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LG 8x External USB 2.0 Blu-Ray Double Layer Disc Rewriter $79.99 + free s/h

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Previously front page at this price. Previous post has great info on flashing this drive to support UHD.

Best Buy [bestbuy.com] has LG 8x External USB 2.0 Blu-Ray Double Layer Disc Rewriter (Black; BP50NB40) on sale for $79.99. Shipping is free, otherwise, select free curbside pickup as an alternative option.

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  • LG 8x External USB 2.0 Blu-Ray Double Layer Disc Rewriter (BP50NB40)
  • Blu-Ray Drive Install Disc for Windows
  • USB Cable


https://www.bestbuy.com/site/lg-8...Id=9243009
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Model: LG - 8x External USB 2.0 Blu-ray Disc Double-Layer DVD±RW/CD-RW Disc Rewriter - Black

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Tisser12
01-25-2021 at 02:33 PM.

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01-25-2021 at 02:33 PM.
Good drive. I think this is about what I paid for mine but I always get the 2 year geeksquad warranty on top of it. Worth it for if I ever drop it, and I've more than gotten my moneys worth when things just stopped working randomly... (I dropped my headset.. okay?!)

As for the drive, great for watching or ripping, and really, REALLY small for what it is. Not terribly loud when running, but louder when ripping. I can usually rip a blu ray in about 30-45 minutes, 4k discs take a while longer.

You won't run into bandwidth issues with it only being USB 2.0 since the max 8x read speed won't fully saturate it. Do note you need 2 USB ports for this drive to hook up.
There are 5.25" size portable drives that are USB 3.0 with higher read/write speeds if you're wanting/needing more speed.

There's another thread on here (linked in OP) that talked about flashing these drives to be able to read/rip 4k and 3d discs as well. I followed the directions on the forums that were linked and can confirm it works.

Edit: Also, if you're like me and don't like unprotected tech this case [amazon.com] on the 'zon fits this drive fairly well.
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Swampthinq
09-23-2022 at 06:06 PM.
09-23-2022 at 06:06 PM.
Quote from Tisser12 :
Good drive. I think this is about what I paid for mine but I always get the 2 year geeksquad warranty on top of it. Worth it for if I ever drop it, and I've more than gotten my moneys worth when things just stopped working randomly... (I dropped my headset.. okay?!)

As for the drive, great for watching or ripping, and really, REALLY small for what it is. Not terribly loud when running, but louder when ripping. I can usually rip a blu ray in about 30-45 minutes, 4k discs take a while longer.

You won't run into bandwidth issues with it only being USB 2.0 since the max 8x read speed won't fully saturate it. Do note you need 2 USB ports for this drive to hook up.
There are 5.25" size portable drives that are USB 3.0 with higher read/write speeds if you're wanting/needing more speed.

There's another thread on here (linked in OP) that talked about flashing these drives to be able to read/rip 4k and 3d discs as well. I followed the directions on the forums that were linked and can confirm it works.

Edit: Also, if you're like me and don't like unprotected tech this case [amazon.com] on the 'zon fits this drive fairly well.

Are there any other does you would recommend or should I just buy this. Never really ripped a Blu-ray cd? Is it easy and does it really do 4k? I was mostly interested n being able to watch Blu-ray movies on my pc/laptop. I don't see any other cheaper option.
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09-24-2022 at 09:03 PM.
09-24-2022 at 09:03 PM.
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Are there any other does you would recommend or should I just buy this. Never really ripped a Blu-ray cd? Is it easy and does it really do 4k? I was mostly interested n being able to watch Blu-ray movies on my pc/laptop. I don't see any other cheaper option.
If you can still get this player for a good price, yes I would recommend. You can just plug this in to your laptop/PC (it uses 2 USB 2.0 ports) and use your video player of choice that supports blu-ray playback to watch any blu ray or DVD you have.VLC player works well.
If you don't know anything about ripping it doesn't matter for just playing movies, but if you're interested in DOING it you should watch some youtube videos and read up on some forum posts to learn how. This blu ray player only does 4k if you 'hack' it and change the firmware, so again unless you know what you're doing I don't recommend messing with it.
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