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Amazon has LG WH16NS60 Blu-ray/DVD Writer Internal Optical Drive w/ Ultra HD 4K Blu-ray Playback Support on sale for $89.99. Shipping is free.

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Note, in stock May 20th.

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https://www.amazon.com/LG-Electro...5699555c56 >In stock on May 20

This drive officially supports 4k UHD playback on compatible PC\Laptop using the Power DVD software that is included with this drive (Note: the bundled cyberlink software works only in Windows PC\Laptop)

This is a great bluray burner for backing up your data and also supports M-Disc burning. Also supports BDXL 100Gb discs

About this item
  • Reduces Noise from Disc Spin During Movie Playback
  • Support 3D Blu-ray Disc Playback
  • Support BDXL (100GB Triple Layer) Disc; Max. 16X BD-R Read and Write Capability
  • Blu-ray Disc (Including BDXL, M-DISC), DVD (Including M-DISC & DVD-RAM), and CD Family Read/Write Compatible
  • 4MB Buffer Under-Run Prevention Function Embedded
You can pair this drive with Vantec USB 3 case for plug and play to any PC\MAC\Laptop. https://www.amazon.com/Vantec-NST...XAFE9EF54Q
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STOP spouting nonsense!! Obviously, you don't know what you're talking about.

When you rip, you're making a 1:1 copy. Where in that process degrades the result? Who makes 2-3 backup copies of their movies? Stop trying to "contribute" to this thread.
Huh? I have 400+ 4K discs ripped/remuxed with MakeMkv to my NAS to watch via Plex. I use this drive & the WH14NS40. MakeMkv decrypts the disc and make 1:1 copy of the video & audio files on the disc.

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av911
04-29-2021 at 06:33 PM.
04-29-2021 at 06:33 PM.
Don't you want unofficial for ripping purposes?
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04-29-2021 at 06:55 PM.
04-29-2021 at 06:55 PM.
Quote from av911 :
Don't you want unofficial for ripping purposes?

This drive can be flashed in a few easy steps to rip UHD's. Check makemkv forums or Google for details
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04-29-2021 at 10:07 PM.

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04-29-2021 at 10:07 PM.
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This drive can be flashed in a few easy steps to rip UHD's. Check makemkv forums or Google for details

Wow here it is https://forum.makemkv.com/forum/v...hp?t=19634
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FChicken
04-30-2021 at 10:33 AM.
04-30-2021 at 10:33 AM.
What's the difference between the one listed and this one here:

https://www.amazon.com/LG-Super-I...B079LR2Q67

If flashed with the firmware:
https://forum.makemkv.com/forum/v...hp?t=19634

Will they work the same?
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hoyalawya
04-30-2021 at 11:32 AM.
04-30-2021 at 11:32 AM.
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There are cheaper alternatives on that list. IME ripping 4K discs is pretty pointless since they use 25 GB/hr and remain encrypted. Even if you can decrypt and compress it defeats the purpose of having 4K in the first place.
Huh? I have 400+ 4K discs ripped/remuxed with MakeMkv to my NAS to watch via Plex. I use this drive & the WH14NS40. MakeMkv decrypts the disc and make 1:1 copy of the video & audio files on the disc.
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04-30-2021 at 11:34 AM.
04-30-2021 at 11:34 AM.
Quote from FChicken :
What's the difference between the one listed and this one here:

https://www.amazon.com/LG-Super-I...B079LR2Q67

If flashed with the firmware:
https://forum.makemkv.com/forum/v...hp?t=19634

Will they work the same?
They will work the same way. However, I have found that the WH16NS60 works better on 3-layer BD-100 discs.
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04-30-2021 at 11:39 AM.
04-30-2021 at 11:39 AM.
Quote from hoyalawya :
Huh? I have 400+ 4K discs ripped/remuxed with MakeMkv to my NAS to watch via Plex. I use this drive & the WH14NS40. MakeMkv decrypts the disc and make 1:1 copy of the video & audio files on the disc.

Holy crap. How much space does that take up? What client device do you use for playback? I struggled with ripping even blurays because they would be in VC-1 format and firestick can't handle it. I was kinda disappointed with the whole idea of ripping because ultimately it just took way more time than me redeeming the code with the bluray and streaming it via firestick.
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04-30-2021 at 11:55 AM.
04-30-2021 at 11:55 AM.
Where in the item description does this show it comes with the full version of Cyberlink software that plays back UHD content? That's usually close to $100 software all by itself.
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JimBanville
04-30-2021 at 12:22 PM.
04-30-2021 at 12:22 PM.
Quote from sdaddict001 :
Holy crap. How much space does that take up? What client device do you use for playback? I struggled with ripping even blurays because they would be in VC-1 format and firestick can't handle it. I was kinda disappointed with the whole idea of ripping because ultimately it just took way more time than me redeeming the code with the bluray and streaming it via firestick.

Use handbrake to re-encode them.
I have a lot of Blu rays ripped to my plex server, and very few ripped AS VC-1. Most are variations on mpeg.
I'm guessing a lot of people aren't ripping just their own discs, but rentals and friends' discs as well. Probably mostly.
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04-30-2021 at 12:24 PM.
04-30-2021 at 12:24 PM.
Quote from hoyalawya :
Huh? I have 400+ 4K discs ripped/remuxed with MakeMkv to my NAS to watch via Plex. I use this drive & the WH14NS40. MakeMkv decrypts the disc and make 1:1 copy of the video & audio files on the disc.
Yep, don't know what he's talking about. MakeMKV and AnyDVD are perfect combos.
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Quote from JimBanville :
Use handbrake to re-encode them.
I have a lot of Blu rays ripped to my plex server, and very few ripped AS VC-1. Most are variations on mpeg.
I'm guessing a lot of people aren't ripping just their own discs, but rentals and friends' discs as well. Probably mostly.

Yeah but handbrake takes too long as I don't own any super fast PC and I think it reduces the quality so at that point I'm like why go through all this for something I can just stream if I'm going to ultimately have a reduced quality video. I own the discs but I don't own a dedicated bluray player. Unfortunately have not bought the xbox one either so I have no way of playing these discs without ripping and watching through playback device. Its really me just cheaping out and not getting a dedicated uhd player. But that's the SDer in me lol.
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04-30-2021 at 12:53 PM.
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Quote from sdaddict001 :
Holy crap. How much space does that take up? What client device do you use for playback? I struggled with ripping even blurays because they would be in VC-1 format and firestick can't handle it. I was kinda disappointed with the whole idea of ripping because ultimately it just took way more time than me redeeming the code with the bluray and streaming it via firestick.

I've been using the WH14NS40 to make remuxes with mkv and use the Nvidia Shield for playback. In general most dvds are 4-8gb, blu-rays 20-30gb, and 4k blu-rays from 50-90gb.
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