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ShadyMilkman · 02-17-2008, 03:12 PM

I have a quick question about some blu ray drives.... right now newegg has a lg blu ray/ hd dvd drive for 229.00 and I'm really interested in getting it... the problem is my friend had a pioneer drive that he let me borrow and when I installed it I got a error saying something about the format wasn't recognized. I have 3 different programs that say they are blu ray drive compatible but to no avail nothing worked.....

I have a evga 680i motherboard 2 8800GTS (G92) videocards, a 24inch monitor etc.....

From what I've read on newegg and other sites people are sayin a lot of blu ray drives aren't compatible with nvidia chipsets.... is that true?

I just don't wanna get this drive if I'll run into the same problem as the pioneer drive.

Sorry about the horrible grammar I just got off of 24 hour duty.....any help would be greatly appreciated.

Blu-Dog · 02-17-2008, 05:02 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ShadyMilkman

I have a quick question about some blu ray drives.... right now newegg has a lg blu ray/ hd dvd drive for 229.00 and I'm really interested in getting it... the problem is my friend had a pioneer drive that he let me borrow and when I installed it I got a error saying something about the format wasn't recognized. I have 3 different programs that say they are blu ray drive compatible but to no avail nothing worked.....

I have a evga 680i motherboard 2 8800GTS (G92) videocards, a 24inch monitor etc.....

From what I've read on newegg and other sites people are sayin a lot of blu ray drives aren't compatible with nvidia chipsets.... is that true?

I just don't wanna get this drive if I'll run into the same problem as the pioneer drive.

Sorry about the horrible grammar I just got off of 24 hour duty.....any help would be greatly appreciated.

You shouldn't have any problems with hardware. The problems usually are caused with the software to play the movies. Also, make sure your monitor is HDCP compliant - if you can connect with the DVI outs from the Nvidia card to DVI or HDMI on the monitor, you'll be OK.

ShadyMilkman · 02-18-2008, 05:57 PM

Alright so all of the folks that say that their Nvidia chipsets are not compatible with these drives are wrong? In the newegg reviews folks are sayin that the LG model in question isn't compatible with the SATA controller on the board. I've also read the same about the pioneer drive(BK-202)

thanks for the reply blu!

N i c k

Blu-Dog · 02-18-2008, 09:32 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ShadyMilkman

Alright so all of the folks that say that their Nvidia chipsets are not compatible with these drives are wrong? In the newegg reviews folks are sayin that the LG model in question isn't compatible with the SATA controller on the board. I've also read the same about the pioneer drive(BK-202)

thanks for the reply blu!

N i c k

I"ve never seen a motherboard incompatibility with Nvidia cards, at least in the 8800 series. It's the motherboard you have to worry about, not the drive. The drive just feeds data.

SATA is driven by a controller on the board, but again, I've not heard a word that these drives have a problem with SATA. Something doesn't sound right about that. In any case, I never saw it with my Sony drives...go with one of those if you're not stuck on using HD-DVD media.

Good luck!

ShadyMilkman · 02-21-2008, 11:20 AM

Alright the drive got here yesterday ! when I installed it I put in one of my older blu rays...taladega nights. It played fine.... but when I put in the latest die hard it said that I need to update my powerdvd program so I did...once I did that. I got this error sayin that the disc was a unsupported format!!!!(whiskey tango foxtrot.) So I'm stuck here

Setup.

Processor : Q6600
OS: Vista Ultimate
RAM: 4 GB PC 6400
Video card: 2 8800GTS(G92) in Sli
HDCP compliant 24 inch monitor
Power DVD that came with my LG drive
Drive: LG GGC-H20L

Lord_Phan · 02-21-2008, 12:09 PM

Buy the full version of PowerDvD Ultra, it's worth the $100(70-80 if you upgrade from OEM, which you are)

prerich · 02-21-2008, 01:01 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Lord_Phan

Buy the full version of PowerDvD Ultra, it's worth the $100(70-80 if you upgrade from OEM, which you are)

Your are correct sir, he should invest in the full version.

ShadyMilkman · 02-21-2008, 01:50 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by prerich

Your are correct sir, he should invest in the full version.

Roger that!

I found out the issue!......for some reason the Nvidia driver 169.25 wasn't working.....so I installed the beta and it works like a champ!

