Gauging interest in Optical Drive Development
Posted: Tue Jan 06, 2026 1:05 am
Hi Everyone,
I'm new to the forum and new to the world of optical drive back ups but I am not new to the world of product development.
I'm checking in with the community here to see if there is interest in developing a LibreDrive and UHD compatible drive. I am leaning towards basing the design off of either the Pioneer BDR-XS06 model or the Pioneer BDR-XS07TUHD model. If I base the design off of the BDR-XS06 model, the external enclosure would be an aftermarket Aluminum Magnesium enclosure identical to the XS06/XS07 and it would have a genuine Pioneer BDR-UD04 internal drive. I would request that this drive is flashed at the factory level with the SDFTool to make it UHD and LibreDrive compatible out of the box. I'm located in the USA so this optical drive would be imported for the purpose of being sold and shipped here.
Constructive feedback would be most appreciated.
I'm new to the forum and new to the world of optical drive back ups but I am not new to the world of product development.
I'm checking in with the community here to see if there is interest in developing a LibreDrive and UHD compatible drive. I am leaning towards basing the design off of either the Pioneer BDR-XS06 model or the Pioneer BDR-XS07TUHD model. If I base the design off of the BDR-XS06 model, the external enclosure would be an aftermarket Aluminum Magnesium enclosure identical to the XS06/XS07 and it would have a genuine Pioneer BDR-UD04 internal drive. I would request that this drive is flashed at the factory level with the SDFTool to make it UHD and LibreDrive compatible out of the box. I'm located in the USA so this optical drive would be imported for the purpose of being sold and shipped here.
Constructive feedback would be most appreciated.