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I have an older BH16NS40 drive that was manufactured on oct 2013. Am I able to flash this drive to a FW level that will allow me to rip UHD discs? It currently hs FW 1.01 on it.

Hello. I am new here I have always been making copies of my bluray movies, to mkv files. Now i want to start buying 4k movies & doing the same. I assume i need a 4k player...and that makemkv will start convert it. Any help will be appreciated, ty You need an optical drive that supports LibreDri...

Hello. I am new here

I have always been making copies of my bluray movies, to mkv files. Now i want to start buying 4k movies & doing the same.
I assume i need a 4k player...and that makemkv will start convert it.
Any help will be appreciated, ty

They are all the same regarding hardware. They have various firmware that can be cross-flashed. These drives have not the best read and write performance but they do regularily OK. Pioneer drives are the better readers and writers but Pioneer crippled their firmware in Dec. 2022. So to get a Pionee...

They are all the same regarding hardware. They have various firmware that can be cross-flashed. These drives have not the best read and write performance but they do regularily OK. Pioneer drives are the better readers and writers but Pioneer crippled their firmware in Dec. 2022. So to get a Pioneer...

I did read the guide, but i didnt see these models on the list.. Any chance for a yes or no answer to my question before i order the drive?

See guide below

As topic states, will either of these drives work for ripping my 4K discs? If so, do they need flashing? Can they be used with USB3 adapters?

I haven't a clue how 4k ripping works.

Thank you for your help.

If you do want a libredrive capable drive, look for the cheaper LG models such as BH16NS55, BH16NS40, etc. if you want an external slim drive, try the BP50NB40 or the Verbatim 43888 as it contains a Pioneer BDR-UD04 which should have libredrive enabled out of the box. ...

... You don't have to have a libredrive capable drive. If you do want a libredrive capable drive, look for the cheaper LG models such as BH16NS55, BH16NS40, etc. if you want an external slim drive, try the BP50NB40 or the Verbatim 43888 as it contains a Pioneer BDR-UD04 which should have libredrive ...

Is this still for sale I’m new to all this so is it plug and play

I have the same drive, firmware, etc. looking to flash, did your process go smoothly?

... spend tons of money on this, so I was looking at classifieds and found these models: Pioneer BDR-206D Pioneer BDR-209D LG BH16NS55 LG CH12NS40 LG BH16NS40 Are there particularly good experiences with the read quality of any of these?

Thanks!

JacketPotato wrote: ↑

Tue Sep 26, 2023 10:24 am

Perfect, thanks. How safe is the process of flashing LibreDrive firmware?

100% safe if you follow the precautions in the guide