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expiredWB_K posted Jan 23, 2022 1:43 PM

LG 14x SATA Internal Blu-ray Rewriter

$50

$70

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Amazon has LG Electronics 14x SATA Blu-ray Internal Rewriter (WH14NS40) on sale for $49.99. Shipping is free.

Newegg also has LG Electronics 14x SATA Blu-ray Internal Rewriter (WH14NS40) on sale for $49.99. Shipping is free.

Thanks to community member WB_K for sharing this deal.

Features:
  • Drive Type: Super-Multi Internal SATA Blu-ray Disc Rewriter
  • BD-R SL/DL: 14X/12XDVD-R SL/DL: 16X/8XDVD+R SL/DL: 16X/8X
  • CD-RW: 24X
  • Buffer Memory: 4MB
  • Operating System: Windows XP, Windows Vista, Windows 7
  • Without Software

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  • About this product:
    • Rated 4.6 out of 5 stars w/ over 3,400 Amazon customer reviews.
    • See forum thread for additional deal discussion.
  • About this deal:
    • This deal is $20 lower (28.57% savings) than the list price of $69.99.
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Amazon has LG Electronics 14x SATA Blu-ray Internal Rewriter (WH14NS40) on sale for $49.99. Shipping is free.

Newegg also has LG Electronics 14x SATA Blu-ray Internal Rewriter (WH14NS40) on sale for $49.99. Shipping is free.

Thanks to community member WB_K for sharing this deal.

Features:
  • Drive Type: Super-Multi Internal SATA Blu-ray Disc Rewriter
  • BD-R SL/DL: 14X/12XDVD-R SL/DL: 16X/8XDVD+R SL/DL: 16X/8X
  • CD-RW: 24X
  • Buffer Memory: 4MB
  • Operating System: Windows XP, Windows Vista, Windows 7
  • Without Software

Editor's Notes

Written by BostonGirl
  • About this product:
    • Rated 4.6 out of 5 stars w/ over 3,400 Amazon customer reviews.
    • See forum thread for additional deal discussion.
  • About this deal:
    • This deal is $20 lower (28.57% savings) than the list price of $69.99.
  • About this store:

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Written by WB_K

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Jimmdean
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bjgfromthe703
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Grabbed one last week sold by Amazon.com. I successfully flashed it to the 1.02MK firmware using this USB adadpter:

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product...UTF8&psc=1

and was able to rip a UHD title with MakeMKV.
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violian
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Keep in mind that if you have a 12th gen Intel, you won't be able to use this to play standard or 4K Blu-ray movies on your PC because Intel removed some required HDCP security thing from their newest chips (citing that the HDCP handshake protocol is a security vulnerability).
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Jan 24, 2022 3:54 AM
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bjgfromthe703Jan 24, 2022 3:54 AM
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Quote from OrangeGorilla346 :
Downgrade firmware to v1.02 to make full use of it.

Comes not fully useful out of the box? PASS
LG nerfed the drives with a firmware "update" because of pressure to stop pirates who used such drives to rip 4K movies.
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mig0Jan 24, 2022 4:01 AM
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Bing link to enclosure not working right
Jan 24, 2022 4:04 AM
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jmandawgJan 24, 2022 4:04 AM
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I just spent a few weeks getting all my old data off cd/dvd....
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Jan 24, 2022 4:05 AM
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ArclunaJan 24, 2022 4:05 AM
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With intel dropping 4K support is this going to be limited in its usefulness?
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Jan 24, 2022 4:07 AM
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DrelkorJan 24, 2022 4:07 AM
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Any real difference between this model and the WH16NS40 for $10 more other than 14x vs 16x speed? Trying to decide which one to get. They both look supported.
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Quote from JSP0421 :
What software does this need to function?

From Amazon review: "This is a barebone drive. You're getting it cheaper because there is no software disk, manual and often not even a box. Physical stores sell these in a plastic bag, not even cardboard box. Don't worry though, my Windows 10 PC detected and installed it without any issues (didn't even have to download anything). You can then go to the LG site and download the software that would have came with it and download it. The software might have some nice features."
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Jan 24, 2022 4:20 AM
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In 4 1. I needed a new reader as my old Asus occasionally has bad reads. I don't need 4K support. Hope this lasts as long as my Asus did.

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Keep in mind that if you have a 12th gen Intel, you won't be able to use this to play standard or 4K Blu-ray movies on your PC because Intel removed some required HDCP security thing from their newest chips (citing that the HDCP handshake protocol is a security vulnerability).
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BiggMakJan 24, 2022 4:59 AM
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Quote from JSP0421 :
The post just says "without software" so I'm a bit confused at what software is needed

None is really needed. Mine shipped in a brown box with drive, no cable or disc.
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av911Jan 24, 2022 5:06 AM
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Very tempting to get it as a backup for my WH16NS60.
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Quote from MWink :
I have one of these and it was great while it lasted. Unfortunately, it died after only a year or two. It happened right in the middle of reading a Blu-Ray. It will still read DVDs but not Blu-Rays. I replaced it with the 16x version. Hopefully that one holds up better.
Treat these like they're disposable/consumable.

The lens assemblies fail over time and have to be replaced, and it's just cheaper to buy a new drive than put in the labor to replace the lens assembly alone.
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ltrinhJan 24, 2022 5:28 AM
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Quote from bjgfromthe703 :
Grabbed one last week sold by Amazon.com. I successfully flashed it to the 1.02MK firmware using this USB adadpter:

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product...UTF8&psc=1

and was able to rip a UHD title with MakeMKV.
This is blu-ray rewriter. You updated the firmware and able to read 4K? That would be amazing.
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Quote from Arcluna :
With intel dropping 4K support is this going to be limited in its usefulness?
Quote from violian :
Keep in mind that if you have a 12th gen Intel, you won't be able to use this to play standard or 4K Blu-ray movies on your PC because Intel removed some required HDCP security thing from their newest chips (citing that the HDCP handshake protocol is a security vulnerability).
The loss of SGX support assumes that the drive's use case is playback a 4k BluRay disc directly from the drive. However, the primary use case for the drive as demonstrated in this thread is to rip 4k content from the disc. This process would eliminate the associated DRM, eliminating the concern.

Good luck!
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