ShadyMilkman · 02-22-2008, 11:46 AM

I guess I didn't find the issue I started up the computer this morning and bam back to "unsupported format in drive D:"
WTF

prerich · 02-22-2008, 01:34 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ShadyMilkman

I have a quick question about some blu ray drives.... right now newegg has a lg blu ray/ hd dvd drive for 229.00 and I'm really interested in getting it... the problem is my friend had a pioneer drive that he let me borrow and when I installed it I got a error saying something about the format wasn't recognized. I have 3 different programs that say they are blu ray drive compatible but to no avail nothing worked.....

I have a evga 680i motherboard 2 8800GTS (G92) videocards, a 24inch monitor etc.....

From what I've read on newegg and other sites people are sayin a lot of blu ray drives aren't compatible with nvidia chipsets.... is that true?

I just don't wanna get this drive if I'll run into the same problem as the pioneer drive.

Sorry about the horrible grammar I just got off of 24 hour duty.....any help would be greatly appreciated.

I have an Nforce board (SLI but not using it) and a Lite-On BD player. Everything works fine for me. (just got off 24 hr duty?!!! Are you Navy? If you are hello shipmate - once a sailor always a sailor!)

Weez_Dawg · 02-22-2008, 01:38 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by prerich

I have an Nforce board (SLI but not using it) and a Lite-On BD player. Everything works fine for me. (just got off 24 hr duty?!!! Are you Navy? If you are hello shipmate - once a sailor always a sailor!)

What ship you on?

ShadyMilkman · 03-11-2008, 12:52 PM

Naw I'm in the Army had Staff Duty. But This is rather irritating it just picks the days it wants to be the right format... I get that error message maybe twice a week. I'm not really sure what the problem is but I'm probably gonna buy the "real" program instead of using what came with the drive.

thanks

02-17-2008, 03:12 PM	#1
ShadyMilkman Junior Member Member since:Feb 2008	Quick Question I have a quick question about some blu ray drives.... right now newegg has a lg blu ray/ hd dvd drive for 229.00 and I'm really interested in getting it... the problem is my friend had a pioneer drive that he let me borrow and when I installed it I got a error saying something about the format wasn't recognized. I have 3 different programs that say they are blu ray drive compatible but to no avail nothing worked..... I have a evga 680i motherboard 2 8800GTS (G92) videocards, a 24inch monitor etc..... From what I've read on newegg and other sites people are sayin a lot of blu ray drives aren't compatible with nvidia chipsets.... is that true? I just don't wanna get this drive if I'll run into the same problem as the pioneer drive. Sorry about the horrible grammar I just got off of 24 hour duty.....any help would be greatly appreciated.

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02-18-2008, 05:57 PM	#3
ShadyMilkman Junior Member Member since:Feb 2008	Alright so all of the folks that say that their Nvidia chipsets are not compatible with these drives are wrong? In the newegg reviews folks are sayin that the LG model in question isn't compatible with the SATA controller on the board. I've also read the same about the pioneer drive(BK-202) thanks for the reply blu! N i c k

02-21-2008, 11:20 AM	#5
ShadyMilkman Junior Member Member since:Feb 2008	Alright the drive got here yesterday ! when I installed it I put in one of my older blu rays...taladega nights. It played fine.... but when I put in the latest die hard it said that I need to update my powerdvd program so I did...once I did that. I got this error sayin that the disc was a unsupported format!!!!(whiskey tango foxtrot.) So I'm stuck here Setup. Processor : Q6600 OS: Vista Ultimate RAM: 4 GB PC 6400 Video card: 2 8800GTS(G92) in Sli HDCP compliant 24 inch monitor Power DVD that came with my LG drive Drive: LG GGC-H20L

02-21-2008, 12:09 PM	#6
Lord_Phan Active Member Member since:Dec 2007 Location:Brampton, On	Buy the full version of PowerDvD Ultra, it's worth the $100(70-80 if you upgrade from OEM, which you are)

02-22-2008, 11:46 AM	#9
ShadyMilkman Junior Member Member since:Feb 2008	I guess I didn't find the issue I started up the computer this morning and bam back to "unsupported format in drive D:" WTF

03-11-2008, 12:52 PM	#12
ShadyMilkman Junior Member Member since:Feb 2008	Naw I'm in the Army had Staff Duty. But This is rather irritating it just picks the days it wants to be the right format... I get that error message maybe twice a week. I'm not really sure what the problem is but I'm probably gonna buy the "real" program instead of using what came with the drive. thanks

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