Second hand Archgon Blu-ray not what it seems? Should I buy it or not?
Posted: Sun Nov 20, 2022 5:21 pm
Hi, I'm about to buy a second hand Blu-ray drive and I'm unsure if it will work in MakeMKV.
The model in the sticker is MD-8102-U3, not the MD-8107S-U3-UHD [or UHDB] so that's a first red flag, but it reports back to MakeMKV as BD-RE BU40N.
Is it one of the compatible drives? I guess it might not support the 4k UHD Bluray… or does it? seller says it does… I'd also like to be able to read 3D Blu-rays with it.
It does have the correct drive platform [MT1959] so that's something…
Any help would be greatly appreciated since I can't find much info on the Archgon drives, their drive names look really similar and I'm a bit lost.



The model in the sticker is MD-8102-U3, not the MD-8107S-U3-UHD [or UHDB] so that's a first red flag, but it reports back to MakeMKV as BD-RE BU40N.
Is it one of the compatible drives? I guess it might not support the 4k UHD Bluray… or does it? seller says it does… I'd also like to be able to read 3D Blu-rays with it.
It does have the correct drive platform [MT1959] so that's something…
Any help would be greatly appreciated since I can't find much info on the Archgon drives, their drive names look really similar and I'm a bit lost.


