This forum room is meant for PC's optical drives only <i>(i.e. internal or external CD / DVD / Blu-ray drives that connect to your PC, <b>not</b> for DVD players, etc)</i>. No ripping/backup questions here or discussions about software tools. Firmware infos, reviews, "which drive should I buy" questions, etc are welcome. Sat, 09 May 2026 20:24:04 +0000 Sat, 09 May 2026 20:24:04 +0000 AfterDawn Discussion Forums https://forums.afterdawn.com/forums/dvd_blu-ray_drives/ Mon, 26 Jul 2021 03:57:15 +0000 https://forums.afterdawn.com/threads/firmware-dvd-drive-disc-quality-test-and-mdisc-support.797785/ https://forums.afterdawn.com/threads/firmware-dvd-drive-disc-quality-test-and-mdisc-support.797785/ invalid@example.com (gamer1987) gamer1987 46 Thu, 07 Feb 2019 02:10:01 +0000 https://forums.afterdawn.com/threads/acer-t3-710-dvd-drive.775726/ https://forums.afterdawn.com/threads/acer-t3-710-dvd-drive.775726/ invalid@example.com (SDempsey) SDempsey Thanks

Seamus]]> Mon, 03 Apr 2017 17:50:04 +0000 https://forums.afterdawn.com/threads/new-to-blu-ray-burning-ripping.764646/ https://forums.afterdawn.com/threads/new-to-blu-ray-burning-ripping.764646/ invalid@example.com (Pinky6190) Pinky6190
I wanted to be able to burn blu ray discs so I could play them on my PS4 Pro or Samsung UBD-K8500. Would this even be possible?

If so what would be the best external burner to purchase?

What discs would you suggest for burning blu rays onto?

I was also interested in backing these up on an external drive. Would this be better to try to play the ripped...

New to Blu Ray burning/ripping.]]> 5 Sat, 14 Jan 2017 01:05:12 +0000 https://forums.afterdawn.com/threads/looking-for-a-quiet-anti-vibration-blu-ray-dvd-burner.764906/ https://forums.afterdawn.com/threads/looking-for-a-quiet-anti-vibration-blu-ray-dvd-burner.764906/ invalid@example.com (Keatah) Keatah
The ones with ADB are near whisper silent, and very quiet even at 48x speed. No vibration, no humming or buzzing. As for the others, they sound like a 747 taking off or a toilet that doesn't stop flushing.

Asus calls their anti-vibration...

Looking for a quiet anti-vibration blu-ray / dvd burner]]> Sat, 17 Dec 2016 05:35:44 +0000 https://forums.afterdawn.com/threads/bdxl-discs-reader-burner.764449/ https://forums.afterdawn.com/threads/bdxl-discs-reader-burner.764449/ invalid@example.com (AutoGKUser) AutoGKUser I hope this is the correct place for this, despite it saying, "No ripping/backup questions here"; this topic overlaps that in the sense that I am not using a backup programme to backup automatically; rather, that I require external hardware which I intend to use, and call it a backup, done manually...


I have a 2TB WD Elements external HDD. Recently, in anger, which also means very stupidly, I unplugged it from its USB slot when I was not supposed to, which caused it...

BDXL Discs & Reader/Burner]]> 2 Thu, 06 Oct 2016 18:00:23 +0000 https://forums.afterdawn.com/threads/dvd-in-computor.763473/ https://forums.afterdawn.com/threads/dvd-in-computor.763473/ invalid@example.com (goldenmeadow) goldenmeadow I made up a dvd with clips from live tv and video tapes

I finalize the dvd ......... it plays great in dvd players

I put it in my laptop an find that some of the clips dont have sound

I thought that when you finalize a disc it will basically play in anything

thanks for any help or advice]]> 1 Sat, 26 Mar 2016 14:38:25 +0000 https://forums.afterdawn.com/threads/liteon-ihas124f-query.761212/ https://forums.afterdawn.com/threads/liteon-ihas124f-query.761212/ invalid@example.com (durkinjt) durkinjt Sat, 23 Aug 2014 20:32:13 +0000 https://forums.afterdawn.com/threads/pioneer-dvr-220bk-vs-samsung-sh224bb-rsms.745942/ https://forums.afterdawn.com/threads/pioneer-dvr-220bk-vs-samsung-sh224bb-rsms.745942/ invalid@example.com (DiNZi) DiNZi
I've narrowed down my search for a Dual Layer burner to these two models and just can't pick between them.

There isn't much price difference between the two models where I'm buying from, they are both £14 pounds / $21 dollars. I have checked some places and I don't know if they are accurate but one isn't much newer than the other both released about October (Samsung) / November (Pioneer) time.

I'd appreciate it if you could help suggest which one is the better model to go...

