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Hi Marty
i do not recommend flashing it in a vm if you don't have a windows pc or are not willing to bootcamp your mac i would recommend you buy one preflashedAllistah wrote: ↑Tue Nov 12, 2019 4:36 pmYeah I’ll be flashing it on a VM.
What are the drawbacks between these two drives, outside of cost?
LG WH16NS60, UHD Official Internal 5.25
LG BU40N, UHD Official Internal Slim Sata 9.5mm
Are their speeds the same or is the NS60 the best one? I’d prefer the slim one for portability and it’s a bit cheaper but not if I gimp myself out on drive abilities. Hope that makes sense... Any insight is appreciated.
Nope. Neither of those drives can be flashed to a "UHD Friendly" firmware. They are stuck as "Official UHD" drives.fitbrit wrote: ↑Tue Nov 12, 2019 6:31 pmHi Marty
Thanks for the response!
I have a couple of external LG BP60NB10 drives with ROM ver 1.00. I've managed to use the MK firmware on these. However I would like to be able to use them with AnyDVD-HD as well like I can with the flashed non-slim drives. And that ability requires a friendly drive, not an official one.
More important would be the ability to use LG BU40N drives this way. ROM version: 1.03
MartyMcNuts wrote: ↑Tue Nov 12, 2019 11:34 pmNope. Neither of those drives can be flashed to a "UHD Friendly" firmware. They are stuck as "Official UHD" drives.fitbrit wrote: ↑Tue Nov 12, 2019 6:31 pmHi Marty
Thanks for the response!
I have a couple of external LG BP60NB10 drives with ROM ver 1.00. I've managed to use the MK firmware on these. However I would like to be able to use them with AnyDVD-HD as well like I can with the flashed non-slim drives. And that ability requires a friendly drive, not an official one.
More important would be the ability to use LG BU40N drives this way. ROM version: 1.03
The problem is that there aren't any laptop drives that are "friendly". They are all "official". The BP60NB10 cannot be cross-flashed at all. The others I can think of (Buffalo, Archgon) also contain a BU40N inside their respective enclosures.
If you want to use AnyDVD, your best bet would be to buy an internal 5.25" drive.
Cheers
I don't think firmware 1.03 is any good for UHD.fitbrit wrote: ↑Wed Nov 13, 2019 12:42 amThanks. That's what I thought.
The problem is that the cases I use (for work) can only take slim drives. And even that is a step-up from only being able to use slot-loading drives which had been the case so far. I do use external full size drives out of necessity, but a one-box solution is much more appealing to customers. What I'm really looking for is the ability to play a UHD disk in JRiver Media Center without having to rip it first. Sadly, MakeMKV's ability to decrypt the video stream for playback by another application has been abandoned.
MartyMcNuts wrote: ↑Tue Nov 12, 2019 11:34 pmNope. Neither of those drives can be flashed to a "UHD Friendly" firmware. They are stuck as "Official UHD" drives.fitbrit wrote: ↑Tue Nov 12, 2019 6:31 pm
Hi Marty
Thanks for the response!
I have a couple of external LG BP60NB10 drives with ROM ver 1.00. I've managed to use the MK firmware on these. However I would like to be able to use them with AnyDVD-HD as well like I can with the flashed non-slim drives. And that ability requires a friendly drive, not an official one.
More important would be the ability to use LG BU40N drives this way. ROM version: 1.03
The problem is that there aren't any laptop drives that are "friendly". They are all "official". The BP60NB10 cannot be cross-flashed at all. The others I can think of (Buffalo, Archgon) also contain a BU40N inside their respective enclosures.
If you want to use AnyDVD, your best bet would be to buy an internal 5.25" drive.
Cheers
Not at all. That last post could be very helpful indeed. If Passkey will work - that's fine. I did flash the BU40N to the MK 1.03 first, and then to 1.00. That allowed me to rip 4K discs. If I can crossflash to BU10 and make it PassKey compatible, that would be ideal.MartyMcNuts wrote: ↑Wed Nov 13, 2019 12:52 amI don't think firmware 1.03 is any good for UHD.fitbrit wrote: ↑Wed Nov 13, 2019 12:42 amThanks. That's what I thought.
The problem is that the cases I use (for work) can only take slim drives. And even that is a step-up from only being able to use slot-loading drives which had been the case so far. I do use external full size drives out of necessity, but a one-box solution is much more appealing to customers. What I'm really looking for is the ability to play a UHD disk in JRiver Media Center without having to rip it first. Sadly, MakeMKV's ability to decrypt the video stream for playback by another application has been abandoned.
MartyMcNuts wrote: ↑Tue Nov 12, 2019 11:34 pm
Nope. Neither of those drives can be flashed to a "UHD Friendly" firmware. They are stuck as "Official UHD" drives.
The problem is that there aren't any laptop drives that are "friendly". They are all "official". The BP60NB10 cannot be cross-flashed at all. The others I can think of (Buffalo, Archgon) also contain a BU40N inside their respective enclosures.
If you want to use AnyDVD, your best bet would be to buy an internal 5.25" drive.
Cheers
The only thing I can think of, is flashing the BU40N to Buffalo BU10 (or apparently they now support BU40N 1.01) firmware. This is compatible with DVDFab's software, so you could then use their "Passkey" software instead of AnyDVD.
Sorry I couldn't be any more helpful...
1.00 works with dvdfab no need for bu10fitbrit wrote: ↑Wed Nov 13, 2019 1:59 am
Not at all. That last post could be very helpful indeed. If Passkey will work - that's fine. I did flash the BU40N to the MK 1.03 first, and then to 1.00. That allowed me to rip 4K discs. If I can crossflash to BU10 and make it PassKey compatible, that would be ideal.
Ok so the BU40N is only slightly slower than the NS60. I’m fine with that, currently I only have the internal SuperDrive in the MacBook Pro which is rip locked. The BU40N will be pretty portable, and still pretty fast.Billycar11 wrote: ↑Tue Nov 12, 2019 8:16 pmi do not recommend flashing it in a vm if you don't have a windows pc or are not willing to bootcamp your mac i would recommend you buy one preflashed
the BU40N is only slightly slower than an NS60
but if you want faster and cheaper go with WH14NS40 with WH16NS60 firmware the only thing you lose is UHD official playback capability that you cant use on a mac anyway.
Thanks for that tip. When I was finally able to navigate the mess that is the DVDFab site to get the right software, I did indeed confirm that the BU40N with 1.00 firmware works with PassKey. I bought the 5-license full package DVDFab bundle as a result. Pretty cool to be able to play a disc without ripping it first.Billycar11 wrote: ↑Wed Nov 13, 2019 2:02 am1.00 works with dvdfab no need for bu10fitbrit wrote: ↑Wed Nov 13, 2019 1:59 am
Not at all. That last post could be very helpful indeed. If Passkey will work - that's fine. I did flash the BU40N to the MK 1.03 first, and then to 1.00. That allowed me to rip 4K discs. If I can crossflash to BU10 and make it PassKey compatible, that would be ideal.
Yeah I bought it back on 9/18/2016 according to newegg.MartyMcNuts wrote: ↑Mon Oct 28, 2019 5:18 amYou can only flash the drive if it is newer than late 2015 and has the NS50 service code on the drive label. If neither of these are true, then do not flash it.
Crossflashing Warnings:
Why would you do that!! Why not flash BU40N 1.03-MK??? As Billy said, you will now have a very hard time recovering the drive!