THIS DRIVE CONTAINS LG WH16NS60 "UHD OFFICIAL" 1.0 FIRMWARE" IT PERFORMS EXACTLY LIKE WH16NS60 WHICH IS NOW OUT OF PRODUCTION. THIS MAKES IT WAY BETTER THAN ANY UHD FRIENDLY DRIVE MODELS SUCH AS:
THE DRIVE IS NEW AND FULLY TESTED TO WORK WITH TRIPLE LAYER UHD DISCS. FIRMWARE WAS CHANGED ENABLING LIBREDRIVE SO THAT YOU CAN RIP UHD DISCS USING MAKEMKV SOFTWARE
YOU CAN USE OTHER RIPPING SOFTWARE SUCH AS DVD FAB AS WELL. THIS IS THE ONLY "UHD OFFICIAL" FIRMWARE EVER INSTALLED IN A 5 1/4 INTERNAL DRIVE FROM LG. IT IS THEIR BEST MODEL!
ACHIEVE THE BEST PERFORMANCE AVAILABLE WITH UHD DISCS. NO SLEEP BUG ISSUES AS WELL SINCE IT IS OFFICIAL UHD UNIT. DRIVE HAS BEEN FULLY TESTED BEFORE SHIPPING IT OUT TO YOU. YOU WILL GET A PRINT OUT SHOWING YOUR DRIVE SERIAL NUMBER WAS FULLY TESTED.
TO USE WITH DVDFAB SOFTWARE THIS DRIVE MUST HAVE V1.0 SOFTWARE. v1.0 IS OPTIMIZED FOR THE BEST PERFORMANCE WITH THIS SOFTWARE.
RECOMMENDED External Enclosures FOR PORTABLE USE:
-Vantec NexStar DX (black) for full sized drives
-OWC Mercury Pro (silver/brushed aluminum) for full sized drives
LG WH16NS40 - "UHD Official" FASTEST (16.0X max)!!! PLAYS 4K discs!!** - A full sized 5.25" bare drive with Unrestricted Read Speed+ (needed for 12.0X rip speed) and Libre Drive compatible.
4K disc playback requires a properly configured PowerDVD Ultra. See https://www.cyberlink.com/prog/bd-support/diagnosis.do.
Unrestriced Read Speed and Libre Drive available ONLY with MakeMKV software.
internal Blu-ray Drive Ultra HD Blu-Ray Playback & M-DISC™ Support
WH16NS40
- Silent Play
- Reduces Noise from Disc Spin During Movie Playback
- Jamless Play
- Max. 16X BD-R Read and Write Capability
- Max. 16X DVD±R Write Speed