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1. Personally, I would not buy a used drive and definitely not at that price!Szary Kot wrote: Thu Jan 08, 2026 10:57 pm Good morning, I wanted to say hello. Please help. I can buy a used Pioneer BDR-S09XLT drive for USD 170. Two purchase offers. One was manufactured in 2018 and the other in 2015. Which one should I choose to work with LibreDrive?
Thank you for your commitment.
No one is stopping you. If you really need an internal drive, you have little choice these days. Just saying, we need to see the MakeMKV drive info & libredrive info sections before we can say a drive can/will be libredrive compatible.Szary Kot wrote: Fri Jan 09, 2026 8:40 am OK, thanks for the quick reply. I won't buy either of them.
Only you can determine if it is worth that much. If it is brand new with libredrive enabled, UHD compatible firmware, then maybe.Szary Kot wrote: Sat Jan 10, 2026 12:21 am OK. I'll ask again:
Pioneer BDR-213ULBK, new, firmware 1.02 (unlocked), price $550. Is it worth it?
PM sent.bear7364 wrote: Sat Jan 17, 2026 9:44 pm I have just found one of these drives in my stash of bits in my loft and thought I would have a try at backing up my 4k disc library. Connected up to pc and ran MKV but have the same issue of not reading the 4k disc.
Any help to resolve would be greatly appreciated if its possible.
Drive info is:
Drive Information
OS device name: E:
Manufacturer: PIONEER
Product: BD-RW BDR-S09
Revision: 1.30
Serial number:
Firmware date: 2014-12-05
Bus encryption flags: 1B
LibreDrive Information
Status: Enabled
Drive platform: RS8600
Firmware name: PIONEER BDR-209
Firmware type: Original (unpatched)
Firmware version: 1.30/ID43
DVD all regions: Yes
BD raw data read: Yes
BD raw metadata read: Yes
Unrestricted read speed: Yes
Thankyou very much 
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Drive Information
OS device name: D:
Manufacturer: PIONEER
Product: BD-RW BDR-S09
Revision: 1.52
Serial number: ************
Firmware date: 2019-01-11
Bus encryption flags: 1B
LibreDrive Information
Status: Enabled
Drive platform: RS8601
Firmware name: PIONEER BDR-209
Firmware type: Original (unpatched)
Firmware version: 1.52/ID43
DVD all regions: Yes
BD raw data read: Yes
BD raw metadata read: Yes
Unrestricted read speed: Yes
Yes it can do UHD email me that drive info section see below for emailc0npr wrote: Wed Jan 28, 2026 1:04 pm Hi, I recently got a BDR-S09XLB drive (tho the serial does not match the label), here is the drive info:
Can it support UHD? Thanks in advance!Code: Select all
Drive Information OS device name: D: Manufacturer: PIONEER Product: BD-RW BDR-S09 Revision: 1.52 Serial number: ************ Firmware date: 2019-01-11 Bus encryption flags: 1B LibreDrive Information Status: Enabled Drive platform: RS8601 Firmware name: PIONEER BDR-209 Firmware type: Original (unpatched) Firmware version: 1.52/ID43 DVD all regions: Yes BD raw data read: Yes BD raw metadata read: Yes Unrestricted read speed: Yes
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OS device name: K:
Manufacturer: PIONEER
Product: BD-RW BDR-S09
Revision: 1.55
Serial number:OJDL019xxxx
Firmware date: 2023-02-16
Bus encryption flags: 1B
Highest AACS version: 76
LibreDrive Information
Status: Enabled
Drive platform: RS8600
Firmware name: PIONEER BDR-209
Firmware type: Original (unpatched)
Firmware version: 1.55/ID43
DVD all regions: Yes
BD raw data read: Yes
BD raw metadata read: Yes
Unrestricted read speed: YesNo, the firmware has been updated and is too new. Must be pre 12/2022.tommy7600 wrote: Fri Jan 30, 2026 3:13 pm Hi,
is there an option to add UHD reader option to 1.55?
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OS device name: K: Manufacturer: PIONEER Product: BD-RW BDR-S09 Revision: 1.55 Serial number:OJDL019xxxx Firmware date: 2023-02-16 Bus encryption flags: 1B Highest AACS version: 76 LibreDrive Information Status: Enabled Drive platform: RS8600 Firmware name: PIONEER BDR-209 Firmware type: Original (unpatched) Firmware version: 1.55/ID43 DVD all regions: Yes BD raw data read: Yes BD raw metadata read: Yes Unrestricted read speed: Yes
Tom
PM sent.longcafe wrote: Tue Feb 03, 2026 5:27 pm Hi, I can rip standard blurays but do I need to do something to rip UHD discs? I don't have any right now. Thanks in advance.
Drive Information
OS device name: \Device\CdRom0
Current profile: BD-ROM
Manufacturer: PIONEER
Product: BD-RW BDR-S09
Revision: 1.10
Serial number:
Firmware date: 2013-10-15
Bus encryption flags: 1B
Highest AACS version: 17
LibreDrive Information
Status: Enabled
Drive platform: RS8600
Firmware name: PIONEER BDR-209
Firmware type: Original (unpatched)
Firmware version: 1.10/ID43
DVD all regions: Yes
BD raw data read: Yes
BD raw metadata read: Yes
Unrestricted read speed: Yes