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LG 8x External USB 2.0 Blu-Ray Double Layer Disc Rewriter

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Best Buy via eBay has LG 8x External USB 2.0 Blu-Ray Double Layer Disc Rewriter (BP50NB40) on sale for $79.99. Shipping is free.

Best Buy has LG 8x External USB 2.0 Blu-Ray Double Layer Disc Rewriter (BP50NB40) on sale for $79.99. Shipping is free or select free store pick up where available.
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  • Dual USB Type-A 2.0 interface

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Best Buy via eBay has LG 8x External USB 2.0 Blu-Ray Double Layer Disc Rewriter (BP50NB40) on sale for $79.99. Shipping is free.

Best Buy has LG 8x External USB 2.0 Blu-Ray Double Layer Disc Rewriter (BP50NB40) on sale for $79.99. Shipping is free or select free store pick up where available.
  • Note: Availability for store pickup may vary by location.
Thanks to Community Member cnmuranjan for finding this deal.

Features:
  • Supports reading and writing Blu-Ray, DVD, and CD.
  • Dual USB Type-A 2.0 interface

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Oct 20, 2023 5:52 PM
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nilkillaOct 20, 2023 5:52 PM
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Quote from Tisser12 View quoted comment :
I've had this exact drive for a few years now and have ripped multiple Blu-Rays with MakeMkv and converted/compressed with Handbrake. As long as this is the same model as I have (looks exactly the same but could have different guts) it IS flashable to play/rip 4k/3D discs as well*. Not as fast as a 5.25" drive would be but it is very light and portable and doesn't need external power or a SATA connection. It's pretty quiet too.

I've only ran into a few movies that just wouldn't rip, and I don't think it was the movies themselves just something with the discs because one of them was Jurassic Park 2, whereas all the other movies in the series ripped perfectly fine.

*Just be sure to follow the flashing instructions carefully if you go that route so you don't accidentally brick your drive.

P.S. I got a "Lacdo" brand hardshell case on Amazon to keep it safe when I'm not using it.
Does playing 4k disks still work with latest updates in win10/11 and on newer model Intel CPUs and AMD CPUs?
Oct 20, 2023 5:54 PM
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DataJagerOct 20, 2023 5:54 PM
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Quote from cnmuranjan View quoted comment :
Sorry to intervene, but you do get scsi error if ripping using makeMKV and if the disc has some bad spots. Usually it is related to medium error (which in this case is a disc) and softly wiping the disc could solve it.
Quote from Giantcrazy View quoted comment :
Are you suggesting that backing up your legally owned discs is unethical? Because that's a horseload if there ever was one.
Correct.
" Under section 117, you or someone you authorize may make a copy of an original computer program if the new copy is being made for archival (i.e., backup) purposes only; you are the legal owner of the copy; and any copy made for archival purposes is either destroyed, or transferred with the original copy, once the original copy is sold, given away, or otherwise transferred."
If you own the disc you can make a backup copy.
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Oct 20, 2023 5:55 PM
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nilkillaOct 20, 2023 5:55 PM
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Quote from EngineerDude View quoted comment :
You actually have to downgrade the firmware on this drive AND cross-flash it from a BP50NB40 to a BP60NB10 to get it to read 4K discs.

A nice benefit is you effectively end up "upgrading" the drive to one of these:

https://www.bestbuy.com/site/lg-6x-external-blu-ray-disc-double-layer-dvdrw-cd-rw-drive-black/616290... [bestbuy.com]
Will this get around issue with win 10/11 update along with Intel CPUs removing decoding support and AMD not having support for 4k uhd disks?

https://www.pcworld.com/article/6...4K%20discs.
Oct 20, 2023 6:02 PM
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391412Oct 20, 2023 6:02 PM
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Quote from cnmuranjan View quoted comment :
It is backwards compatible. USB 2.0 shouldn't be a problem here.
480Mbit/sec is slow. Can the drive be pulled from the enclosure and matched with a USB 3.0 pigtail?
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Oct 20, 2023 6:02 PM
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av911Oct 20, 2023 6:02 PM
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Quote from lesterhung View quoted comment :
USB2.0...Good luck waiting days to read the whole disk
The interface ain't the bottleneck. You really think the laser on this drive can read more than 480Mbps?
Last edited by av911 October 20, 2023 at 11:20 AM.
Oct 20, 2023 6:16 PM
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391412Oct 20, 2023 6:16 PM
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There are two scenarios::
1) Portable media for Blueray Players: Many of those type of applications; this drive would make sense. It is just slow to create them and older media players have gone to streaming

2) Backup: I used to backup to Blueray; now that M2 drives have dropped in price and can be put on a 3.0 USB drive enclosures - copying to BR media is almost obsolete. I currently use two sets of 2TB M2 USB 3.0 drives & enclosures to backup - swapping on intervals between them - Examples:
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https://www.amazon.com/gp/product...=UTF8&th=1
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Oct 20, 2023 6:21 PM
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Tisser12Oct 20, 2023 6:21 PM
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Quote from nilkilla View quoted comment :
Does playing 4k disks still work with latest updates in win10/11 and on newer model Intel CPUs and AMD CPUs?
I'll have to double check, I haven't tried PLAYING a 4k in a bit. My monitor is only 1440p though. I'll try to remember to check on this when I get home.

