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4x is the max for UHD but im sure we are all saving time in the long run compared to an lg or asus having to restart the rip after cleaning a disc or exchange discs Yesterday I noticed a long time for titles on a BD-ROM FHD disc to load which is unexpected behaviour now. I removed it from my BDR-S1...

The down side is that the Pioneer's read speed is half (UHD 4x) versus the ASUS (UHD 8x). You may be able to change that for it may be attributable to the default policy of the drive. This page contains download links to Pioneer's drive utility software. I recommend users of Pioneer's drives to dow...

Is that BDR-212 the V or UBK? I have wondered likewise. I doubt the actual hardware model is the UBK because he mentions in the first post a BDR-212 unit will be flashed with BDR-212UBK firmware. Regardless I believe the 212 anything is an older model which surprises me that it is so popular consid...

Is there some reason people are suggesting a USB enclosure? Is one really necessary or can it just simply installed normally via the internal SATA ports on the motherboard? A USB enclosure is necessary for a laptop. I cannot add my BDR-S13U/J-X to a MacBook Pro or even the latest Mac Pro [to my kno...

I see the bolded warning "DO NOT UPGRADE FIRMWARE ONCE YOU GET THE DRIVE!!". Is there anyway the firmware can be automatically upgraded without me actively trying to upgrade? Is there any automatic upgrade I need to worry about and stop? No. Firmware upgrade occurs only when the user down...

What features on the BDR-13 models made you choose them over the cheaper BDR-212? I read the links you provided, and the big feature seems to be “PureRead”? Is “PureRead” what attracted you them? Or is there something else? Do they rip discs any faster in your experience? First and foremost I refus...

For the first time ever today I encountered the .cmap files. I downloaded an entire BD-ROM UHD and inside of the folder is a MakeMKV folder with subfolders AACS and CMAP. Is any of this useful? I copied all titles successfully without any of it. If no then why is it there? If yes then how to make us...

Does anyone know if I can open the .bin files so I can see how they are written? I am an accountant but studying coding. I'd love to see how firmware like this is written. You may be able to disassemble it although I know not how. Perhaps GDB disassembles .bin files. If it were a UNIX executable th...

The copy I used [and saved for future] is labelled HL-DT-ST-BD-RE_WH16NS60-1.02-NM00100-211810291936. Apparently there are three versions of 1.02 although I am not sure what the differences are amongst mine and those.

Thank you for your response. I spent another few hours reading and researching all of this and I now at least understand what is going on and it does seem like electronics makers are getting increasingly hostile to their customers. Hostile is an understatement. They have been cruel to their custome...

Been trying to find the answer, but can someone tell me the differences between the three pioneer drives besides price? Read the details including design and features of the following. I cannot find the page of the exact model of BDR-212 Billy sells but it is certainly the most popular of the three...

From version 1.03 onwards LG began to encrypt the firmware making it unusable for BD-ROM UHD discs. Version 1.02 was the last usable version without the sleep bug– the most nasty bug encountered in these firmwares. Nothing visibly different from …NS40 to …NS60. I have got two OWC purchases that are ...

Also, it will benefit every user of Mac OS to make an alias to resolve to the console's binary [e.g. mkvcon] in the shell's configuration file such as zshrc. The command will be more efficient then.

However, the Ultimate UHD Drives Flashing Guide (which Coopervid pointed you at in your other thread How to flash a 2023 OWC with an LG BD-RE BH16NS40 SVC: NS51 Firmware v 1.05 ) has a section in it titled Recommended Firmware to flash for MakeMKV: In that section, it says: WH16NS40 on any Firmware...

I corresponded via email with Billycar today and I regretfully must say that he was outrageously discourteous, petty, a displeasure to correspond with, and that no business with conduct like his deserves a cent from prospective customers. He didn't even spare the effort (or was not able) to string ...