New User - Help Request
Posted: Sat Jul 18, 2026 11:49 am
Hello,
I purchased an external blu-ray usb player in order to rip the audio from my collection of XTC surround sound series blu-rays.
The discs have either never played or seldom played, i have cleaned all of them and they play fine in the drive using 3rd party players such as Leawo and VLC etc.
The discs also play fine on a standard blu-ray player connected to my tv.
However when i try to rip them using MKV, i encounter a multitude of errors, firstly the software struggles to read the discs, i have to re-start the software or re-insert the disc.
Then, when it has read the disc and i have selected what i want to rip, i encounter all sorts of errors.
Scisi errors, hardware and medium errors (offset 0), skipped file errors etc.
I have the drive conneted to a powered external usb hub.
I am starting to wonder if i have skimped too much on the drive - it was cheap, once i have riped the collection i will have little use for it which is why i opted for a low cost unit.
Could the drive itself be the issue?:
https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0FPC2VKPX? ... asin_title
If this is the case can you suggest a reliable but cheap as possible drive to purchase via Amazon?
Also does anyone have experience of ripping similar audio blu-rays like the XTX surround sound collection?
Are these discs difficult to rip etc?
Any advice appreciated.
Thank you.
I purchased an external blu-ray usb player in order to rip the audio from my collection of XTC surround sound series blu-rays.
The discs have either never played or seldom played, i have cleaned all of them and they play fine in the drive using 3rd party players such as Leawo and VLC etc.
The discs also play fine on a standard blu-ray player connected to my tv.
However when i try to rip them using MKV, i encounter a multitude of errors, firstly the software struggles to read the discs, i have to re-start the software or re-insert the disc.
Then, when it has read the disc and i have selected what i want to rip, i encounter all sorts of errors.
Scisi errors, hardware and medium errors (offset 0), skipped file errors etc.
I have the drive conneted to a powered external usb hub.
I am starting to wonder if i have skimped too much on the drive - it was cheap, once i have riped the collection i will have little use for it which is why i opted for a low cost unit.
Could the drive itself be the issue?:
https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0FPC2VKPX? ... asin_title
If this is the case can you suggest a reliable but cheap as possible drive to purchase via Amazon?
Also does anyone have experience of ripping similar audio blu-rays like the XTX surround sound collection?
Are these discs difficult to rip etc?
Any advice appreciated.
Thank you.