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Can the Pioneer BDR-XD08B portable disc drive currently being sold on Amazon (https://www.amazon.com/PIONEER-External ... 1_1?sr=8-1) be used with LibreDrive or would it need flashing. I have two of the earlier BDR-XD07Bs and they have worked well for me but I need to get two more.

Lady Fitzgerald wrote: ↑

Tue Sep 16, 2025 4:39 am

Can the Pioneer BDR-XD08B portable disc drive currently being sold on Amazon (https://www.amazon.com/PIONEER-External ... 1_1?sr=8-1) be used with LibreDrive or would it need flashing. I have two of the earlier BDR-XD07Bs and they have worked well for me but I need to get two more.

No, not currently. These will have to wait for future support.

That was fast! Thanks!

Can you suggest something similar? I like the Pioneer's compact size for carrying in my laptop's case. I will use it for ripping CDs, DVDs, and BDs.

Lady Fitzgerald wrote: ↑

Tue Sep 16, 2025 4:46 am

That was fast! Thanks!

Can you suggest something similar? I like the Pioneer's compact size for carrying in my laptop's case. I will use it for ripping CDs, DVDs, and BDs.

The only new Pioneer's that can currently be flashed are the 5.25" internal BDR-212DBK and BDR-212V.

If only ripping CD/DVD/BD and not UHD, then any blu-ray drive will work. It just won't have LibreDrive enabled.

If I was you, I'd wait a bit longer as apparently support for newer Pioneer drives may be coming very soon, maybe in the coming weeks! Then the XD08 will get libredrive support. Although, there is nothing stopping the XD08 from working now with CD/DVD/BD discs, just not UHD.

MartyMcNuts wrote: ↑

Tue Sep 16, 2025 5:11 am

...If only ripping CD/DVD/BD and not UHD, then any blu-ray drive will work. It just won't have LibreDrive enabled.

If I was you, I'd wait a bit longer as apparently support for newer Pioneer drives may be coming very soon, maybe in the coming weeks! Then the XD08 will get libredrive support. Although, there is nothing stopping the XD08 from working now with CD/DVD/BD discs, just not UHD.

I'm a bit confused (I plead Old Timer's Disease ). Are you saying that if I bought the XD08s now, I will be able to rip, all CDs, DVDs, and BDs with the current version of MakeMK even though Libredrive won't be enabled? Is the possibly coming support for the newer Pioneer drives, including the XD08, going to be in the form of an update to MakeMKV or will it be the ability to flash the current XD08?

Lady Fitzgerald wrote: ↑

Fri Sep 19, 2025 3:00 am

MartyMcNuts wrote: ↑

Tue Sep 16, 2025 5:11 am

...If only ripping CD/DVD/BD and not UHD, then any blu-ray drive will work. It just won't have LibreDrive enabled.

If I was you, I'd wait a bit longer as apparently support for newer Pioneer drives may be coming very soon, maybe in the coming weeks! Then the XD08 will get libredrive support. Although, there is nothing stopping the XD08 from working now with CD/DVD/BD discs, just not UHD.

I'm a bit confused (I plead Old Timer's Disease ). Are you saying that if I bought the XD08s now, I will be able to rip, all CDs, DVDs, and BDs with the current version of MakeMK even though Libredrive won't be enabled? Is the possibly coming support for the newer Pioneer drives, including the XD08, going to be in the form of an update to MakeMKV or will it be the ability to flash the current XD08?

Yeah, you can use it to rip CD/DVD/BD except for the newest AACS v82 as it will revoke the drive certificate. This is the main feature of LibreDrive. When enabled, MakeMKV doesn't care about any revoking and allows you to continue using the drive.

Don't know. Probably a firmware flash.

Thank you! I'll wait.