Can a Libre Drive read HD DVDs?

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BlindSniper9794
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Can a Libre Drive read HD DVDs?

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This doesn't come from nowhere. It's long been understood that Blu-Ray and HD DVD drives and media are incompatible. I just assumed it was a firmware/encryption/licensing issue but never thought much about it, but I recently happened across this https://forum.lddb.com/viewtopic.php?f=19&t=9332 forum post on the Laser Disc Data Base indicating a guy was able to open an HD DVD with his Blu-Ray drive and it made me wonder if that would work with a LibreDrive?
MartyMcNuts
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Re: Can a Libre Drive read HD DVDs?

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BlindSniper9794 wrote:
Mon Dec 30, 2024 11:22 pm
This doesn't come from nowhere. It's long been understood that Blu-Ray and HD DVD drives and media are incompatible. I just assumed it was a firmware/encryption/licensing issue but never thought much about it, but I recently happened across this https://forum.lddb.com/viewtopic.php?f=19&t=9332 forum post on the Laser Disc Data Base indicating a guy was able to open an HD DVD with his Blu-Ray drive and it made me wonder if that would work with a LibreDrive?
Extremely doubtful. That article make sit sound like the disc was a DVD9 and not an acutal HD-DVD disc.
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