Forum for discussions about UHD-capable dives
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guanciale!
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by guanciale! » Sun Nov 09, 2025 8:11 am
Looking for another Pioneer purchase...
I found a 2011 one... Before buying it I'd like to know if it compatible and can be flashed to enable UHD.
Here's a picture of its label:

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MartyMcNuts
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by MartyMcNuts » Sun Nov 09, 2025 8:14 am
guanciale! wrote: ↑Sun Nov 09, 2025 8:11 am
Looking for another Pioneer purchase...
I found a 2011 one... Before buying it I'd like to know if it compatible and can be flashed to enable UHD.
Here's a picture of its label:
There’s no attachment. Copy and paste the drive info and libredrive info sections so we can have a look but being that old, I think you might be out of luck.
Cheers
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guanciale!
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by guanciale! » Sun Nov 09, 2025 8:23 am
Hello
MartyMcNuts !!
That's the only info I could get from the seller.
He is not a technical person, and the drive has been removed and he no longer has a PC to connect it to, sadly...
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by MartyMcNuts » Sun Nov 09, 2025 9:42 am
guanciale! wrote: ↑Sun Nov 09, 2025 8:23 am
Hello
MartyMcNuts !!
That's the only info I could get from the seller.
He is not a technical person, and the drive has been removed and he no longer has a PC to connect it to, sadly...
That means nothing. We would need to see the drive platform info from MakeMKV but I'm 99% sure that this drive can't be made UHD compatible, even if libredrive can be enabled on it. I think it is the 208 / S08 models and above (with firmware pre 12/2022) that can be made UHD capable.
Cheers
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guanciale!
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by guanciale! » Sun Nov 09, 2025 9:55 am
MartyMcNuts wrote: ↑Sun Nov 09, 2025 9:42 am
guanciale! wrote: ↑Sun Nov 09, 2025 8:23 am
Hello
MartyMcNuts !!
That's the only info I could get from the seller.
He is not a technical person, and the drive has been removed and he no longer has a PC to connect it to, sadly...
That means nothing. We would need to see the drive platform info from MakeMKV but I'm 99% sure that this drive can't be made UHD compatible, even if libredrive can be enabled on it. I think it is the 208 / S08 models and above (with firmware pre 12/2022) that can be made UHD capable.
OK, understood.
Thanks!
( I'll try to come to an agreement with the seller: if they settle for a reasonable -- for me -- price, or if they whatever decide to accept a possible return or refund, I might buy it...

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by MartyMcNuts » Sun Nov 09, 2025 10:02 am
guanciale! wrote: ↑Sun Nov 09, 2025 9:55 am
MartyMcNuts wrote: ↑Sun Nov 09, 2025 9:42 am
guanciale! wrote: ↑Sun Nov 09, 2025 8:23 am
Hello
MartyMcNuts !!
That's the only info I could get from the seller.
He is not a technical person, and the drive has been removed and he no longer has a PC to connect it to, sadly...
That means nothing. We would need to see the drive platform info from MakeMKV but I'm 99% sure that this drive can't be made UHD compatible, even if libredrive can be enabled on it. I think it is the 208 / S08 models and above (with firmware pre 12/2022) that can be made UHD capable.
OK, understood.
Thanks!
( I'll try to come to an agreement with the seller: if they settle for a reasonable -- for me -- price, or if they whatever decide to accept a possible return or refund, I might buy it...

)
No point. As I said, I am 99% certain that this drive will never be able to read UHD discs.
Cheers
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Coopervid
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by Coopervid » Sun Nov 09, 2025 10:41 am
S06 can't be made UHD capable. 100% sure.
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guanciale!
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by guanciale! » Sun Nov 09, 2025 2:47 pm
Coopervid wrote: ↑Sun Nov 09, 2025 10:41 am
S06 can't be made UHD capable. 100% sure.
Oh... That's sad!
Anyway, thank you for confirming that, you saved me from making a useless purchase!

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by MartyMcNuts » Sun Nov 09, 2025 10:58 pm
guanciale! wrote: ↑Sun Nov 09, 2025 2:47 pm
Coopervid wrote: ↑Sun Nov 09, 2025 10:41 am
S06 can't be made UHD capable. 100% sure.
Oh... That's sad!
Anyway, thank you for confirming that, you saved me from making a useless purchase!
Why change the title to "Unsolvable"?? It is 100% solved. The drive cannot be made UHD compatible.
Cheers
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