Pioneer BDR-208 (rebadged as ASUS BW-12D1S-U) manufactured in 2013, possible to do UHD?

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demonmaker
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Re: Pioneer BDR-208 (rebadged as ASUS BW-12D1S-U) manufactured in 2013, possible to do UHD?

Post by demonmaker »

I have a Pioneer BDR-208D revision 1.10 with a firmware date of 2012-08-22. Is there any chance the same firmware might work for me?

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Billycar11
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Re: Pioneer BDR-208 (rebadged as ASUS BW-12D1S-U) manufactured in 2013, possible to do UHD?

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demonmaker wrote: Mon Oct 20, 2025 11:00 pm I have a Pioneer BDR-208D revision 1.10 with a firmware date of 2012-08-22. Is there any chance the same firmware might work for me?

Thanks!
Yes just email me the makemkv drive info section to the email below
Buy a drive from the guide and video maker: https://www.makemkv.com/forum/viewtopic ... 20&t=17831
UHD Drive Guide: https://www.makemkv.com/forum/viewtopic ... 16&t=19634
Auto flash kit $40 Email Billycar5924@gmail.com No attachments
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dimiusko
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Re: Pioneer BDR-208 (rebadged as ASUS BW-12D1S-U) manufactured in 2013, possible to do UHD?

Post by dimiusko »

It seems like a have the same drive, but not a rebranded one. Can I please have this firmware too?

Drive Information
OS device name: E:
Current profile: CD-ROM
Manufacturer: PIONEER
Product: BD-RW BDR-208M
Revision: 1.10
Serial number: MFDL011203WL
Firmware date: 2012-08-22
Bus encryption flags: 13

LibreDrive Information
Status: Enabled
Drive platform: RS8301
Firmware name: PIONEER BDR-208
Firmware type: Original (unpatched)
Firmware version: 1.10/ID60
DVD all regions: Yes
BD raw data read: Yes
BD raw metadata read: Yes
Unrestricted read speed: Yes
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Billycar11
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Re: Pioneer BDR-208 (rebadged as ASUS BW-12D1S-U) manufactured in 2013, possible to do UHD?

Post by Billycar11 »

dimiusko wrote: Tue Oct 28, 2025 8:47 pm It seems like a have the same drive, but not a rebranded one. Can I please have this firmware too?

Drive Information
OS device name: E:
Current profile: CD-ROM
Manufacturer: PIONEER
Product: BD-RW BDR-208M
Revision: 1.10
Serial number: MFDL011203WL
Firmware date: 2012-08-22
Bus encryption flags: 13

LibreDrive Information
Status: Enabled
Drive platform: RS8301
Firmware name: PIONEER BDR-208
Firmware type: Original (unpatched)
Firmware version: 1.10/ID60
DVD all regions: Yes
BD raw data read: Yes
BD raw metadata read: Yes
Unrestricted read speed: Yes
Yes just email me the makemkv drive info section to the email below
Buy a drive from the guide and video maker: https://www.makemkv.com/forum/viewtopic ... 20&t=17831
UHD Drive Guide: https://www.makemkv.com/forum/viewtopic ... 16&t=19634
Auto flash kit $40 Email Billycar5924@gmail.com No attachments
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di0__0ib
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Re: Pioneer BDR-208 (rebadged as ASUS BW-12D1S-U) manufactured in 2013, possible to do UHD?

Post by di0__0ib »

This is what I have:

Drive Information
OS device name: J:
Manufacturer: ASUS
Product: BW-12D1S-U
Revision: E401
Serial number: NCDL011660WL
Firmware date: 2013-09-10
Bus encryption flags: 1B

LibreDrive Information
Status: Enabled
Drive platform: RS8600
Firmware name: PIONEER BDR-209
Firmware type: Original (unpatched)
Firmware version: E401/ID44
DVD all regions: Yes
BD raw data read: Yes
BD raw metadata read: Yes
Unrestricted read speed: Yes


can this be flashed to read or write UHD discs, or 100GB and 128GB discs?
thanks in advance for any help anyone can share with me
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Coopervid
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Re: Pioneer BDR-208 (rebadged as ASUS BW-12D1S-U) manufactured in 2013, possible to do UHD?

Post by Coopervid »

di0__0ib wrote: Thu Jul 02, 2026 7:16 am This is what I have:

Drive Information
OS device name: J:
Manufacturer: ASUS
Product: BW-12D1S-U
Revision: E401
Serial number: NCDL011660WL
Firmware date: 2013-09-10
Bus encryption flags: 1B

LibreDrive Information
Status: Enabled
Drive platform: RS8600
Firmware name: PIONEER BDR-209
Firmware type: Original (unpatched)
Firmware version: E401/ID44
DVD all regions: Yes
BD raw data read: Yes
BD raw metadata read: Yes
Unrestricted read speed: Yes


can this be flashed to read or write UHD discs, or 100GB and 128GB discs?
thanks in advance for any help anyone can share with me
PM sent.
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