Nice. That seemed to break the region lock as well, which i was looking for. Thanks for the informative video! (I use the same drive as well)

personaly i just want to watch my movies without the dvd reader go BRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR in the backround you know ....

Got mine in a about 2 weeks very happy Alex came through Works great for me ...

@alexcoluzzi

Жыл бұрын

Thank you Lafuria!

Two years later I'm enjoying my USB-C 4k UHD Verbatim 43888 for like 100EUR.- (Pioneer drive inside), which came with unpatched firmware out of the box, thus LibreDrive-friendly since dayONE :)

@geraldhenrickson7472

3 ай бұрын

I think I will go with Alex and I shall enjoy the benefits and not feel compelled to gloat about it.

Nice cable management and nice video!

@TheN3tw0rq

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks!

What type of cable can this drive use to connect to a newer PC? A USB to SATA adapter cable? Thanks.

I see you're rockin the Corsair 750D. Nice!

@TheN3tw0rq

2 жыл бұрын

Yup, I really like it.

Just got mine from Alex. So far it works perfect!

@alexcoluzzi

Жыл бұрын

Thanks Brian!

good video, i bought asus BW-16D1HT from my local store and i will flash rom myself, i hope everything will go well :) EDIT: I just think there is a bit too much scaremongering in this video, i got just couple of months old drive(manufacture date) and didnt have any issues flashing it to libredrive. That dude basically sells at 2x price what is essentially 10min procedure and if prepared under 10 secs.

@h1tzzYT

2 жыл бұрын

Just a quick update, got my 16D1HT, it was manufactured in march, 2021. It had 3.10 firmware version and with "SDFtool flasher" and custom MK firmware downloaded from make MKV forums, i flashed it in less than 10 seconds. Everything works fine, its fully libredrive now. Very happy :)

@TheN3tw0rq

2 жыл бұрын

Not fearmongering, I just don't want to be responsible for people bricking their drives. I've had great success buying several drives from the person in question and was very happy with the results, so I shared my experience. I was informed through digging through forums, etc. that Asus is making it so newer drives can't be "downgraded" on firmware so you have to get drives with the right firmware/date code. Whether or not they stopped this practice I'm unaware of.

@alexcoluzzi

2 жыл бұрын

2X the price i think not. And once the drive has been flashed I spend another two hours ripping a 4K UHD blu ray, 1080p blu ray and a DVD with the drive to ensure it works properly for the end user.

@h1tzzYT

2 жыл бұрын

@@alexcoluzzi well it depends on the region, im in EU and from my local pricing assuming that these prices in the video exclude shipping costs, its pretty much 2x price for me if ordering from this guy, locally i can get brand new BW-16D1HT for 70€ + 2.5€ shipping cost to my doorstep. From this guy $133 + 20-35$ shipping cost = ~155$ aka 138€, double the cost.

@h1tzzYT

2 жыл бұрын

@@TheN3tw0rq since this post has been slightly resurrected by other guy i just wanted to say that saying clear blank statements like in 5:43 that all models that are newer than 2019\2020 cant be flashed due to manufacturer efforts has been clearly debunked at least from my example. Look i have nothing against that guy hustle but you could at least give disclaimer that it may not be completely true and do your own research or something along those lines, im sure it was not your intention but with what you said in the video its slightly misleading. Just my two cents.

Does it mean that if I use it with my Kodi - Libreelec - Coreelec - OSMC or whathever, Connected externaly with USB adapter to my device such as Raspberry Pi - Odroid.... It will read all my Bluray - UHD movies without any restriction ?

I have a LG WH16NS40 and I was told this drive has libre drive in order to deactivate the copy block on it. I made it an external dvd drive. How can I get this feature to work?

Can someone tell me where I can get one of these drives that are already flashed I would greatly greatly appreciate it. Thanks for any help.

The one I ordered came with no location assigned and it works anyways with Make MKV - I don't really understand why I would need to firmware changed . Guess I will have to watch the video here again to see what I missed ???

Mine is a few years old - says it's from 17 and has firmware 3.01 (original) and libre status enabled. So if I just don't do a firmware upgrade I should be good right?

@alexcoluzzi

Жыл бұрын

Leave the firmware just where it is, you've got a classic :)

Which software is best for burning a bluray disc? Nero has been showing tantrums in burning bluray disc in my LG WH14NS40. So, can anyone suggest any other good software for burning purpose?

