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Ultima wrote: ↑

Mon Jun 24, 2024 2:04 am

Hi looking to get a flagship Pioneer 4KHD/Blu-Ray/DVD for use with makemkv, have a macbook. How would I go about purchasing. Thanks

Just email me see contact info below

I ordered a drive from Billy. He made the order process easy, and the drive I received works great. Thanks!

Billycar11 wrote: ↑

Mon Jun 24, 2024 1:34 pm

Ultima wrote: ↑

Mon Jun 24, 2024 2:04 am

Hi looking to get a flagship Pioneer 4KHD/Blu-Ray/DVD for use with makemkv, have a macbook. How would I go about purchasing. Thanks

Just email me see contact info below

Ok thank you sent the email to you

Ordered two Pioneer BDR-S13U-X drives, received them promptly, popped them into Vantec NST-536S3-BK enclosures, and cruising along with no issues so far. Communication was easy and excellent, highly recommended.

First time posting - registered just to provide this feedback. GREAT service on a request to flash my own Amazon-purchased drive. Responses were much faster than expected (had a few back and forth emails to get the details worked out) and still managed to take care of it in a single day. Instructions were clear and things worked exactly as expected. I'm up and running to read Ultra HD drives. Couldn't be more satisfied. I'm pretty technically proficient, but just didn't want to invest time figuring out the flashing process. So glad that was my decision - this was the best $$ I've spent in a while!

Hi, looking to buy a Pioneer BDR-213EBK (the EBK is the only model I can buy in Switzerland), but only if it can be flashed. Would you be able to help with that? (with the flashing, since I cannot order from you). Thank you.

razberry wrote: ↑

Wed Jul 03, 2024 12:44 pm

Hi, looking to buy a Pioneer BDR-213EBK (the EBK is the only model I can buy in Switzerland), but only if it can be flashed. Would you be able to help with that? (with the flashing, since I cannot order from you). Thank you.

most likely can not be flashed but email me your makemkv drive info section and i will check

Billycar11 wrote: ↑

Wed Jul 03, 2024 1:11 pm

razberry wrote: ↑

Wed Jul 03, 2024 12:44 pm

Hi, looking to buy a Pioneer BDR-213EBK (the EBK is the only model I can buy in Switzerland), but only if it can be flashed. Would you be able to help with that? (with the flashing, since I cannot order from you). Thank you.

most likely can not be flashed but email me your makemkv drive info section and i will check

I did not buy it yet, if it doesn't work, it doesn't make sense.
The only models I can order are:
* BDR-X13E-S
* BDR-XS07TUHD
* BDR-XD08EMD-S
* BDR-XD08TB
* BDR-XD07TS
* BDR-S13E-X
* BDR-S13EBK
* BDR-213EBK
* BDE-212EBK
* BDR-X12EBK
* BDR-S12XLT
Which of these can be flashed? Thanks.

razberry wrote: ↑

Wed Jul 03, 2024 1:49 pm

I did not buy it yet, if it doesn't work, it doesn't make sense.
The only models I can order are:
* BDR-X13E-S
* BDR-XS07TUHD
* BDR-XD08EMD-S
* BDR-XD08TB
* BDR-XD07TS
* BDR-S13E-X
* BDR-S13EBK
* BDR-213EBK
* BDE-212EBK
* BDR-X12EBK
* BDR-S12XLT
Which of these can be flashed? Thanks.

Most likely the 212 but not guaranteed best to get one from Asmcom as your not in the USA

I've been using MakeMKV for years and finally decided to make the jump to UHD for my Plex collection. I'm writing my first forum post to sing my praises for Billy.

I sent an email about purchasing a pre-flashed Pioneer BDR-S13UBK, and within hours received a detailed response with clear instructions about how to move forward. I submitted my payment via Zelle, responded to the email with my shipping info, and the drive shipped out the next day with USPS tracking information.

The shipment arrived four days later (it shipped over the weekend, otherwise it would have been here sooner), carefully packaged with bubble wrap (days of entertainment for the 5-year-old) around the original box, packaging, and all accessories. Everything was absolutely brand new.

I put the drive in the recommended Vantec NST-536S3-BK NexStar DX enclosure, plugged it into my M2 MacBook Air via a compatible USB-C cable, and was immediately off-to-the-races backing up my personal copy of Dune: Part Two. Handbrake slurped up the resulting backup files just fine and produced a perfect AV1-encoded output.

I've since backed up a dozen UHD movies with this setup and it's been flawless. I'm technically savvy and could probably have purchased and flashed a drive on my own, but I didn't want to gamble with purchasing a drive with un-flashable pre-installed firmware, and my free time is precious and limited.

I'm so happy I reached out to Billy, and I'm so happy with this drive.