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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.
49studebaker
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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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Feb 04, 2024 12:08 AM
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gamingdroidFeb 04, 2024 12:08 AM
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Quote from TheEdge :
It doesn't copy the menus… just puts all of the content into one file (with chapter markers). You change the audio track via an audio menu in your software. Ditto for closed captioning.
Thank you for sharing all that information! 😁

Quote from SiennaHeat7685 :
Brand new drive, got maybe a month or 2 ago and flashed to the 1.05MK firmware. I'm using MakeMKV, so it's ripping the raw digital video off the disc and losslessly converting it to an MKV
That's good to know. I just ordered a drive. Thank you!!!

Quote from cockadoodle :
do you live in a shack? How much space do optical media take up???
How ignorant are you?

Optical media takes as much space depending on how many you have and has a bigger or smaller effect depending on the size of your home.

Quote from EdgarVerona :
I think it depends on how often you want to watch something new. If there's only one new movie you want to see every 2-3 months, particularly if you find it used you're saving pretty significant cash vs. streaming.
Sure. If you're low consumption, has unique taste or just don't like variety, then maybe subscription service isn't for you. However, I find so much interesting content on Netflix, that it is rare I go elsewhere for content with exception of an occasional TV show, which I just wait until the years go by and the content is mostly fully available. Then I rotate service and enjoy content back to back.

What's often missing on subscription services is the extra content. Sometimes even purchased content on streaming site are missing it.

Basically, I'm not averse to streaming or subscription service, and for very specific content that is important I'll buy it. Now I will probably buy it more and more used just to rip the content. Stop the crazy madness of collecting and cluttering up my home.

Overall, I feel like people are seemingly fighting on one side or another, passing their own judgment. The way I see it is, they each have their advantages AND disadvantages. Pick whatever works for you.
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chippy111Feb 04, 2024 12:08 AM
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Quote from Madpuntr :
Had a friend that used to use dvdfab to back up movies and had dozens of his favorites stored at his weekend getaway. Is dvdfab gone away now?
No … just expensive compared to free makemkv
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Feb 04, 2024 12:42 AM
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IndigoSnail848Feb 04, 2024 12:42 AM
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Can I use this on a Win10 or 11 machine? With UHD capability?

Thank you!
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WineWomenSongFeb 04, 2024 01:03 AM
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Quote from degausser :
Is there a way to convert this into a USB-connected drive for external use, or is it only usable as an internal drive?
Better to get this rebranded panasonic...
https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B0...asin_title
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seierFeb 04, 2024 01:13 AM
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Quote from drronlech :
Burning CDs for dinosaur cars.
I take EMF-proof backups of my system in 100 GB blu rays. If a Carrington event or an EMP weapon hits your magnetic drive and presumably solid state drive your data is gone. Once written they're also immune to ransomware.
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mrdizleFeb 04, 2024 01:15 AM
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Quote from 49studebaker :
Illegal downloading has risks.

Hackers can embed computer code in video files that exploit a security flaw in the video play back software. Anything you download can be a security risk. Security software is not perfect.

A vpn creates a secure connection over an untrusted network. If data is sent to your device, they can identify your device.

If you borrow a movie from a friend or check it out from the library, maybe you made a copy or maybe you didn't. No one will know. I don't support piracy, to each his own.

use usenet... downloading only with SSL... If you are super scared, use usenet with VPN
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nshahFeb 04, 2024 01:19 AM
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not sure if mentioned but another idea is to combine 3d movie with atmos audio. 3d blu-rays are 1080p, not 4k and dont come with atmos audio. with ripping u get best of both worlds. looks like disney and apple will stream 3d movies to vision pro. who knows if it will come to tv streaming.
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av911Feb 04, 2024 01:29 AM
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Quote from nshah :
not sure if mentioned but another idea is to combine 3d movie with atmos audio. 3d blu-rays are 1080p, not 4k and dont come with atmos audio. with ripping u get best of both worlds. looks like disney and apple will stream 3d movies to vision pro. who knows if it will come to tv streaming.
Yep, I've done it, but sometimes the audio won't match.

https://www.avsforum.com/threads/...y.2798233/

https://www.avsforum.com/threads/...t.1939705/
Feb 04, 2024 01:43 AM
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cheaptardisFeb 04, 2024 01:43 AM
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Quote from mrdizle :
use usenet... downloading only with SSL... If you are super scared, use usenet with VPN
probably gen-z, doesnt know what napster is lol
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Ih8reb8sFeb 04, 2024 02:23 AM
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Quote from sanguin :
We accept it... We just want to know why, so that it gives the rest of us an idea of how we can justify (to ourselves or our partner) the reason for making another SD purchase :-)
Well played. Smilie

By the way, to the question earlier about the complexity of creating mkvs -I think creating mkv files is the way to go. The suggestions above are helpful, and Plex is a great interface with the ability to hardware transcode, which takes the load off of the playing device (like a Fire TV stick) and lets you play beautiful movies without a lot of processing power or wired internet connection.
That being said, if you are only playing these movies from a reasonably powerful player like a media pc, you can always use Kodi which can play ISO files. Ripping a blue-ray to ISO using Imgburn (free) is a one step, easy process. Then Kodi can recognize the movie from the filename and add the metadata. I actually do both - rip to ISO, watch the movie with Kodi on my main tv, and if I like the movie enough, I'll create an mkv and stream it with Plex to make it available on my bedroom tv. This doesn't add any significant effort or time to the process, because creating the ISO is actually a little quicker than creating the mkv straight off the disk, and then if you want to make an mkv from the iso, it's extremely fast (especially if it's on an ssd) because it's not having to read from a drive in this step.

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Feb 04, 2024 02:29 AM
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Nwong7Feb 04, 2024 02:29 AM
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Anyone use any kind of external like this for mac? Want to see how well it'll work, so I can get rid of my old Win tower.
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