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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 $68.99. Shipping is free.

Best Buy has LG 8x External USB 2.0 Blu-Ray Double Layer Disc Rewriter (BP50NB40) on sale for $68.99. Shipping is free or select free store pick up where available.

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  • Supports reading and writing Blu-Ray, DVD, and CD.
  • 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 $68.99. Shipping is free.

Best Buy has LG 8x External USB 2.0 Blu-Ray Double Layer Disc Rewriter (BP50NB40) on sale for $68.99. Shipping is free or select free store pick up where available.

Thanks to Deal Editor powerfuldoppler for finding this deal.

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

Editor's Notes

Written by johnny_miller | Staff
  • About this Deal:
    • This offer is $11 lower than a Frontpage Deal from October 2023.
    • Please see the original post for additional details & give the forum comments a read for helpful discussion.
  • About this Product:
    • This is rated 4.4 out of 5 stars based on over 4,100 Best Buy customer reviews.

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Model: LG - 8x External USB Double-Layer DVD±RW/CD-RW Drive - Black

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EngineerDude
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I have one of these.

If you crossflash it to BP60NB10, you can get faster speeds (for the same price). Downgrading the firmware (it has to be a BP60NB10 to work) makes it into a "4K friendly blu-ray drive" (can read 4K Blu-rays.

You can get instructions for this at the "Ultimate UHD Drives Flashing Guide Updated 2024" on the makemkv forums. Make sure you use Marty's SDF GUI (as I did).
FeistyBreakfast428
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Just bought this drive a few months ago. I also flashed it to the BP60NB10 firmware. Works fine. Not the quietest thing and it makes a weird spinning up and spinning down noise occasionally when the drive is idling with a disc installed. Should be a good option for someone looking to rip Blu-rays.

Also for anyone looking to burn your own discs, be sure you're familiar with the Blu-ray standards if you want to play on a Blu-ray player. Also it'd be in your best interest to acquire some rewritable discs since it's easy to mess up.
FeistyBreakfast428
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Watch your favorite movies and tv shows, rip them to your plex server, burn a disc with family pictures and videos, loan it to a friend along with a movie to watch.

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Spyderman59Nov 18, 2024 03:01 PM
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Although I don't really need it because I have several drives already. But drives do not last forever. I bought this unit..TU
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jojobotNov 18, 2024 03:04 PM
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Picked one up. Thanks! Been waiting for the price on this to drop again.
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I feel like its rare to even find a bluray external drive in store, even better on sale
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turnneNov 18, 2024 04:22 PM
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Nice
I recall paying $250 for one of these external 4K burners years ago and thinking it was a great deal
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I have one of these.

If you crossflash it to BP60NB10, you can get faster speeds (for the same price). Downgrading the firmware (it has to be a BP60NB10 to work) makes it into a "4K friendly blu-ray drive" (can read 4K Blu-rays.

You can get instructions for this at the "Ultimate UHD Drives Flashing Guide Updated 2024" on the makemkv forums. Make sure you use Marty's SDF GUI (as I did).
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mig0Nov 19, 2024 01:17 AM
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Does this use a USB-micro connection?
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Quote from EngineerDude :
I have one of these.

If you crossflash it to BP60NB10, you can get faster speeds (for the same price). Downgrading the firmware (it has to be a BP60NB10 to work) makes it into a "4K friendly blu-ray drive" (can read 4K Blu-rays.

You can get instructions for this at the "Ultimate UHD Drives Flashing Guide Updated 2024" on the makemkv forums. Make sure you use Marty's SDF GUI (as I did).
Just bought this drive a few months ago. I also flashed it to the BP60NB10 firmware. Works fine. Not the quietest thing and it makes a weird spinning up and spinning down noise occasionally when the drive is idling with a disc installed. Should be a good option for someone looking to rip Blu-rays.

Also for anyone looking to burn your own discs, be sure you're familiar with the Blu-ray standards if you want to play on a Blu-ray player. Also it'd be in your best interest to acquire some rewritable discs since it's easy to mess up.
Last edited by FeistyBreakfast428 November 18, 2024 at 05:31 PM.
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FeistyBreakfast428Nov 19, 2024 01:34 AM
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Quote from mig0 :
Does this use a USB-micro connection?
Yes, I believe it's micro usb
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Quote from mig0 :
Does this use a USB-micro connection?
Yes, it does. It's an old model.
Last edited by EfficientSnail709 November 18, 2024 at 06:05 PM.
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BurgerMeatNov 19, 2024 01:51 AM
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Quote from FeistyBreakfast428 :
Yes, I believe it's micro usb
Is that bad?
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benjaminzsjNov 19, 2024 01:52 AM
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Double layer or triple layer?
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FeistyBreakfast428Nov 19, 2024 01:54 AM
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Quote from BurgerMeat :
Is that bad?
Most people prefer usb-c nowadays but it's not a huge deal for me. The most annoying part is that this drive wants to be plugged into two usb ports. Apparently you can get away with a micro usb to a single usb-c but I haven't tried that.

Also it's worth noting that I've had the player spin up on a single usb port but I imagine there's a reason it wants two. I'll test old a single usb port and see if it work and edit with the result

Edit: I was able to playback a Blu-ray using a single usb 3.0 port. Might need two usb ports for usb 2.0
Last edited by FeistyBreakfast428 November 18, 2024 at 06:49 PM.
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Quote from benjaminzsj :
Double layer or triple layer?
You can flash the firmware to play/rip 4k Blu-rays if that's what you're asking. If you're writing to BD-XL discs I imagine you could use up to the full 100GB but if you want to author a disc, the consensus seems to be you can only use up to about 66GBs
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Quote from FeistyBreakfast428 :
Most people prefer usb-c nowadays but it's not a huge deal for me. The most annoying part is that this drive wants to be plugged into two usb ports. Apparently you can get away with a micro usb to a single usb-c but I haven't tried that.

Also it's worth noting that I've had the player spin up on a single usb port but I imagine there's a reason it wants two. I'll test old a single usb port and see if it work and edit with the result
Power from one port. Data from the other port.
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FeistyBreakfast428Nov 19, 2024 02:07 AM
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Quote from EfficientSnail709 :
Power from one port. Data from the other port.
That makes sense

Edit: I was able to playback a Blu-ray movie with a single usb 3.0 port
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