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| Registered: February 18, 2009 | Reputation:  | | Posts: 38 |
| | Posted: | | | | I have a few UHD players, so I can play all my discs. What I don't have is an external drive which I can connect to my PC which reads UHDs, so I can load the Disc IDs into DVD Profiler for UHDs. And I can't create an entry for "Fog City", which comes in a Steelbook without a UPC.
Is my only recourse to buy an external UHD drive? They seem pretty pricey for what I want to use them for. Or are there any Blu-ray drives which can read the Disc Ids of UHDs (even if it can't play them)?
What's the cheapest option out there for this? |
| | Registered: March 20, 2007 | Reputation:  |  Posts: 28 |
| | Posted: | | | | Hi Kvack  I would suggest a ASUS BW-16D1HT Drive (which can read both BDs and UHDs). It will cost you around ~94 USD. + an optical drive enclosure if you need that (around 25-60 USD). Unfortunately I don't know of any cheaper solutions. Maybe you can get a LG BH16NS55 for less somewhere, but you'll also need a drive enclosure/adapter for that one too. |
| | Registered: February 18, 2009 | | Reputation: | | Posts: 38 |
| | Posted: | | | | Thanks. That's probably more than what I want to spend just to load UFD Disc IDs into DVD Profiler.
As far as drive enclosures go, I have this which I could recommend more:
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01K7HMVQ6?ref=ppx_yo2ov_dt_b_product_details&th=1
It plugs into the back of most drives (including the internal Blu-ray writer which I salvaged from another machine) and treats them as if they were external.
I'm curious about the LG BH16NS55, however. I looked it up on Amazon and it doesn't seem to mention UHD support. Are you sure it can read the DISC IDs of UHD discs? |
| | Registered: March 18, 2007 | | Reputation: |  Posts: 1,646 |
| | Posted: | | | | Quoting Kvack: Quote:
Thanks. That's probably more than what I want to spend just to load UFD Disc IDs into DVD Profiler.
As far as drive enclosures go, I have this which I could recommend more:
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01K7HMVQ6?ref=ppx_yo2ov_dt_b_product_details&th=1
It plugs into the back of most drives (including the internal Blu-ray writer which I salvaged from another machine) and treats them as if they were external.
I'm curious about the LG BH16NS55, however. I looked it up on Amazon and it doesn't seem to mention UHD support. Are you sure it can read the DISC IDs of UHD discs? A lot of older LG Blu-ray drives were compatible with UHD though they never mentioned it in the specs. It's possible the newer versions have an updated firmware that disables that capability, but a lot of times you can flash or cross flash firmware to retain or obtain that feature. |
| | Registered: February 18, 2009 | | Reputation: | | Posts: 38 |
| | Posted: | | | | That's great to know. Thanks! |
| | Registered: October 4, 2008 | Reputation:  | | Posts: 330 |
| | Posted: | | | | I've had one from Archagon for a few years but I'm afraid it's finally on its last legs. It still reads Blu-rays but is only reading about 10% of my UHDs. I'm looking at the LG BP60NB10 which is about $100. I'll probably order it soon. https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B079LTC6ML/ |
| | Registered: March 24, 2007 | | Reputation: |  Posts: 1,232 |
| | Posted: | | | | Quoting Kvack: Quote:
I have a few UHD players, so I can play all my discs. What I don't have is an external drive which I can connect to my PC which reads UHDs, so I can load the Disc IDs into DVD Profiler for UHDs. And I can't create an entry for "Fog City", which comes in a Steelbook without a UPC.
Is my only recourse to buy an external UHD drive? They seem pretty pricey for what I want to use them for. Or are there any Blu-ray drives which can read the Disc Ids of UHDs (even if it can't play them)?
What's the cheapest option out there for this? I have the Verbatim HD 4K External Slimline Blu-Ray and DVD x6 Writer USB-C / A, which was about £90. |
| | Registered: October 4, 2008 | | Reputation: | | Posts: 330 |
| | Posted: | | | | FYI, I bought the LG I mentioned above and it is reading discs my older one wouldn't. |
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