New to this, drive recommendation I think my drive is too old.

Discussion of LibreDrive mode, compatible drives and firmwares
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raymate
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New to this, drive recommendation I think my drive is too old.

Post by raymate » Tue Sep 05, 2023 8:57 pm

Right now I have old LG drive BH12LS38

I figure it's much too old to be useful; it has ripped DVD and Blu-ray OK, but I want to cover 4K discs as I want to collect them soon. I also rip audio CDs with Accurip, so a drive that is also really good for audio discs is essential.

I assume I need to have a compatible drive with LibreDrive and not just a regular UHD drive; is that the same?

I also updated the firmware a few months ago, stupidly as it was 1.00, but I think it's not an issue as the drive is too old anyway.

Is this still a useful drive for anything?

Many thanks


  • Drive Information
:
    Manufacturer: HL-DT-ST

    Product: BD-RE BH12LS38

    Revision: 1.03

    Serial number: KxxxxxB2013
    
Firmware date: 2013-11-06 12:34:56

    Bus encryption flags: 1F
    
Highest AACS version: 15

    

LibreDrive Information
    
Status: Possible, might be supported in future, but not likely soon
    
Drive platform: RS1013

    Firmware version: 1.03-D0

Woodstock
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Re: New to this, drive recommendation I think my drive is too old.

Post by Woodstock » Tue Sep 05, 2023 9:25 pm


Firmware date: 2013-11-06 12:34:56

No, it won't work, because it was built over a year before 4K came about.

(it will work for DVD and Bluray, though)

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