BDE-PR1EP what is it?

[thewallace]

I picked up an interesting BD/DVD-RW drive out of a Epson disc publisher, a Pioneer BDE-PR1EP. The specs say: "These drives perform above the industry standard, offering extremely accurate publishing with an exceptionally low error rate." Its also said to have 'specific' firmware. The case is dated 2020 but there is nothing about MT1959 anywhere. The info below is on a BD, a 4K just makes seeking noise in the tray. I have two drives, I may just try to flash one and risk it to see what happens.

[Coopervid]

This drive can't be flashed.

[thewallace]

Yeah, the SDF Tool said it had the wrong platform. I'll keep it as a pure BD player/writer. BTW, I just extracted the BD of Inter****r. At 39gb it took 29 minutes, this thing flies!

[thewallace]

I did some digging and under the surface this looks like a BDE-PR1ME-L. A "Cost-effective business Blu-ray recorder, suitable for loading into automated equipment. CD Printer/Recorder, CD library." Sounds like a durable workhorse. The specs rate BD Read Single and Dual both at 12x. Too bad it can't be flashed.

[zittrig]

I've in my mind that these drives are unlabled BDR-S-Line. The sealed screws could be also a hint. But I can't find where I've read this. I'm probably wrong.

[Nikilite]

there must be a way to flash it. i guess?

well they seem to have a specific firmware and probably it's better to leave the original there.

[HSH1979]

were you able to make it work?

[mattjackson86]

It can be flashed to a 211M
https://freemkv.org/firmware/find/?driv ... ision=3.01

[gwhitcombe71]

It can be flashed to a 211M

mattjackson86 how did you get round the wrong platform error in SDF Tool then? thewallace said it wouldnt take it, so im wondering if you used a different tool or just a different firmware file... (and did the drive still read 4K discs afterwards, or is it still just seeking in the tray?)

[mattjackson86]

My flasher flashes the advertised crossflashes just fine. I can't say how other flashers work but I finding much more is flashable than anyone else right now and its being heavily tested by others in other forums. Just wanted to pass it along here as question came up

Generally older flashed were "dumb" with just hard coded A > B flashes approved. I take a different approach so list is huge. Something like 20k+ cross flash combos right now over versions and models.