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J@ffa
Dec 7, 2009, 05:30 AM
Hi all. I was wondering whether it mattered when ripping Blu-Rays which kind of Blu-Ray optical drive you have? I'm thinking of getting a cheapish one, and I was wondering whether the specification or brand/model particularly matters. Is any Blu-Ray ROM drive currently available fine? I'll probably be ripping in Windows, but it'd be nice if I could rip on the Mac too.

Thanks!


zedsdead
Dec 7, 2009, 05:47 AM
http://eshop.macsales.com/item/Other%20World%20Computing/MRF8USD5BD/

Has Firewire 800, which allows me to daisy chain it with my Drobo and OWC 2TB Raid-0 hard drive, plus it doesn't take up a USB port that way which are needed.
DoFoT9
Dec 7, 2009, 06:03 AM
currently if you wish to use the mac program makemkv to rip BR discs, you MUST have a drive that has write priveledges for either CD/DVD or BD. e.g. it must be a cd/dvd/bd BURNER!

if you want to use boot camp + program then any old ROM drive will be fine :)
roidy
Dec 7, 2009, 07:14 AM
I have a LG GCC-H20L Blu-Ray/HD-DVD drive. They seem to be hard to find now, but worth look at just for the ability to rip all those nice cheap HD-DVD's that nobody wants anymore:) It works fine under Windows, not sure about Mac.
nando2323
Dec 7, 2009, 08:17 AM
I just got this drive here and it works like a charm in Mac OS with Make MKV. Did not test it with AnyDVDHD in Windows but I'm sure it would work. I have no need for it in Windows yet since MakeMKV has ripped everything I have thrown at it so far.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=250514437314&ssPageName=STRK:MEWNX:IT
randy98mtu
Dec 7, 2009, 08:49 PM
If you already have a PS3, that's the cheapest. I've been using it with my iMac for a while now. Search here for "PS3 guide" and it should come up.
hsia12210
Dec 9, 2009, 08:18 AM
Sony BDU-X10S Blu-ray drive is a SATA drive with an 8x DVD read speed and 2x Blu-ray read speed. It comes with PowerDVD 8, which is necessary if you want to actually watch Blu-ray movies on your PC.
Just $49.99:cool:

http://news.cnet.com/8301-13845_3-10320392-58.html
Cave Man
Dec 9, 2009, 09:53 AM
Sony BDU-X10S Blu-ray drive is a SATA drive with an 8x DVD read speed and 2x Blu-ray read speed. It comes with PowerDVD 8, which is necessary if you want to actually watch Blu-ray movies on your PC.

You'd be nuts to buy that drive for OS X as it will not work with Make MKV. It is unable to write.