LG BH16NS55 and UHD discs
Posted: Wed Apr 06, 2022 4:38 pm
I've been thinking of getting the LG BH16NS55 for a while but have read several comments that it sometimes has issues with UHD triple layer discs.
I've already got an old Plextor drive that reads regular Blurays but not UHD/4k - which is what I'd want to use the LG drive for.
It's surprising that LG lists it as supporting BDXL if it has issues with triple layer discs. It looks like the BDXL format goes back to 2010 or so, but perhaps UHD isn't technically the same format.
I've read that forcing a slower read speed can sometimes get the drive to read a disc, but that this doesn't always work and can cause other issues if the drive has modified FW.
The Pioneer BDR-S12UHT seems to be getting very positive comments on being able to read all discs, but since the LG price is currently quite a bit lower (from asmcom) I'm trying to weigh up whether it'd be OK or if I should expect issues with some UHD discs.
Any info welcome.
I've already got an old Plextor drive that reads regular Blurays but not UHD/4k - which is what I'd want to use the LG drive for.
It's surprising that LG lists it as supporting BDXL if it has issues with triple layer discs. It looks like the BDXL format goes back to 2010 or so, but perhaps UHD isn't technically the same format.
I've read that forcing a slower read speed can sometimes get the drive to read a disc, but that this doesn't always work and can cause other issues if the drive has modified FW.
The Pioneer BDR-S12UHT seems to be getting very positive comments on being able to read all discs, but since the LG price is currently quite a bit lower (from asmcom) I'm trying to weigh up whether it'd be OK or if I should expect issues with some UHD discs.
Any info welcome.