Best internal Blu-ray drive for £50-90 - Blu-ray Forum

A5J4DX · 06-01-2011, 10:34 PM

Hi, my pc came with a bd-rom drive but all of a sudden the drive doesnt read ...cd's anymore it keeps making a noise and doesnt even read the disc at all, anywho!! im after a reliable blu-ray internal drive for around £50-90 which would last me for a few years and has good firmware updates, any ideas?

so far the ones that have caught my eye are the following and would love to know how these or any internal bluray drive firmware support is like and how the process goes such as background running to check for firmware updates etc

Samsung SH-B083L

LG BH10LS30.AUAR10B

LG BH10LS30.AUAU10B

also just curious what is the difference between these two LG drives they seem to be the exact same :s

thanks

fairchild · 06-02-2011, 02:15 AM

The LG BH10LS30.AUAU10B is also a Blu-ray writer + DVD writer while the AUAR10B is just a Blu-ray reader + DVD writer.

Offender_Mullet · 06-02-2011, 08:15 AM

A5, I have that Samsung drive and love it.

A5J4DX · 06-02-2011, 03:49 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by fairchild

The LG BH10LS30.AUAU10B is also a Blu-ray writer + DVD writer while the AUAR10B is just a Blu-ray reader + DVD writer.

but it says its a writer in the description for both :s

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Originally Posted by Offender_Mullet

A5, I have that Samsung drive and love it.

awesome! how do you update the firmware on the drive and do samsung update regularly or rarely?

Offender_Mullet · 06-02-2011, 04:03 PM

I've only updated it once. Not really needed as it played all my discs fine, but I'm a hardware geek and like to keep things up-to-date.

The firmware update was just a normal .exe file.

fairchild · 06-02-2011, 04:14 PM

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Originally Posted by A5J4DX

but it says its a writer in the description for both :s?

That is weird, when I looked last night it showed different and only one as the writer.

Oh well, also looking at the 2 now it shows the LG BH10LS30.AUAR10B 10x Internal Blu-Ray BDRW Retail Kit as a retail kit, and the LG BH10LS30.AUAU10B 10x Internal Blu-Ray BDRW Bare + Software as possibly OEM + software.

If the revision's are based on alphabet I'd also wager that the AUAU10B is a newer version.

A5J4DX · 06-02-2011, 10:37 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by fairchild

That is weird, when I looked last night it showed different and only one as the writer.

Oh well, also looking at the 2 now it shows the LG BH10LS30.AUAR10B 10x Internal Blu-Ray BDRW Retail Kit as a retail kit, and the LG BH10LS30.AUAU10B 10x Internal Blu-Ray BDRW Bare + Software as possibly OEM + software.

If the revision's are based on alphabet I'd also wager that the AUAU10B is a newer version.

could be

Quote:

Originally Posted by Offender_Mullet

I've only updated it once. Not really needed as it played all my discs fine, but I'm a hardware geek and like to keep things up-to-date.

The firmware update was just a normal .exe file.

so did you have to go to samsung's website or did it come with a background application thatll check occasionally?

Offender_Mullet · 06-02-2011, 11:33 PM

I went to Samsung's website.

A5J4DX · 07-03-2011, 11:09 PM

anyone else able to help?

RetroGamer · 07-04-2011, 02:43 AM

I have the lg, and love it. No issues, has a program to check the fw on it's own, and I've not had a movie that I couldn't watch yet. I've burned DVD and BD, data discs and home movies on both disc formats, and not had a coaster yet- even with sketchy DVD-r media.

It's the only one I'd buy if I were to need another.

AreaUnderTheCurve · 07-04-2011, 04:14 AM

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Originally Posted by Kreacher

I have the lg, and love it. No issues, has a program to check the fw on it's own, and I've not had a movie that I couldn't watch yet. I've burned DVD and BD, data discs and home movies on both disc formats, and not had a coaster yet- even with sketchy DVD-r media.

It's the only one I'd buy if I were to need another.

I bought an LG early last year and I returned it because only half of the BDs I owned at the time were playable.

Offender_Mullet · 07-04-2011, 05:06 AM

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Originally Posted by A5J4DX

anyone else able to help?

Yes, buy the Samsung one. lol

RetroGamer · 07-04-2011, 05:58 AM

Add-on info - my LG is 4 months old

A5J4DX · 07-04-2011, 01:12 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Kreacher

I have the lg, and love it. No issues, has a program to check the fw on it's own, and I've not had a movie that I couldn't watch yet. I've burned DVD and BD, data discs and home movies on both disc formats, and not had a coaster yet- even with sketchy DVD-r media.

It's the only one I'd buy if I were to need another.

which lg one do you have the AUAU10B or the AUAR10B

RetroGamer · 07-04-2011, 06:40 PM

Picked it up at best buy when it was on sale - for what it's worth. Not sure of the suffix of the model number.

A5J4DX · 07-04-2011, 11:20 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Kreacher

Picked it up at best buy when it was on sale - for what it's worth. Not sure of the suffix of the model number.

any chance you can check on your packaging to see which model no it is?

