Hi, this is my first time here so there are probably going to be some spots in my knowledge.
I'm looking to get a Pioneer drive that I can just purchase and will work with ripping pretty much any content.
- I live in Japan and so getting my hands on second-hand Pioneer drives with older firmware is not a problem.
- I use macOS
I'm looking to get a BDR-XD07J-UHD (should just be the Japanese version of the BDR-XD07UHD) with a manufacturing date on the back of the drive that reads March 2018.
Would this be a good choice? I would really appreciate if I can get opinions on this.
that would work long as someone didn't update it for you
Thanks for the quick and informative response!
Also, is buying a new BDR-XD08UMB-S a good idea? I don't have any UHD Blu-rays to rip at the moment, so I'd only need it as a feature in the future. I'd want to be able to use MakeMKV to rip some HD Blu-rays though.
Hi, this is my first time here so there are probably going to be some spots in my knowledge.
I'm looking to get a Pioneer drive that I can just purchase and will work with ripping pretty much any content.
- I live in Japan and so getting my hands on second-hand Pioneer drives with older firmware is not a problem.
- I use macOS
I'm looking to get a BDR-XD07J-UHD (should just be the Japanese version of the BDR-XD07UHD) with a manufacturing date on the back of the drive that reads March 2018.
Would this be a good choice? I would really appreciate if I can get opinions on this.
that would work long as someone didn't update it for you
Thanks for the quick and informative response!
Also, is buying a new BDR-XD08UMB-S a good idea? I don't have any UHD Blu-rays to rip at the moment, so I'd only need it as a feature in the future. I'd want to be able to use MakeMKV to rip some HD Blu-rays though.
not a good idea you dont know what fw it will come with
best to get a flashed on your know will work
if the pioneer has to new of a fw t cant be flashed at all
Saw that Amazon had a S13U in the 'amazon renewed' section and gave it a go as it was discounted and had a chance of being a drive with older firmware.. Annnnd it wasn't. 1.04 Dec 12 2022.
So if you see a Pioneer on Amazon, even the returns, it is probably best to assume it has the bad firmware and don't bother. Only buy from the guys here that have the known-good units.
Last edited by PaulCB on Fri Jul 28, 2023 12:15 am, edited 1 time in total.
Saw that Amazon had a S13U in the 'amazon renewed' section and gave it a go as it was discounted and had a chance of being a drive with older firmware.. Annnnd it wasn't. 1.04 Dec 12 2022.
So if you see a Pioneer on Amazon, even the returns, it is probably best to assume it has the bad firmware and don't bother. Only buy from the guys here that have the known-good units.
Yeah that one is just one someone sent back for the fw reason most likely
LibreDrive Information
Status: Possible (with patched firmware)
Drive platform: MT1959
Harware support: Yes
Firmware support: No
Firmware type: Original (patched version available)
Firmware version: 1.02
DVD all regions: Possible (with patched firmware)
BD raw data read: Possible (with patched firmware)
BD raw metadata read: Possible (with patched firmware)
Unrestricted read speed: Possible (with patched firmware)
Last edited by mankr1981@gmail.com on Sat Aug 05, 2023 5:20 pm, edited 1 time in total.
