the specifications were decided upon in 2015.
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Killer_Huskey
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Re: BH16NS40 firmware
Thanks for the reply!!
Just my luck, I've been ripping blurays for years and now have the need to do UHD discs. I also have a WH16NS40 drive, unfortunently it too, was manufactured in 2014.
Is there anywhere good drives can be purched from?
Just my luck, I've been ripping blurays for years and now have the need to do UHD discs. I also have a WH16NS40 drive, unfortunently it too, was manufactured in 2014.
Is there anywhere good drives can be purched from?
Re: BH16NS40 firmware
There are sellers here on this forum that will sell you a flashed (if necessary) and tested drive. Drives for sale, Flashing Services, where to buy...
The first post of the Ultimate UHD Drives Flashing Guide thread is maintained and kept up-to-date. It has a list of drives that you can buy and instructions for flashing it yourself.
Pioneer drives are held in high regard. Unfortunately recent Pioneer firmware updates (Pioneer firmware update February 2023) make most new Pioneer drives you buy incompatible with MakeMKV, and they can't be downgraded to a compatible firmware. Your best bet for a Pioneer is one of the sellers.
If you happen to live in Europe, the Verbatim 43888 is widely available, modestly priced, and comes with an older Pioneer drive inside it. It works out of the box with MakeMKV. According the sellers here, it isn't quite as reliable as Pioneer's newer, more expensive offerings, but is still a reasonable choice.
The first post of the Ultimate UHD Drives Flashing Guide thread is maintained and kept up-to-date. It has a list of drives that you can buy and instructions for flashing it yourself.
Pioneer drives are held in high regard. Unfortunately recent Pioneer firmware updates (Pioneer firmware update February 2023) make most new Pioneer drives you buy incompatible with MakeMKV, and they can't be downgraded to a compatible firmware. Your best bet for a Pioneer is one of the sellers.
If you happen to live in Europe, the Verbatim 43888 is widely available, modestly priced, and comes with an older Pioneer drive inside it. It works out of the box with MakeMKV. According the sellers here, it isn't quite as reliable as Pioneer's newer, more expensive offerings, but is still a reasonable choice.
Re: BH16NS40 firmware
The UD04 drive inside the Verbatim 43888 is reliable, however the enclosure electronics seems not to be so robust as the ones Pioneer itself is using in their slim drives.