Journey of a new Drive Buyer!

[kiranmehta]

Hi I am from India, I have been reading a lot of this forum and gotten very interested in ripping blurays but there are not a lot of options available here in India and those which are available are almost double the price if not more.

My requirements are to be able to playback 4k UHD via vlc/mpc on my pc and also to rip them. Initially I was interested in the latest pioneer drives (BDR xd08-umb-s) but due to firmware support for makemkv unavailable stopped pursuing it. I currently have shortlisted following options for me here in India -

lg wh14ns40 (rupees 11492 i.e USD -138 )
lg wh16ns40 (rupees 13736 i.e USD - 165)
ASUS BW-16D1HT (rupees 15700 i.e USD - 189)

I am leaning towards Asus as i have heard that it handles large disks well without read errors. Also Lg drive i am not sure of the svc version as the seller on amazon is not able to provide this info and there is no return for this item on amazon india.

Any recommendations apart from the above are welcome

[Billycar11]

Get the cheapest one they are all the same junk

[kiranmehta]

Get the cheapest one they are all the same junk

Tq for replying, have orders asus bw-16d1ht pro as I got it cheaper around 125 usd.

[kiranmehta]

Get the cheapest one they are all the same junk

The asus website mentions support of BDXL for Asus bw 16d1hu pro external writer. Will this not support uhd ripping?

[Billycar11]

Get the cheapest one they are all the same junk

The asus website mentions support of BDXL for Asus bw 16d1hu pro external writer. Will this not support uhd ripping?

Needs to be flashed see guide below

[kiranmehta]

Is the following archgon drive supported ?

https://www.amazon.in/Archgon-Premium-A ... B07BC9F98J

Amazon does not mention it's model hence asking to confirm.