Can this drive be used to RIP/Backup my Blu Ray movies, as long as I have the right software? I've read about some drives that are locked.
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I think of so, however, I have had no success. I have heard that it is being done. I don't have that something that makes it work. Hope that helps you.
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Works very well for me. I have tried mkv, avi, and mp4 with no problems at all. Only issue I have is if it is a blu-ray "backup" it will not play that. Any other "backup" from standard dvd's plays perfectly. I have been very pleased with the quality of this device in all aspects other than the blu-ray backups. Hope this helps.
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Win8 should natively support the drive as both a reader and writer of data (excluding movies). That being said, if you are planning to watch Blu Rays or use it for "other activities", then you will need the appropriate software that allows playback of encrypted discs, such as Cyberlink Power DVD or AnyDVD.
1662551
I don't think software is a problem, but I think they recommend that a recent LG drive be used to burn the DVD. My writers are of that type. so I can't vouch for any others.
2149653
The drive itself uses a SATA connector, and shows up in Windows as a standard cd-rom drive. I didn't have to load any specific drivers, it uses the generic one supplied with Windows 7. It will probably be seen my Mac OS X, but I have no idea whether or not the OS or apps would let it read Blu-Ray content.
1715235
Good question. I am running Microsoft Windows 8.1 Pro and have had no problems burning and accessing Blu-ray disks with this drive. I have not installed any 3rd party software to allow this to occur.
2033700
Sorry, I've never used Blu-Ray, but I don't believe it is. This unit has worked very well for dubbing DVD's and tapes to DVD, but I can't find my owner's manual - I just moved and it's in one of many boxes. I did some online Googling and the specs I found that said what formats are playable did not include Blu-Ray.
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Yes, you are supposed to be able to use this on blu rays. I haven't tried it myself yet. I caution you though. The machine doesn't really work all that well. Just today I tried to get a regular cd working properly. I went through the steps twice but I'm still having a problem with the picture freezing up and I can't even see where there is a scratch visually. So I'm probably going to have to buy something else to try anyway.
373503
This drive is absolutely awesome. It works with PC and Mac and does not need any software. It plays commercial DVDs as well. I don't have any Blue Ray discs but I think it plays blue ray movies too. Hope it helps.
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It will as long as you use blank bd discs that hold the volume of the blu-ray disc your trying to copy. Many blu-ray discs have more than 25 gb, so you will need bd blanks that hold up to 50 gb, and they are pricey !
205849
Great I ordered thinking it came with Blu Ray drive. Can it be upgraded? I saw a video on YouTube that mentioned Blu Ray, but didn't exactly stated if it had it or not.
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the cheaper drives dont come with software. Use imgburn for burning data to disk, Windows for playing DVDs, and MakeMKV+VLC for blueray :) or buy a $100+ drive that comes with software.
1940857
I use it for direct drive to drive copies. It doesn't cone with cloning software. I've never tried
2045776
I use mine as a movie and music drive and works great. Another drive was used for my TimeMachine backup and works great.
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No, the read speed of the drive would be more than adequate. Blu-ray video bitrate is 40Mbit/s max. Typical low end hard drive read speeds start around 100MB/sec (I don't have the specs for this particular drive, however).
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You need to format it as a FAT32 drive. It comes pre-formatted with the NTFS file system--which can't be read by most Blu-ray players.
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That's what I use it for. As long as the HD isn't damaged and the files aren't corrupted it should work.