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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.

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

Thanks to community member 49studebaker 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 SubZero5 | Staff
  • About this deal:
    • This price matches the previous +133 FP deal.
    • Please see original post for additional details & give the WIKI and additional forum comments a read for helpful discussion.
  • About this product:
    • Rated 4.6 out of 5 stars w/ over 4,000 Amazon customer reviews.
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jkilez
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In case anyone is interested, this is a UHD friendly drive, and with a firmware downgrade it can read 4K discs.
William0722
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For people like myself that are tired of paying for too many streaming services but like the convenience of opening an app to play my media, I use this drive to rip my DVDs, Blu Rays, and UHD Blu ray and store the media on a NAS to watch on JellyFin.
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Adjusted for inflation, $35 in 2016 is $44 in 2024. The current price is not to far away from the all time lowest price.

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Tisser12Feb 03, 2024 06:48 PM
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Quote from JimR2075 :
enclosures such as this one :
https://www.amazon.com/OWC-Mercur...06XRCCV44/ [amazon.com]

But then you're looking at $50 for the drive and $50 for the enclosure.

You can get an LG USB Blu-ray writer drive for $90 :
https://www.amazon.com/LG-Electro...011327QXC/ [amazon.com]

Might be cheaper / better options out there.
I don't know how speeds compare and what you can get for max write speeds when using USB interface.
I'm not 100% sure on the model but I have one of the USB LG Blu-Ray drives (flashed to read/rip 4k/3d) and I get around 3-4x read speeds when ripping. Usually starts off at about 2-2.5 but ramps up fairly quickly. It takes around 20-30 minutes to rip a Blu-Ray depending on the filesize. 4k takes a little bit longer, but not drastically.
I originally wanted a full-size drive and enclosure for reliability reasons (speed was a bonus) but at the time I got the LG on sale it was cheaper than the 'fat setup', and didn't need external power.
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questthreshFeb 03, 2024 06:48 PM
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Curious. If the actual media isn't owned. Could one go to library and rent their physical copies to burn. Does it ruin it for the next person?
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Quote from William0722 :
For people like myself that are tired of paying for too many streaming services but like the convenience of opening an app to play my media, I use this drive to rip my DVDs, Blu Rays, and UHD Blu ray and store the media on a NAS to watch on JellyFin.
too much work... torrent is easier
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NikonShrFeb 03, 2024 06:50 PM
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Quote from questthresh :
Curious. If the actual media isn't owned. Could one go to library and rent their physical copies to burn. Does it ruin it for the next person?
Those were Netflix good old days..eventually dvd movie rental will cease to exist (aka netflix)
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TimlessFeb 03, 2024 06:52 PM
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Why does the firmware need to be down graded?

Did they gimp the functionality?
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dragontalesFeb 03, 2024 06:54 PM
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Quote from NikonShr :
Why still ripping movies...pointless in my book ( old days) now it's all streaming...
What are we doing with those flash drives?

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robteeeFeb 03, 2024 06:57 PM
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Can someone explain how or point to a guide to rip UHD BD, put them on a NAS to be able to be viewed remotely, but MOST importantly, view them in 4K in full bitrate video and audio.
The last part is what I have yet to see without compression or other BS
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Quote from Timless :
Why does the firmware need to be down graded?

Did they gimp the functionality?
More recent versions of the firmware prevent programs like Make MKV from decrypting the disc for creating backup images/files.
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Quote from robteee :
Can someone explain how or point to a guide to rip UHD BD, put them on a NAS to be able to be viewed remotely, but MOST importantly, view them in 4K in full bitrate video and audio.
The last part is what I have yet to see without compression or other BS
I can give you a nutshell version...

- Roll back this drive's firmware to the one that allows for ripping using MakeMKV
- Insert disc + use MakeMKV to create an MKV file from the disc (I haven't done this in years and only did it for blu-ray discs back in the day).
- Copy MKV over to your NAS
- Use a program like Plex to serve the files from your NAS... and put the Plex client side app on your device (I recommend NVIDIA ShieldTV personally as it has more powerful hardware than a Roku stick / Amazon Fire Stick / Smart TV apps, etc.)
- Make sure that the playback settings is such that it doesn't tinker with the resolution (direct playback)
- Enjoy

I've played 60 GB+ MKV files via Plex across my home network.As long as your network speeds can keep up (no crappy WiFi; hardwire HIGHLY recommended), you should be good.
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gamingdroidFeb 03, 2024 07:11 PM
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Quote from TheEdge :
I can give you a nutshell version...

- Roll back this drive's firmware to the one that allows for ripping using MakeMKV
- Insert disc + use MakeMKV to create an MKV file from the disc (I haven't done this in years and only did it for blu-ray discs back in the day).
- Copy MKV over to your NAS
- Use a program like Plex to serve the files from your NAS... and put the Plex client side app on your device (I recommend NVIDIA ShieldTV personally as it has more powerful hardware than a Roku stick / Amazon Fire Stick / Smart TV apps, etc.)
- Make sure that the playback settings is such that it doesn't tinker with the resolution (direct playback)
- Enjoy

I've played 60 GB+ MKV files via Plex across my home network.As long as your network speeds can keep up (no crappy WiFi; hardwire HIGHLY recommended), you should be good.
Out of curiosity, why use the MKV container format?

Does it retain the features and quality of the content?
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BuyMoreChuckFeb 03, 2024 07:12 PM
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Do the lasers on the drive degrade over time like a smoke detector? In other words, if the drive is an older drive will it naturally go bad over time?
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Quote from William0722 :
For people like myself that are tired of paying for too many streaming services but like the convenience of opening an app to play my media, I use this drive to rip my DVDs, Blu Rays, and UHD Blu ray and store the media on a NAS to watch on JellyFin.
This is the way. Even the though the streaming services advertise 4K, they cannot beat UHD for video and audio. Plus, you're not at risk of a service pulling content when you roll your own, which is easier and cheaper than ever.
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Quote from robteee :
Can someone explain how or point to a guide to rip UHD BD, put them on a NAS to be able to be viewed remotely, but MOST importantly, view them in 4K in full bitrate video and audio.
The last part is what I have yet to see without compression or other BS
Sorry, I'm on mobile, so this will be brief:

- MakeMKV to rip
- Plex/Emby/Jellyfin to stream from a NAS or PC
- NVIDIA Shield as your streaming device

With the requisite audio hardware, this will get the quality you're looking for.
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Quote from gamingdroid :
Out of curiosity, why use the MKV container format?

Does it retain the features and quality of the content?
Quality? Yes. Features? That's up to you. With MakeMKV, you can tell it which chapters/audio tracks/caption languages to include... and it rolls them all up into a single file. It's been a long time since I used MakeMKV, but that's how I remember it.

Typically, most people rip all of the chapters from the main program... their audio flavors of choice (to cover your bacon, typically all of them). Bonus features, etc. are typically ripped as a separate file.

If one wanted to, they could take the MKV and then run it through Handbrake or other programs to apply H264/H265 compression (that, if done correctly and at high bitrate is hardly noticeable to most people), but if you want the most pristine copy, you would just take your MKV file and leave it.
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