@FortyTwoAnswerToEverything

Жыл бұрын

If you just want to burn an ISO image (or bluray file structure), then ImgBurn is great. Been using it for over 15 years.

Just bought the same unit as my 1st blu ray drive for PC off ebay running a pre flashed custom Firmware 3.01DE. I'm not sure if that is the same firmware your running. looking forward to receiving mine in the post in the next day or two. Can't believe how expensive the 100GB blank discs are though !!!! I ended up buying 10 x 50GB discs just to try out for backing up some PC games / software etc. I have a couple of South Korean and Japanese blu ray movies to back up and serve to my big tv hopefully like yours my drive will be region free also.

@yuh42011

3 жыл бұрын

What speeds do you get?

looking to add a blu ray burner for my PC to be able to burn ISO files that won't fit on a DVD. any help here?

@alexcoluzzi

Жыл бұрын

absolutely !

I don't have a 3d tv anymore, I would like to view my 3D films on my oculus but I need to copy my DVD to PC for this to work will this unit do want I need to?

@alexcoluzzi

Жыл бұрын

yes it sure will!

Can I use the LibreDrive functionality outside of MakeMKV? I rip my non-4K Blu-rays as ISO images and then strip the copy protection with DVD Fab. I want to know how possible that is with a 4K Blu-ray.

@TheN3tw0rq

2 жыл бұрын

yes if the program uses it, it should

@lynxesexe2837

Жыл бұрын

I'm not sure, but there is an easier way, MakeMKV has a backup functionality that outputs a BDMV directory with all the BlueRay contents, if you want you can ask MaskeMKV to decrypt videos. It doesn't output an ISO file, but you can make one from the directory it creates if you want. This is actually a great way of doing it. I usually buy my BlueRays, rip and decrypt them using MakeMKV and then play them with VLC, if VLC complains then I just use MakeMKV again and make an actual MKV file.

@EpicB

Жыл бұрын

@@lynxesexe2837 So would I just use whatever program to make an ISO and put the whole directory in it?

@lynxesexe2837

Жыл бұрын

@@EpicB Yup, exactly. I'm not sure why exactly you want it to be in ISO format, but you can do that. If you need it to be in ISO so that DVD Fab that strip the DRMs, there is not need. MakeMKV will already remove the DRMs, but if you want ISOs for archival, sure, you can do that.

@EpicB

Жыл бұрын

@@lynxesexe2837 I prefer ISO just to preserve the format of the whole disc.

what is your gpu in this video i mean which nvidia rtx

ty!

What is your computer case? I want a new build that would allow me to put my optical drives on the inside of the case, they don't make anything to support that anymore.

@hurleymediatv

4 ай бұрын

I have a Fractal Design Define R5 Mid-Tower Case. This has two spaces for 5.25 drives in the front, behind the door. It's a quiet case also.

Hello I have a question about installing this Blu-ray drive. Does it support 6gb SATA transfer rate? It only says "SATA" but not what speed it supports .. thanks

@m1dnightcrisis

6 ай бұрын

Dataspeed is limited to the drive's and disc's capability. SATA is just the connection to your PC

@farerse

6 ай бұрын

@@m1dnightcrisis there are 2 different SATA speeds 3GB/S and 6GB/S .. I found out that a Blu-ray will use the lowest SATA speed .. that's probably why it only said "SATA" on the drive.

Thanks for the informative video. Is there a way to preserve the HDR metadata contained on the original video clips when using other formats than MKV?

@dabomb3864

2 жыл бұрын

HDR is contained on the HEVC stream, if you compress the video its going to be ruined, if you remux to mp4 i think it should be fine (still no point because it is going to be the exact same size as the mkv file) + mp4 supports less stuff

@rauland

Жыл бұрын

Handbrake now supports full HDR and Atmos support, even with compression.

Hi my drive does not detect or show on BIOS or Windows, I have tried SDFtool, cannot detect my Asus BD Writer, could any other program make my BD Writer work providing it is flashed with a recent firmware, Please advise

@alexcoluzzi

Жыл бұрын

No device manager? Are you sure you flashed it correctly?

@speedyboishan87

Жыл бұрын

@@alexcoluzzi What do i use to flash it if the flash was done wrong what software can i use to flash a new firmware etc.

@alexcoluzzi

Жыл бұрын

@@speedyboishan87 what program did you use originally?

@speedyboishan87

Жыл бұрын

@@alexcoluzzi Hi it appears the PCB board had damaged traces and the flex cable was burnt, i have resoldered new components and waiting for a flex cable, i believe the drive got damaged by either a faulty PSU (Power Supply) Desktop.