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Oct 20, 2023 6:24 PM
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dealstormOct 20, 2023 6:24 PM
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Quote from av911 View quoted comment :
The interface ain't the bottleneck. You really think the laser on this drive can read more than 480Mbps?
Why bother with USB 3.0 in this type of drive then?
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Oct 20, 2023 6:29 PM
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hegemon13Oct 20, 2023 6:29 PM
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Quote from osv1 View quoted comment :
quoting you directly: "you get either scsi or failed to read errors."

no, you can't get "scsi errors" because this is not a scsi drive.

that code you posted has nothing to do with scsi.
I mean, he posted the system output where line after line begins with "scsi error." At this point, you just sound like a know-it-all who's too immature to admit they were wrong. He didn't say it was an error with a scsi port. You're the one you interpreted it that way. It is, in fact, a scsi error, even if it doesn't mean exactly the same thing you think it should. There's one person threadcrapping here, and it's 100% you.
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Oct 20, 2023 6:38 PM
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hegemon13Oct 20, 2023 6:38 PM
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Quote from scotts9612 View quoted comment :
What's the difference between ripping and pirating or are they the same thing just using the name ripping to covertly be saying that it is really being illegally copyed
While the media companies would like you to believe they are the same, they aren't at all.

"Pirating" refers to obtaining (usually via download) media that you do not otherwise own.

"Ripping" refers to changing the format of media you do own, such as converting a disc to a file on your hard drive. Aka "format shifting," ripping is protected in copyright law as a valid fair use exemption. Unfortunately, in the US, a separate law known as the DMCA (Digital Millennium Copyright Act) makes the act of circumventing digital encryption illegal, even if the use for which you circumvent it is legal and the circumvention itself is trivial.

Therefore, in the US, it is not technically legal to rip your own discs, even though it is allowed under copyright. And in a very bizarre twist, the DMCA's penalties can actually be more severe than the civil penalties for piracy.

That said, media companies aren't really trying to stop personal ripping of media anymore, and they aren't going after people for it. And from an ethical and moral perspective, it's absurd to disallow people from backing up or format shifting their own purchased media for their own use.
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1. Videohelp.com
All the software listed for various cd/dvd/bluray ripping, encoding, etc tasks.
Forums have tons of help with the above, media servers, etc.

2. Makemkv & handbrake.fr
Typically the only 2 pieces of software needed nowadays for ripping discs to media files.

3. Cdrinfo etc sites for other disc related info, forums, etc.

4. Dvdfab.cn
Disable/remove copy protection if you want to play straight from discs.

5. Videolan.org vlc
The only media player needed to play everything ripped using makemkv/handbrake. If this app doesn't play something, very unlikely anything else will. Also lower battery consumption than mphc, which I prefer for the keyboard shortcuts and interface.

Live Crop/zoom of ripped videos during playback varies between vlc and mphc.

6. While you typically need a more powerful system to play 4k bluray from a disc, once ripped, it'll often play fine on a lesser system with vlc. Handbrake.fr can recompress to a smaller, lighter file for even slower systems to playback.

7. Handbrake with Intel Quicksync turned on for Intel cpu PCs can encode Super Fast. Saves lots of time vs cpu encoding on low to mid range PCs. (Nvidia has its gpu accelerated encoding method, too.)

8. Makemkv let's you select which audio, video, subtitle tracks to extract, so when extraction starts, the output mkv file won't have bloat from languages and extras you don't want.

9. Lg/Sony/Panasonic dvd, bluray, and 4k bluray tv players sold nowadays often have mkv support.

Obviously their dvd player isn't going to play a 4k mkv file from an external usb drive, but their 4k bluray player will. Easy to pickup at Wal-Mart to act as a media player for external drives.

Ps5 etc can, too.

Cheap android media boxes, intel nucs, and pc stick computers on ebay etc can, too.

E.g. Old Lenovo Ideastick running vlc works fine playing 2k rips to the attached hdtv.

Some hdtvs can play ripped media, too.
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Oct 20, 2023 6:51 PM
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av911Oct 20, 2023 6:51 PM
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Quote from dealstorm View quoted comment :
Why bother with USB 3.0 in this type of drive then?
For a drive with a fast write speed...14x, 16x.

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Oct 20, 2023 7:27 PM
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Quote from osv1 View quoted comment :
agree or not, both of those things are illegal under the dmca, and laws of other countries as well.
No one cares about you ripping your own discs for your own personal use. By "cares", I mean enough to pursue prosecution of a "crime".

Anyway, are you saying you must be using a scsi connection to get a a ripping error with "scsi" in the description?
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