LG BP60NB10 does not read every Blu-ray

[Ink110]

Hey everyone!

I bought the LG BP60NB10 recently, patched it successfully but had a bad experience playing a lot of Blu-rays... not even ripping them.

First I tried to rip the first Blu-Ray of Miami Vice... which worked expect one episode always had an error.
Then I moved on and tried to read a Blu-Ray from Depeche Mode, no region code, nothing... and the LG could not even read the Blu-Rays TOC.
I started to think I made a mistake and patched the drive the wrong way.
I took the Depeche Mode Blu-Ray to a friend who had an Xbox... it played there immediately... no issues.

Then I tried to play a Blu-Ray from Peter Gabriel, the latest album that comes with a 5.1 Version of his album. It worked but it was super jerky. I had to try it several times.
In the end I sent the drive back and got a replacement, finally. The same LG BP60NB10 drive. However, I did not patch it yet, but... the same issues pertain.
The Depeche Mode disk can still not be played... it is not a special Blu-Ray at all.

Is the LG BP60NB10 a cheap/bad drive... could it be my Windows 11 installation? Should I return the drive completely and get a different one?

I never thought that just playing a Blu-Ray would be such a hassle, let alone rip one.

Any thoughts on this matter are appreciated.

[Billycar11]

unofficial programs like vlc do not put the drive in the right more for playback i feel or dont buffer enough

if you just want to play why not just use powerdvd for regular bluray it comes with the drive i think.
why even involve makemkv its not the cause of your issue.

the lg/asus drives are not great i do not recommend them at all anymore now that we have other options but i understand some have no choice but to use those.

pioneers are better at unofficial playback in vlc but still not perfect

[Ink110]

Thank you for your response.

I involved makemkv because my goal is to rip my discs, but only half of them are even playable.

I asked here because my drive is one of those that are suggested to use, and I am confused if I just have bad luck or if this drive is just bad overall.

Who would have thought that buying a Blu-Ray drive that might not play some of the discs at all, let alone being able to rip them.

I was hoping to hear more about this drive from forum users owning this same drive as well, or if this is a general issue. I did not own an optical drive for a few years.

[MartyMcNuts]

Thank you for your response.

I involved makemkv because my goal is to rip my discs, but only half of them are even playable.

I asked here because my drive is one of those that are suggested to use, and I am confused if I just have bad luck or if this drive is just bad overall.

Who would have thought that buying a Blu-Ray drive that might not play some of the discs at all, let alone being able to rip them.

I was hoping to hear more about this drive from forum users owning this same drive as well, or if this is a general issue. I did not own an optical drive for a few years.

LG / ASUS drives in general are not very good quality. They seem to have gotten quite a bit worse over the last couple of years.

[Ink110]

Thank you.

I will return my drive.