This is odd. From what I understood of your video, a normal DVD drive should be able to copy/decrypt DVDs, but I have tested 3 drives, and it just don't work very well. Are you sure the drives don't need custom firmware to read the data? Am I misunderstanding something?

@TheN3tw0rq

2 жыл бұрын

Yes a normal DVD should be able to be ripped with any DVD drive. What is the drive and DVD in question? Is MakeMKV up to date?

@Mr_Wh1

2 жыл бұрын

@@TheN3tw0rq I will give you the models later, but the DVD i tested last, was The Untouchable bought in Denmark. Danish bought drive too. Any software I try seems to lock up at the same "spot" it simply can't read it and gets stuck in the process, eventually fails after some time. The disc have no scratches. Edit: It just occurred to me. Could this actually be about some special dual lay discs?

@TheN3tw0rq

2 жыл бұрын

@@Mr_Wh1 The drive might be set to the wrong region for the disc. Did you make sure the drive is set to the correct region? The disc should tell you on the back of the case. To change the DVD Region right click the drive on File Explorer, then go to the Hardware tab, click the drive then click the Properties button, you should then see a DVD Region tab.

@Mr_Wh1

2 жыл бұрын

@@TheN3tw0rq I will check that for you when I have access to the drives later today. It's just seemingly one spot of the disc. MakeMKV is able to extract the first parts of the The Untouchable DVD, which has the movie track, but at a certain track, it hangs and fails.

@Mr_Wh1

2 жыл бұрын

@@TheN3tw0rq The DVD is a region 2 disc and the drive is set to region 2. I am allowed to change the region on the drive an additional 4 times before it's "permablocked". The drive I am testing it on, is a SN-S083C.

You bought this ASUS at Aliexpress? Is the device working fine so far?

@Zerbijan

2 жыл бұрын

good question

Respectfully: After two plus years .... is Alex still selling Libre Drives? I'm sincerely interested....

@Mr_Bacciagalupe

7 ай бұрын

Yes

I am a bit puzzled with regard to Alex. I emailed him a couple days ago and when I didn't hear back from him, followed up next day with a text message, but as of today still no word. To be fair, given the comments on the mkv site regarding his excellent service, I am wondering if the weather out there has impacted his ability to respond. Hopefully he is okay. If anyone has heard from him since 3/26 or knows of another way to reach him, I would appreciate your input.

@billsistrunk6058

Жыл бұрын

Update: Alex did reach out to me and as I assumed, has just been covered up with all the weird CA weather and getting his taxes done. Should here from him today on availability and pricing.

@Abdure

Жыл бұрын

Do you have an update?

Gonna get one more. Have to get with Alex

I'm trying to get into ripping but I don't understand why you need this

@TheN3tw0rq

2 жыл бұрын

You only need it if you plan on ripping 4K Blu-rays. If you are sticking to 1080P you don't necessarily need a drive with libre support.

Is there a way to go from a blueray to a reg dual layer dvd?

@rauland

Жыл бұрын

Why would you want to?

Does this rip Dolby Vision and Atmos/?

@TheN3tw0rq

2 жыл бұрын

Yes

@alexcoluzzi

2 жыл бұрын

Yes.

Does it burn 4K UHD Blu Rays?

@TheN3tw0rq

3 жыл бұрын

Yes it will.

@ragnarl9651

3 жыл бұрын

@@TheN3tw0rq Thank you

@alexcoluzzi

2 жыл бұрын

Yes.

I've heard that you don't necessarily need to flash the drive anymore for LibreDrive to work, but maybe I'm wrong.

@creed5248

Жыл бұрын

Mine works fine - bought it a year ago - came with no region assigned

@Saturn2888

Жыл бұрын

@@creed5248 Mine worked too, but with UHD discs, I found it better to flash it with LibreDrive.

Will a libre drive allow me to watch blurays from all regions?

@alexcoluzzi

2 жыл бұрын

The rips will be region free yes.

@savedfaves

Жыл бұрын

@@alexcoluzzi you never answered the person’s question.

@alexcoluzzi

Жыл бұрын

@@savedfaves which one? I answered the one about libre drive and blu rays from all regions. what did I miss?

@Nepturion88

Жыл бұрын

@@alexcoluzzi meaning live watch, not rip.

@alexcoluzzi

Жыл бұрын

@@Nepturion88 Ripping it first will remove the region restriction then you can live watch anything.

