LG BH16NS5 with Asus Firmware

[Olix67]

I bought an older Blu-ray drive, the “LG BH16NS55” However, in the “Drive Info” window, it’s listed as “Asus BW-16D1HT 3.02” and “LibreDrive Enabled.” So it looks like the previous owner modified the firmware. Now I have several options and am not sure what to do:

1. Leave it as is (UHD ripping works perfectly)
2. Use the recommended firmware WH16NS60 1.02MK
3. Use the firmware Asus BW-16D1HT 3.10MK

[Billycar11]

I bought an older Blu-ray drive, the “LG BH16NS55” However, in the “Drive Info” window, it’s listed as “Asus BW-16D1HT 3.02” and “LibreDrive Enabled.” So it looks like the previous owner modified the firmware. Now I have several options and am not sure what to do:

1. Leave it as is (UHD ripping works perfectly)
2. Use the recommended firmware WH16NS60 1.02MK
3. Use the firmware Asus BW-16D1HT 3.10MK

fine as is but if you want the sleepbug gone use the WH16NS60 fw

[Olix67]

Thank you very much for your quick help. And thank you also for all your helpful posts on this forum.

I'm a bit confused about the different firmware versions for the BH16NS55.
In your “Ultimate UHD Drives Flashing Guide Updated 2026,” you recommend using firmware WH16NS60 1.02MK for the BH16NS55.
In Mike’s “Custom Firmware Pack with LibreDrive Patches” the latest version is WH16NS60-1.03MK, but there is also an MK firmware specifically for the BH16NS55: 1.05MK

HL-DT-ST-BD-RE_WH16NS60-1.02-NM00100-211810291936
HL-DT-ST-BD-RE_WH16NS60-1.03-NM00600-212005081010
HL-DT-ST-BD-RE_BH16NS55-1.05-NM00400-212004211049

... which one should I use for the best performance?

[Billycar11]

Thank you very much for your quick help. And thank you also for all your helpful posts on this forum.

I'm a bit confused about the different firmware versions for the BH16NS55.
In your “Ultimate UHD Drives Flashing Guide Updated 2026,” you recommend using firmware WH16NS60 1.02MK for the BH16NS55.
In Mike’s “Custom Firmware Pack with LibreDrive Patches” the latest version is WH16NS60-1.03MK, but there is also an MK firmware specifically for the BH16NS55: 1.05MK

HL-DT-ST-BD-RE_WH16NS60-1.02-NM00100-211810291936
HL-DT-ST-BD-RE_WH16NS60-1.03-NM00600-212005081010
HL-DT-ST-BD-RE_BH16NS55-1.05-NM00400-212004211049

... which one should I use for the best performance?

wh16ns60 is faster and to get rid of sleepbug use wh16ns60 fw also
between ns60 versions performance is same speed wise reports go back and forth on whats better
i havent used one of those drives since 2019 so gave up entirely on them for slim lgs and pioneer in 2022