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Pioneer BDR-208D
Posted: Thu Jan 08, 2026 12:13 pm
by danieduardo88
Hey,
I saw these drives could possibly be flashed for UHD Blu-ray ripping in the makemkv forms. I have a BU40N, but even after cleaning it stopped reading blu-rays in general. I remembered I had the BDR-208D laying around and it works perfectly(used a handful of times). So is it possible for 4K Blu-rays? Here are the specs from makemkv:
Manufacture date: March 2013
Drive Information
OS device name: E:
Manufacturer: PIONEER
Product: BD-RW BDR-208D
Revision: 1.10
Serial number: XXXXXXXXXXXX
Firmware date: 2012-08-22
Bus encryption flags: 13
Highest AACS version: 38
LibreDrive Information
Status: Enabled
Drive platform: RS8301
Firmware name: PIONEER BDR-208
Firmware type: Original (unpatched)
Firmware version: 1.10/ID61
DVD all regions: Yes
BD raw data read: Yes
BD raw metadata read: Yes
Unrestricted read speed: Yes
Thanks!
Re: Pioneer BDR-208D
Posted: Thu Jan 08, 2026 2:30 pm
by Coopervid
danieduardo88 wrote: ↑Thu Jan 08, 2026 12:13 pm
Hey,
I saw these drives could possibly be flashed for UHD Blu-ray ripping in the makemkv forms. I have a BU40N, but even after cleaning it stopped reading blu-rays in general. I remembered I had the BDR-208D laying around and it works perfectly(used a handful of times). So is it possible for 4K Blu-rays? Here are the specs from makemkv:
Manufacture date: March 2013
Drive Information
OS device name: E:
Manufacturer: PIONEER
Product: BD-RW BDR-208D
Revision: 1.10
Serial number: XXXXXXXXXXXX
Firmware date: 2012-08-22
Bus encryption flags: 13
Highest AACS version: 38
LibreDrive Information
Status: Enabled
Drive platform: RS8301
Firmware name: PIONEER BDR-208
Firmware type: Original (unpatched)
Firmware version: 1.10/ID61
DVD all regions: Yes
BD raw data read: Yes
BD raw metadata read: Yes
Unrestricted read speed: Yes
Thanks!
Billy will take care of you as you emailed him already.
Re: Pioneer BDR-208D
Posted: Sat Jan 31, 2026 1:33 am
by tootall44
I also Have a pioneer bdr-208d hoping to flash it Drive Information
OS device name: F:
Manufacturer: PIONEER
Product: BD-RW BDR-208D
Revision: 1.10
Serial number: MGDL072068WL
Firmware date: 2012-08-22
Bus encryption flags: 13
Highest AACS version: 66
LibreDrive Information
Status: Enabled
Drive platform: RS8301
Firmware name: PIONEER BDR-208
Firmware type: Original (unpatched)
Firmware version: 1.10/ID61
DVD all regions: Yes
BD raw data read: Yes
BD raw metadata read: Yes
Unrestricted read speed: Yes
Pioneer bdr-208d
Re: Pioneer BDR-208D
Posted: Sat Jan 31, 2026 9:31 am
by Coopervid
tootall44 wrote: ↑Sat Jan 31, 2026 1:33 am
I also Have a pioneer bdr-208d hoping to flash it Drive Information
OS device name: F:
Manufacturer: PIONEER
Product: BD-RW BDR-208D
Revision: 1.10
Serial number: MGDL072068WL
Firmware date: 2012-08-22
Bus encryption flags: 13
Highest AACS version: 66
LibreDrive Information
Status: Enabled
Drive platform: RS8301
Firmware name: PIONEER BDR-208
Firmware type: Original (unpatched)
Firmware version: 1.10/ID61
DVD all regions: Yes
BD raw data read: Yes
BD raw metadata read: Yes
Unrestricted read speed: Yes
Pioneer bdr-208d
PM sent.
Re: Pioneer BDR-208D
Posted: Thu Feb 26, 2026 1:30 pm
by updir2
Hi Coopervid,
I have a BDR-S08 that has the same drive platform and firmware name according to the LibreDrive Information:
Drive Information
OS device name: E:
Manufacturer: PIONEER
Product: BD-RW BDR-S08
Revision: 1.10
Serial number: MGDL006836WL
Firmware date: 2012-08-28
Bus encryption flags: 1B
Highest AACS version: 61
LibreDrive Information
Status: Enabled
Drive platform: RS8301
Firmware name: PIONEER BDR-208
Firmware type: Original (unpatched)
Firmware version: 1.10/ID43
DVD all regions: Yes
BD raw data read: Yes
BD raw metadata read: Yes
Is it also possible to patch this drive to enable reading UHD discs?
Re: Pioneer BDR-208D
Posted: Sun Mar 01, 2026 12:51 pm
by Coopervid
updir2 wrote: ↑Thu Feb 26, 2026 1:30 pm
Hi Coopervid,
I have a BDR-S08 that has the same drive platform and firmware name according to the LibreDrive Information:
Drive Information
OS device name: E:
Manufacturer: PIONEER
Product: BD-RW BDR-S08
Revision: 1.10
Serial number: MGDL006836WL
Firmware date: 2012-08-28
Bus encryption flags: 1B
Highest AACS version: 61
LibreDrive Information
Status: Enabled
Drive platform: RS8301
Firmware name: PIONEER BDR-208
Firmware type: Original (unpatched)
Firmware version: 1.10/ID43
DVD all regions: Yes
BD raw data read: Yes
BD raw metadata read: Yes
Is it also possible to patch this drive to enable reading UHD discs?
PM sent.
Re: Pioneer BDR-208D
Posted: Wed Mar 04, 2026 7:43 pm
by updir2
Thanks, that worked perfectly.