Best Blu-ray reader/writer?

riahc3 · May 22, 2013

Hello

Since the Xbox One was just announced with also Blu-ray, all consoles now have Blu-ray Wii U, Playstation 4 and Xbox One so now I should get a Blu-ray drive to make backups of course

What is the best Blu-Ray reader/writer out that? Has to support writing to CDs (all varients), DVDs, (all varients) and of course Blu-ray (all varients).

Currently my DVD writer is hooked up to IDE which I perfer but I believe they only make them SATA now right?

Pinhedd · May 22, 2013

trivial copy protection mechanisms will prevent you from making "backups"

With that said, Asus has some good BluRay burners for around $50

BluRay requires a SATA controller operating in AHCI mode for proper operation.

rgd1101 · May 22, 2013

and buy a retail version.

RetiredChief · May 22, 2013

I have two LG and one pioneer Blu-ray burners - NO problem with either.
http://www.newegg.com/Blu-Ray-Burners/SubCategory/ID-600

You have three options.
1) Buy a SATA Blu-ray burner and If you do nopt have a sata Port then,
.. then Buy a PCI card to give you a sata Interface.
ie http://www.newegg.com/Product/ProductList.aspx?Submit=ENE&N=4093&IsNodeId=1&Description=pci%20sata%20card&name=%2410%20-%20%2425&Order=BESTMATCH
or an
adaptor
.. ie http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16812270356

2) Go with a USB external drive (Hopefully you have USB2.0 - Probably slower than internal drive.
SEE: http://www.newegg.com/Product/ProductList.aspx?Submit=ENE&DEPA=0&Order=BESTMATCH&N=-1&isNodeId=1&Description=external+blu+ray+burner

3) Search the web for a IDE version.

SEE
http://www.amazon.com/Panasonic-SW-5582-C-Internal-Blu-Ray-Burner/dp/B004YFDWM0
Shipped from china BUT a whole lot cheaper: http://www.dhgate.com/panasonic-sw-5582-c-2x-blu-ray-burner-bd/p-ff8080813c8ac5be013c9d75c80f6d60.html
NOTE: Couple of years ago I wanted a Sata Internal slimeline Blu-ray ROM/DVD-RW drive for a laptop. Stateside price, the cheapest I could find was $200 (IDE version was ONLY $100). ended up buying from Taiwan for $100, Price included shipping which they sent Airmail and I had it within week.

http://www.google.com/#sclient=psy-ab&q=panasonic+sw-5582&oq=panasonic+SW-5&gs_l=hp.1.1.0l3j0i22i30.2720.14003.0.23844.14.10.0.4.4.0.2321.4192.0j1j8j9-1.10.0...0.0...1c.1.14.psy-ab.pgvQHtt8Gn8&pbx=1&bav=on.2,or.r_qf.&bvm=bv.46751780,d.aWM&fp=60640cd5d171786c&biw=1575&bih=809

riahc3 · May 22, 2013

Pinhedd :

We will see

Anyways, jokes aside, its time to buy a Blu-ray....

Pinhedd :

Yeah, I saw a Asus I liked that has BDXL or however it is officially called. Can't find it in Europe though.

riahc3 · May 22, 2013

RetiredChief :

I have two LG and one pioneer Blu-ray burners - NO problem with either.
http://www.newegg.com/Blu-Ray-Burners/SubCategory/ID-600

You have three options.
1) Buy a SATA Blu-ray burner and If you do nopt have a sata Port then,
.. then Buy a PCI card to give you a sata Interface.
ie http://www.newegg.com/Product/ProductList.aspx?Submit=ENE&N=4093&IsNodeId=1&Description=pci%20sata%20card&name=%2410%20-%20%2425&Order=BESTMATCH
or an
adaptor
.. ie http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16812270356

2) Go with a USB external drive (Hopefully you have USB2.0 - Probably slower than internal drive.
SEE: http://www.newegg.com/Product/ProductList.aspx?Submit=ENE&DEPA=0&Order=BESTMATCH&N=-1&isNodeId=1&Description=external+blu+ray+burner

3) Search the web for a IDE version.

SEE
http://www.amazon.com/Panasonic-SW-5582-C-Internal-Blu-Ray-Burner/dp/B004YFDWM0
Shipped from china BUT a whole lot cheaper: http://www.dhgate.com/panasonic-sw-5582-c-2x-blu-ray-burner-bd/p-ff8080813c8ac5be013c9d75c80f6d60.html
NOTE: Couple of years ago I wanted a Sata Internal slimeline Blu-ray ROM/DVD-RW drive for a laptop. Stateside price, the cheapest I could find was $200 (IDE version was ONLY $100). ended up buying from Taiwan for $100, Price included shipping which they sent Airmail and I had it within week.

http://www.google.com/#sclient=psy-ab&q=panasonic+sw-5582&oq=panasonic+SW-5&gs_l=hp.1.1.0l3j0i22i30.2720.14003.0.23844.14.10.0.4.4.0.2321.4192.0j1j8j9-1.10.0...0.0...1c.1.14.psy-ab.pgvQHtt8Gn8&pbx=1&bav=on.2,or.r_qf.&bvm=bv.46751780,d.aWM&fp=60640cd5d171786c&biw=1575&bih=809

Could you point one out that supports BDXL?

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