"Protect" UHD-capable drives by using a different one for Blus/DVDs?

[Idaho121]

Hi all,

I dusted off an old LG I had to start ripping some of my UHDs and it threw a few hash errors on some disks, so I went looking for another UHD-capable drive in case mine is failing. I found one (thank you, forums!), but it seems they are getting harder to find and might disappear!

If I'm going to rip a few hundred regular Blu-rays/DVDs, is it worth getting a cheap, non-UHD capable drive to prevent the wear/tear on the UHD drives? If so, is there a recommended one for that?

Thanks!

[Coopervid]

Hi all,

I dusted off an old LG I had to start ripping some of my UHDs and it threw a few hash errors on some disks, so I went looking for another UHD-capable drive in case mine is failing. I found one (thank you, forums!), but it seems they are getting harder to find and might disappear!

If I'm going to rip a few hundred regular Blu-rays/DVDs, is it worth getting a cheap, non-UHD capable drive to prevent the wear/tear on the UHD drives? If so, is there a recommended one for that?

Thanks!

You might find some non-UHD capable drives but pretty much production has been stopped for all optical drives.