Newbie looking for guidance

[Fivecolors]

Hi all, just joined the forum.

Was wondering if anybody had just a quick recommendation for a 4k drive for me to pick up in the USA. Not worried about flashing myself. Just wanna get up to speed as quick, and easy as possible.

Thanks so much!

[nicholfd]

Hello!

Drives are getting harder to find, globally, and prices are increasing regularly.

I'm in the US (Indiana) & have 4 x models on-hand, pre-flashed (I saw you're not worried about flashing yourself). If you have a preferred firmware to be flashed (some models have different firmware options), I'm glad to flash any specific firmware you want.

"For sale" threads are linked in my signature.

Thanks,
Frank

[journeyman63]

The LG BP50NB40 is flashable and works very well. I've picked up a couple of them:

https://www.bestbuy.com/product/lg-8x-e ... JXTZZL27X9

The Ultimate UHD flashing guide indicates that only the NB50/52 variants are supported by MakeMKV and not the NB72. Both drives I bought from Best Buy were NB52s.

Good luck!

[magicman18]

Just ordered one of these on your recommendation journeyman63!

Is the process straightforward once I have the drive? It looks like it!

[magicman18]

Just picked up one of the LG BP50NB40's from Best Buy. I assume after that, the instructions in the Ultimate UHD Drive flashing is what I follow. Any gotcha's to be aware of journeyman63?

[journeyman63]

I used the tool and guide from this post: viewtopic.php?f=16&t=22896

The animated guide steps worked well for me. Good luck!