I have an ASUS BW-16D1HT. I have included an image of a region 0 result and a region 2 result. Since the region 2 blu ray is reading as a DVD, it is ripping at a much lower quality than it should (at least that's what I suspect). I expect to see a 12-13 GB file for a video that is around 48 minutes, but the rip from the region 2 blu ray is around 3 GB for that amount of time, and the image is noticeably low quality.
I did change the drive's region to region 2 just to see if anything would change, but got the same result. Are the results from the image what we expect to see from reading a region 2 disc? It doesn't seem right if it is such low quality compared to my other rips. Is this fixable?
Region 2 Blu Rays Being Read as DVDs
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Vonrentsalot
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Region 2 Blu Rays Being Read as DVDs
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MartyMcNuts
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Re: Region 2 Blu Rays Being Read as DVDs
That first one is a DVD, not a blu-ray disc. Are you sure you didn't insert a DVD?Vonrentsalot wrote: ↑Wed Dec 10, 2025 4:03 amI have an ASUS BW-16D1HT. I have included an image of a region 0 result and a region 2 result. Since the region 2 blu ray is reading as a DVD, it is ripping at a much lower quality than it should (at least that's what I suspect). I expect to see a 12-13 GB file for a video that is around 48 minutes, but the rip from the region 2 blu ray is around 3 GB for that amount of time, and the image is noticeably low quality.
I did change the drive's region to region 2 just to see if anything would change, but got the same result. Are the results from the image what we expect to see from reading a region 2 disc? It doesn't seem right if it is such low quality compared to my other rips. Is this fixable?
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Re: Region 2 Blu Rays Being Read as DVDs
I expected it to be a blu ray when buying it and didn't check... you are correct. That's my bad. Thanks for helping me see that, such an obvious thing to miss.MartyMcNuts wrote: ↑Wed Dec 10, 2025 6:29 amThat first one is a DVD, not a blu-ray disc. Are you sure you didn't insert a DVD?Vonrentsalot wrote: ↑Wed Dec 10, 2025 4:03 amI have an ASUS BW-16D1HT. I have included an image of a region 0 result and a region 2 result. Since the region 2 blu ray is reading as a DVD, it is ripping at a much lower quality than it should (at least that's what I suspect). I expect to see a 12-13 GB file for a video that is around 48 minutes, but the rip from the region 2 blu ray is around 3 GB for that amount of time, and the image is noticeably low quality.
I did change the drive's region to region 2 just to see if anything would change, but got the same result. Are the results from the image what we expect to see from reading a region 2 disc? It doesn't seem right if it is such low quality compared to my other rips. Is this fixable?
Re: Region 2 Blu Rays Being Read as DVDs
I've had BluRays in the past, where the Bonus Content was on a separate DVD. maybe it's your case as well? If you see a DVD logo on the disc itself, then it most certainly is a DVD.