(pioneer slim-drive) not reading bluray discs

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kapqa
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(pioneer slim-drive) not reading bluray discs

#1 Post by kapqa » Sun Apr 06, 2025 7:10 pm

Hello ,

have found this bluray drive here at home but it seem would not read any bluray disc in make-mkv.

the drive is listed pioneer bdc-ud02as from 2013.


the dvd reading is ok;

can there be done something with this drive? was interested in ripping bluray movies for home streaming;


thank you very much.
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Re: (pioneer slim-drive) not reading bluray discs

#2 Post by Coopervid » Sun Apr 06, 2025 7:41 pm

No.

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Re: (pioneer slim-drive) not reading bluray discs

#3 Post by MrPenguin » Sun Apr 06, 2025 8:28 pm

kapqa wrote:
Sun Apr 06, 2025 7:10 pm
have found this bluray drive here at home but it seem would not read any bluray disc in make-mkv.
Do you mean standard BluRays, i.e. non-UHD disks? I would expect MakeMKV to be able to read those, provided your drive's blue laser is working.

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Re: (pioneer slim-drive) not reading bluray discs

#4 Post by kapqa » Sun Apr 06, 2025 9:43 pm

yes, normal bluray disc won't read, not fancy uHD;

suppose it need firmware update; i am wondeirng why it wouldnt read, but if can read DVD, laser could be ok?

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Re: (pioneer slim-drive) not reading bluray discs

#5 Post by MrPenguin » Sun Apr 06, 2025 9:48 pm

kapqa wrote:
Sun Apr 06, 2025 9:43 pm
yes, normal bluray disc won't read, not fancy uHD;

suppose it need firmware update; i am wondeirng why it wouldnt read, but if can read DVD, laser could be ok?
Your drive will use a separate red laser for DVDs. You should not need either a firmware update or LibreDrive to read an ordinary BluRay disk.

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Re: (pioneer slim-drive) not reading bluray discs

#6 Post by Coopervid » Sun Apr 06, 2025 10:01 pm

kapqa wrote:
Sun Apr 06, 2025 9:43 pm
yes, normal bluray disc won't read, not fancy uHD;

suppose it need firmware update; i am wondeirng why it wouldnt read, but if can read DVD, laser could be ok?
This drive is defective.

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