For those using a Pioneer drive on macOS, a few questions...
Posted: Tue May 03, 2022 12:17 am
I'm on a Mac Studio and just purchased Pioneer's BDR-XS07UHD external drive which I would like to use with only MakeMKV. If you're on Monterey and have been using a Pioneer drive, I have a few questions:
- Do recent Pioneer drives have to be flashed at all to work with MakeMKV? Does it make a difference if this is a UHD drive?
- Should I update to the latest firmware once I receive it? Pioneer's last firmware update for this drive is from 2020 as a Catalina update on their site.
- Is there any settings on Pioneer's Drive Utility App that I should have enabled? If I'm only ripping 3 discs a month, should I have it set on High Performance Mode or Quality Mode or nothing at all? Pioneer's site doesn't have much information regarding the two.
If there is anything else I should know or consider, feel free to share.
Thanks.
- Do recent Pioneer drives have to be flashed at all to work with MakeMKV? Does it make a difference if this is a UHD drive?
- Should I update to the latest firmware once I receive it? Pioneer's last firmware update for this drive is from 2020 as a Catalina update on their site.
- Is there any settings on Pioneer's Drive Utility App that I should have enabled? If I'm only ripping 3 discs a month, should I have it set on High Performance Mode or Quality Mode or nothing at all? Pioneer's site doesn't have much information regarding the two.
If there is anything else I should know or consider, feel free to share.
Thanks.