Do you know any external drives that are libre compatible ?

@AHLive215

2 жыл бұрын

no, you would have to put it it a drive enclosure.

@alexcoluzzi

2 жыл бұрын

Yes I sell several of them. Internal drives in external enclosures of course.

Can you use DVD Fab?

@boydelliott7274

2 жыл бұрын

That's what I have been using.

@jameslee2215

2 жыл бұрын

@@boydelliott7274 I’ve been using it for 5+ years. It works well. I use Verbatim DVD-R discs. Thanks

I've ran into this with Asus and LG drives already! In essence you're NOT being told you CAN'T do what you paid for by these mfg's.

Oh boy, is this slow and laborious.

@TheN3tw0rq

2 жыл бұрын

What? Ripping Blu-Rays? It's well worth it for quality.

@AHLive215

2 жыл бұрын

Rome wasn't built in a day. What you expect it to be done in 2 minutes.

Is this Ryzen friendly?

@AHLive215

2 жыл бұрын

all OS friendly. Has nothing to do with the CPU

So basically the only thing keeping the hobby alive is this Alex guy who happens to have the drives? Well, what happens when he runs out?

@alexcoluzzi

2 жыл бұрын

He won't run out! And if he does they'll be plenty of notice....

@alexcoluzzi

2 жыл бұрын

Speaking of running out the LG WH16NS60 is now at end of life status (EOL). I guess LG has gotten sick of us blowing these things up ripping 4K discs. No news on what will replace it.

do you need a ripping software with the drive?

@TheN3tw0rq

2 жыл бұрын

Yes, I use MakeMKV.

@alexcoluzzi

2 жыл бұрын

A lot of us use MakeMKV. i feel it's the best software out there.

I really don't understand this LibreDrive stuff. Oh, I get the technical explanation. But there are a variety of commercial BlueRay rippers that claim to cut through encryption. DVDFab, Leawo, other options. Why buy a pricey, jiggered old drive just so you can use makemkv software? You aren't saving much $ if any. I'm actually asking a non-rhetorical question, maybe there is good reasoning.

@alexcoluzzi

Жыл бұрын

What's a pricey jiggered old drive? The drives i sell were freshly made last month.

@darrenmcgruther6851

Жыл бұрын

@@alexcoluzzi can you ship up to Canada?

@alexcoluzzi

Жыл бұрын

@@darrenmcgruther6851 Yes sir I can ship anywhere!!

@alexcoluzzi

Жыл бұрын

@@darrenmcgruther6851 I certainly can!

i have this drive on to me

False info. I bought the Asus one in late 2021 flashed no problem. Using for Ultra no problem. Process is easy to flash dont be discouraged.

@Mr_Bacciagalupe

7 ай бұрын

it's not false .. since it depends when you bought it in 2021.. if it was old stock or new stock based on the manufacturer date

Libre... "lib ray" In French Libre means free. In French it's pronounced "lib rrr".

hori shit this explains why i wasnt able to freakin rip blu rays

This is a bad thumbnail… drawing even more attention from MPAA isn’t a great idea.

Now Alex is taking people money and not shipping items. Glad I patched my own drive.

@TheN3tw0rq

2 жыл бұрын

Me and my brother have both bought from him multiple times and he was always prompt to reply to our e-mails and shipping the drive out took about 1-2 weeks. He was highly regarded on the MakeMKV forums and I wouldn't have recommended him otherwise. I am not in the business to promote scams. I would suggest sending him a follow-up e-mail regarding your order, he may be overloaded and has to catch up on orders. I have only seen one other comment on here about Alex not shipping their order, and claiming I'm a scam?!! The commenter deleted their comment before I had a chance to reply to it. So I'm not sure if that was just a troll, or if their issue was resolved... If I see any more comment suggesting such, I will contact Alex myself personally and see what's going on.

@AHLive215

2 жыл бұрын

@@TheN3tw0rq I purchased 2 drives from the store and patched them myself. It's really not hard if you know how to read and understand. I am very computer savvy.

@IronCan88

2 жыл бұрын

@@AHLive215 do you have a link to the instructions? Thank you.

@dead_head

2 жыл бұрын

@Lester Crest Did you ever wind up getting it?

@dead_head

2 жыл бұрын

@Lester Crest Yeah I finally got a tracking number about a week ago but it's just been sitting on "USPS Awaiting Item" since then so I've been trying to figure out what's going on