Hey All/Billy,
I'm new to the forum, so if this has been answered, please just point me to the right post. I'm trying to understand the difference between the Pioneer drives that Billy is selling. They all seem to rip at the same 4x speed. Why pick one over the other?
I have the LG WH14NS40 it is was working fine for the first 2 months, but now it won't detect any disc (BD, DVD, CD, etc.) I put into the drive. I don't think it's my OWC Mercury enclosure so I'm thinking about just getting a Pioneer drive, but not sure of the advantage of one over the other.
TIA,
Joe
Difference between them is drive build quality quietness and looks in price order.
That's all that's relevant for makemkv but the ux does have extra stuff for CD copying and playback and checking.
I'm trying to understand the difference between the Pioneer drives that Billy is selling. They all seem to rip at the same 4x speed. Why pick one over the other?
I have the LG WH14NS40 it is was working fine for the first 2 months, but now it won't detect any disc (BD, DVD, CD, etc.) I put into the drive. I don't think it's my OWC Mercury enclosure so I'm thinking about just getting a Pioneer drive, but not sure of the advantage of one over the other.
I cannot tell you where in this thread but I answered this question with links to Pioneer S13UBK and Pioneer S13J/U-X. If you can find that then most of the question shall be answered.
Thanks Billy! I thought as much but the confirmation is helpful. Now I just have to wait for them to come into stock! Did I read that the Pioneers might not fit the OWC enclosure?
Did I read that the Pioneers might not fit the OWC enclosure?
Correct. The Pioneer drive I have got here is excessively long from front to back to fit in the OWC enclosure. Both of my LG WH16NS40 drives came inside of them and although they are more nice than the DX2 they are insufficient geometrically. The positive aspect is the DX2 enclosure is not expensive. The negative aspects are it is not Thunderbolt 3 capable and it uses the infamous USB-B lead for cable-enclosure connexion. The one attribute about the enclosure I like the most is how tactile is the rocker switch. It is a big noisy switch encased in a frame of sorts.
Did I read that the Pioneers might not fit the OWC enclosure?
Correct. The Pioneer drive I have got here is excessively long from front to back to fit in the OWC enclosure. Both of my LG WH16NS40 drives came inside of them and although they are more nice than the DX2 they are insufficient geometrically. The positive aspect is the DX2 enclosure is not expensive. The negative aspects are it is not Thunderbolt 3 capable and it uses the infamous USB-B lead for cable-enclosure connexion. The one attribute about the enclosure I like the most is how tactile is the rocker switch. It is a big noisy switch encased in a frame of sorts.
You just need to bend 2 tabs and the Pioneer will fit.
Did I read that the Pioneers might not fit the OWC enclosure?
Correct. The Pioneer drive I have got here is excessively long from front to back to fit in the OWC enclosure. Both of my LG WH16NS40 drives came inside of them and although they are more nice than the DX2 they are insufficient geometrically. The positive aspect is the DX2 enclosure is not expensive. The negative aspects are it is not Thunderbolt 3 capable and it uses the infamous USB-B lead for cable-enclosure connexion. The one attribute about the enclosure I like the most is how tactile is the rocker switch. It is a big noisy switch encased in a frame of sorts.
You just need to bend 2 tabs and the Pioneer will fit.
All of these solutions seem quite destructive just to make a drive fit. Is not it best to get a comparable howbeit less nice enclosure for a proper fit? For the S13J/E/U-X noise and vibration are not issues whatever. That unit is so quiet, viz. it is almost silent.
Just ordered a BDR-S13UBK from Billy and the process could not have been any smoother. Looking forward to continuing my collection for my QNAP. Longtime MakeMKV user - First Post
I am from Canada, and therefore, I cannot order one from Billy. I am not sure what the current firmware on this drive. I just don't want to order it, then find out that it can't be flashed. My apologies if this question has already been answered.
Correct on the time range. And, unfortunately, you cannot tell what a drive has in it without opening the box. The vendors that hang out here and sell drives source them rather carefully to make sure they have the older firmware.
As for DVDFAB, I cannot say; have not tried it. I suspect, though, that it will face the same limitations.