Pioneer DVR-220BK vs Samsung SH224BB/RSMS]]> 10 Wed, 06 Aug 2014 06:28:59 +0000 https://forums.afterdawn.com/threads/dvd-drive-not-playing-movies.749885/ https://forums.afterdawn.com/threads/dvd-drive-not-playing-movies.749885/ invalid@example.com (crollinsphoto) crollinsphoto
Dvd drive not playing movies]]> 7 Thu, 17 Jul 2014 21:16:47 +0000 https://forums.afterdawn.com/threads/help-with-bluray-burner.749488/ https://forums.afterdawn.com/threads/help-with-bluray-burner.749488/ invalid@example.com (javilu77) javilu77 I hope you guys are doing ok.
I recently bought myself an ASUS BW-12B1ST blu-ray burner and while the first few days it worked wonderfully, now it is ruining every blank bluray disc I try to burn.
When recording reaches 99% the recording fails and the blu-ray is not usable.
I tried Nero 12 and DVD FAB 9 with the same results.
The message is "invalid address for write".
I don't know if the problem is the PC (Windows 7 64-bit), the burner or the discs.
Can anyone help me please?
I...

Help with bluray burner]]> 5 Fri, 20 Jun 2014 07:08:55 +0000 https://forums.afterdawn.com/threads/blu-ray-drive-issue.748238/ https://forums.afterdawn.com/threads/blu-ray-drive-issue.748238/ invalid@example.com (Xw2X) Xw2X 6 Fri, 11 Apr 2014 23:36:23 +0000 https://forums.afterdawn.com/threads/what-blueray-drive-is-best-for-backing-up.738684/ https://forums.afterdawn.com/threads/what-blueray-drive-is-best-for-backing-up.738684/ invalid@example.com (acousty) acousty 1 Sat, 29 Mar 2014 19:23:32 +0000 https://forums.afterdawn.com/threads/burning-engine.748096/ https://forums.afterdawn.com/threads/burning-engine.748096/ invalid@example.com (tvg55) tvg55 1 Mon, 03 Mar 2014 00:08:46 +0000 https://forums.afterdawn.com/threads/cd-dvd-burner-not-reconizing-disc-or-burn.747976/ https://forums.afterdawn.com/threads/cd-dvd-burner-not-reconizing-disc-or-burn.747976/ invalid@example.com (goodson5) goodson5 3 Fri, 29 Nov 2013 13:54:13 +0000 https://forums.afterdawn.com/threads/internal-external-bluray-drives.747463/ https://forums.afterdawn.com/threads/internal-external-bluray-drives.747463/ invalid@example.com (TAULISA) TAULISA SINCE I ALREADY HAVE THREE CD-DVD PLEXTOR DRIVES INSTALLED WITHIN MY QUADCORE PC,
CAN ANYONE RECOMMEND IF IT'S WORTH INSTALLING IT EXTERNALLY...
WHAT ARE THE PROS AND CONS COMPARED TO INTERNAL BLURAY DRIVES.
CAN I RELY ON PURCHASING ANY PLEXTOR BLURAY DRIVES AS I'VE BEEN DOING FOR YEARS ?
ALSO, IS THERE ANY BLURAY OPEN SOURCE SOFTWARE TO MANAGE VIDEO FILES AS SMART AND SIMPLE AS DVD SHRINK 3.2...

INTERNAL-EXTERNAL BLURAY DRIVES]]> 2 Wed, 13 Nov 2013 04:29:24 +0000 https://forums.afterdawn.com/threads/incompatible-medium-error-with-vista-and-dvd-decypter.747392/ https://forums.afterdawn.com/threads/incompatible-medium-error-with-vista-and-dvd-decypter.747392/ invalid@example.com (CompNo) CompNo
I recently installed an LG bluray writer (WH14NS40) in my Vista system. It reads blank dvds, audio cds, and blu-rays perfectly. It also reads burned dvds that I have previously shrunk using dvd decrypter and dvdshrink (using another dvd-writer).

I have just discovered that it does not read store-bought dvds. VLC player, Windows Media Player, and dvd-decrypter will not recognize the dvds, giving me the error

Device Not Ready (Incompatible Medium Installed)

I am...

"Incompatible Medium" error with Vista and DVD Decypter]]> 4 Fri, 18 Oct 2013 20:55:35 +0000 https://forums.afterdawn.com/threads/dvd-optic-drive-making-grinding-sounds-when-burning-dvds.747286/ https://forums.afterdawn.com/threads/dvd-optic-drive-making-grinding-sounds-when-burning-dvds.747286/ invalid@example.com (EbolaZ) EbolaZ
During my last attempts at burning, though, my PC was making really violent grinding sounds, right when Nero 10 is burning files onto a DVD. Everything seems fine looking at what's on the PC screen, but the PC itself is raising hell! It was so loud that I had to unplug the PC to turn it off to stop all that grinding (canceling the burn in Nero was not fast enough to stop it so I...

DVD optic drive making grinding sounds when burning DVDs]]> 9 Tue, 30 Jul 2013 16:34:27 +0000 https://forums.afterdawn.com/threads/a-simple-question.746855/ https://forums.afterdawn.com/threads/a-simple-question.746855/ invalid@example.com (ozstylo) ozstylo 1 Wed, 24 Jul 2013 16:06:16 +0000 https://forums.afterdawn.com/threads/bluray-to-mkv-so-confused-please-help.746820/ https://forums.afterdawn.com/threads/bluray-to-mkv-so-confused-please-help.746820/ invalid@example.com (Troyzer) Troyzer 2 Mon, 03 Jun 2013 17:49:59 +0000 https://forums.afterdawn.com/threads/blu-ray.746514/ https://forums.afterdawn.com/threads/blu-ray.746514/ invalid@example.com (susansafoora) susansafoora 1