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Re: Billycar11 Selling Flashed Pioneer UHD Drives USA only, Remote Flashing,Tested& Makemkv Discount Code
Posted: Mon Sep 16, 2024 7:50 pm
by Billycar11
JoeCoole wrote: Mon Sep 16, 2024 1:23 pm
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.
Re: Billycar11 Selling Flashed Pioneer UHD Drives USA only, Remote Flashing,Tested& Makemkv Discount Code
Posted: Tue Sep 17, 2024 1:26 pm
by JoeCoole
MKV Maker wrote: Mon Sep 16, 2024 1:39 pm
JoeCoole wrote: Mon Sep 16, 2024 1:23 pm
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! I found it here
viewtopic.php?p=147142#p147142
Re: Billycar11 Selling Flashed Pioneer UHD Drives USA only, Remote Flashing,Tested& Makemkv Discount Code
Posted: Tue Sep 17, 2024 1:28 pm
by JoeCoole
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?
Re: Billycar11 Selling Flashed Pioneer UHD Drives USA only, Remote Flashing,Tested& Makemkv Discount Code
Posted: Tue Sep 17, 2024 2:57 pm
by MKV Maker
JoeCoole wrote: Tue Sep 17, 2024 1:28 pm
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.
Re: Billycar11 Selling Flashed Pioneer UHD Drives USA only, Remote Flashing,Tested& Makemkv Discount Code
Posted: Tue Sep 17, 2024 4:01 pm
by Coopervid
MKV Maker wrote: Tue Sep 17, 2024 2:57 pm
JoeCoole wrote: Tue Sep 17, 2024 1:28 pm
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.
https://mega.nz/file/mV5mCDhT#T794dO696 ... l_wcIH352A
Re: Billycar11 Selling Flashed Pioneer UHD Drives USA only, Remote Flashing,Tested& Makemkv Discount Code
Posted: Tue Sep 17, 2024 10:13 pm
by Billycar11
Coopervid wrote: Tue Sep 17, 2024 4:01 pm
MKV Maker wrote: Tue Sep 17, 2024 2:57 pm
JoeCoole wrote: Tue Sep 17, 2024 1:28 pm
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.
https://mega.nz/file/mV5mCDhT#T794dO696 ... l_wcIH352A
Or drill holes in the bottom
Re: Billycar11 Selling Flashed Pioneer UHD Drives USA only, Remote Flashing,Tested& Makemkv Discount Code
Posted: Tue Sep 17, 2024 10:18 pm
by MKV Maker
Billycar11 wrote: Tue Sep 17, 2024 10:13 pm
Or drill holes in the bottom
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.
Re: Billycar11 Selling Flashed Pioneer UHD Drives USA only, Remote Flashing,Tested& Makemkv Discount Code
Posted: Wed Sep 18, 2024 2:10 am
by 8BitWit
Billy was fast and professional and the BDR-S13U-X I ordered from him works like a charm. Excited to dive deeper into this hobby!
Re: Billycar11 Selling Flashed Pioneer UHD Drives USA only, Remote Flashing,Tested& Makemkv Discount Code
Posted: Wed Sep 18, 2024 5:38 pm
by Jeff_WNY
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
Re: Billycar11 Selling Flashed Pioneer UHD Drives USA only, Remote Flashing,Tested& Makemkv Discount Code
Posted: Thu Sep 19, 2024 12:39 pm
by fridaylastchance
Hey everyone. Is this drive easy to flash?
https://www.amazon.ca/BDR-2213-Utilizin ... d_source=1
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.
Re: Billycar11 Selling Flashed Pioneer UHD Drives USA only, Remote Flashing,Tested& Makemkv Discount Code
Posted: Thu Sep 19, 2024 3:29 pm
by Woodstock
If the drive has firmware dated 12/22/2022 or later, no.
Most likely, on Amazon, it will be too new.
Re: Billycar11 Selling Flashed Pioneer UHD Drives USA only, Remote Flashing,Tested& Makemkv Discount Code
Posted: Fri Sep 20, 2024 9:39 am
by fridaylastchance
Woodstock wrote: Thu Sep 19, 2024 3:29 pm
If the drive has firmware dated 12/22/2022 or later, no.
Most likely, on Amazon, it will be too new.
So the firmware has to be within a certain time period, otherwise, it cannot be flashed?
Re: Billycar11 Selling Flashed Pioneer UHD Drives USA only, Remote Flashing,Tested& Makemkv Discount Code
Posted: Fri Sep 20, 2024 10:10 am
by fridaylastchance
And another question, will Dvdfab work on these drives?
Re: Billycar11 Selling Flashed Pioneer UHD Drives USA only, Remote Flashing,Tested& Makemkv Discount Code
Posted: Fri Sep 20, 2024 2:08 pm
by Woodstock
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.
Re: Billycar11 Selling Flashed Pioneer UHD Drives USA only, Remote Flashing,Tested& Makemkv Discount Code
Posted: Fri Sep 20, 2024 7:15 pm
by Billycar11
fridaylastchance wrote: Fri Sep 20, 2024 10:10 am
And another question, will Dvdfab work on these drives?
Pioneers dont do UHD in dvdfab they will do regular Blu-ray and DVD fine in it.
But pioneers only do UHD with makemkv and xreveal.