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LG 14x SATA Internal Blu-ray Rewriter

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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.

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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 deal:
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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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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.
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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impaler13355Jan 24, 2022 04:06 PM
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Quote from init0 :
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What are these still used for now besides legacy comps/servers?

Genuinely curious.

Thanks.
Mainly to rip 4k blu-rays since most streaming content looks/sounds worse when compared to the Blu-Ray version.
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tracker2208Jan 24, 2022 04:14 PM
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I want to get one but I'm worried I would just be tempted to waste money on 4k BR deals that pop up.
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PityOnUJan 24, 2022 04:40 PM
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I have had multiple of the 16x version of this drive (WH16NS40) and am very unhappy with the reliability they have shown. I have gone through 3x of them ripping a handful of anime series I was collecting over a period of about a year (so maybe like 30 series total?). After about a few months the spindle motor in these things burns out and the disks won't spin up anymore, turning it into a very crunchy-sounding paperweight. It's not like I run TPB or something - these should really last longer than that with the workload I give them.

Perhaps this 14x version is more reliable as the spindle motor won't be taxed quite as hard? I'm unsure.

Considering my experiences are with a different SKU, I don't know what I expect any of you to take from this comment other than the fact that I want to cry about my problems somewhere, but that's my 2p ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

Hope y'all have better luck than me!
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atx11Jan 24, 2022 04:51 PM
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Quote from advertaddy :
Are there any alternative drives or models that are more stable than the one for sale? Primary objective is to have something where I can remove region lock /rip to Blu Ray so I can view the actual movie.
Asus BW-16D1HT. There are also higher models of this drive. WH16NS60.
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HomeyDaClownJan 24, 2022 04:54 PM
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Cant tell.. is this a LibreDrive?
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palewookJan 24, 2022 04:57 PM
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Quote from DavidPumpkins :
It's been this price, not exactly a deal. Was cheaper on Amazon and microcenter during BF
in the past year, its been $45 at it's lowest price. $50 is a good price for 2022. it generally sells for $60 on amazon/microcenter/newegg during the past year.

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whatgooddealJan 24, 2022 04:58 PM
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Quote from atx11 :
4K IS Blu-ray. Same technology. That you think they're two different things just shows how successful the industry is in separating the two in order for you to pay more for "4K discs." Blu-ray drives are crippled by default for the sole purpose of antipiracy.
No. 4k is referring to the resolution. Blueray is the optical technology to read/write the disk.
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atx11Jan 24, 2022 05:02 PM
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Quote from lesterhung :
No. 4k is referring to the resolution. Blueray is the optical technology to read/write the disk.
what did I say? same technology.
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theimage13Jan 24, 2022 05:03 PM
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Quote from init0 :
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What are these still used for now besides legacy comps/servers?

Genuinely curious.

Thanks.
If you'd read the first page, you wouldn't be curious anymore.
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whatgooddealJan 24, 2022 05:03 PM
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Quote from atx11 :
what did I say? same technology.
Lol no. I can put 480p, 720p, or any other resolution video on a Blu ray disk. Storage technology have nothing to do with what resolution video you can store on it
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I've had two of these (as well as a WH16) ripping 4K discs for years now, never had to mess with software or firmware.
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gvan1998Jan 24, 2022 05:43 PM
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I think i got agree with lesterhung
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slickyslackJan 24, 2022 06:20 PM
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I use this SATA to USB adapter to plug the drive to my laptop. I don't use an external enclosure and just have the drive sitting on my desk with this connector to my laptop. I can confirm this adapter works to flash the firmware of the drive down to 1.02 to get 4k/UHD capabilities.

Unitek SATA to USB 3.0, SATA III Cable Hard Drive Adapter Converter for Universal 2.5/3.5 SATA HDD/SSD Hard Drive Disk, Include 12V/2A Power Adapter https://www.amazon.com/dp/B06WWLC...UTF8&psc=1
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