RetroGamer · 07-05-2011, 06:11 AM

I'll have the machine apart tomorrow, will look

A5J4DX · 07-05-2011, 11:27 PM

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Originally Posted by Kreacher

I'll have the machine apart tomorrow, will look

cheers mate

RetroGamer · 07-07-2011, 02:05 AM

the suffix to the model number wasn't on the label, but I found the box today. It also doesn't have a suffix.

So, best I can do is the UPC : 058231293821

(I'm in the US by the way, for what it's worth).

casspir · 08-07-2011, 05:47 PM

I intend to buy an internal Blu-ray reader/writer optical drive for my desktop PC. Could somebody recommend a good quality one? Does any of you guys have experience with Pioneer, Lite-On or Plextor drives? Is it worth to pay the extra price for the brand?

I am willing to pay a bit more for a drive, but I would like to get a reliable quality drive with good performance for my money. Thanks for the tips in advance.

06-01-2011, 10:34 PM	#1
A5J4DX Junior Member Member since:Jan 2009	Best internal Blu-ray drive for £50-90 Hi, my pc came with a bd-rom drive but all of a sudden the drive doesnt read ...cd's anymore it keeps making a noise and doesnt even read the disc at all, anywho!! im after a reliable blu-ray internal drive for around £50-90 which would last me for a few years and has good firmware updates, any ideas? so far the ones that have caught my eye are the following and would love to know how these or any internal bluray drive firmware support is like and how the process goes such as background running to check for firmware updates etc Samsung SH-B083L LG BH10LS30.AUAR10B LG BH10LS30.AUAU10B also just curious what is the difference between these two LG drives they seem to be the exact same :s thanks

06-02-2011, 02:15 AM	#2
fairchild Active Member Member since:Sep 2010 Location:Northern NJ Blu-ray collection:191	The LG BH10LS30.AUAU10B is also a Blu-ray writer + DVD writer while the AUAR10B is just a Blu-ray reader + DVD writer.

06-02-2011, 08:15 AM	#3
Offender_Mullet Blu-ray Samurai Member since:Nov 2008 Location:Illinois Blu-ray collection:6 Blu-ray reviews:4 Trading Score:10	A5, I have that Samsung drive and love it.

06-02-2011, 04:03 PM	#5
Offender_Mullet Blu-ray Samurai Member since:Nov 2008 Location:Illinois Blu-ray collection:6 Blu-ray reviews:4 Trading Score:10	I've only updated it once. Not really needed as it played all my discs fine, but I'm a hardware geek and like to keep things up-to-date. The firmware update was just a normal .exe file.

06-02-2011, 11:33 PM	#8
Offender_Mullet Blu-ray Samurai Member since:Nov 2008 Location:Illinois Blu-ray collection:6 Blu-ray reviews:4 Trading Score:10	I went to Samsung's website.

07-03-2011, 11:09 PM	#9
A5J4DX Junior Member Member since:Jan 2009	anyone else able to help?

07-04-2011, 02:43 AM	#10
RetroGamer Senior Member Member since:Dec 2010 4K collection:3 Blu-ray collection:87 Digital collection:465 iTunes collection:1 Trading Score:35	I have the lg, and love it. No issues, has a program to check the fw on it's own, and I've not had a movie that I couldn't watch yet. I've burned DVD and BD, data discs and home movies on both disc formats, and not had a coaster yet- even with sketchy DVD-r media. It's the only one I'd buy if I were to need another.

07-04-2011, 05:58 AM	#13
RetroGamer Senior Member Member since:Dec 2010 4K collection:3 Blu-ray collection:87 Digital collection:465 iTunes collection:1 Trading Score:35	Add-on info - my LG is 4 months old

07-04-2011, 06:40 PM	#15
RetroGamer Senior Member Member since:Dec 2010 4K collection:3 Blu-ray collection:87 Digital collection:465 iTunes collection:1 Trading Score:35	Picked it up at best buy when it was on sale - for what it's worth. Not sure of the suffix of the model number.

07-05-2011, 06:11 AM	#17
RetroGamer Senior Member Member since:Dec 2010 4K collection:3 Blu-ray collection:87 Digital collection:465 iTunes collection:1 Trading Score:35	I'll have the machine apart tomorrow, will look

07-07-2011, 02:05 AM	#19
RetroGamer Senior Member Member since:Dec 2010 4K collection:3 Blu-ray collection:87 Digital collection:465 iTunes collection:1 Trading Score:35	the suffix to the model number wasn't on the label, but I found the box today. It also doesn't have a suffix. So, best I can do is the UPC : 058231293821 (I'm in the US by the way, for what it's worth).

08-07-2011, 05:47 PM	#20
casspir Active Member Top contributor Member since:Aug 2011 4K collection:2 Blu-ray collection:326 DVD collection:2	I intend to buy an internal Blu-ray reader/writer optical drive for my desktop PC. Could somebody recommend a good quality one? Does any of you guys have experience with Pioneer, Lite-On or Plextor drives? Is it worth to pay the extra price for the brand? I am willing to pay a bit more for a drive, but I would like to get a reliable quality drive with good performance for my money. Thanks for the tips in advance.

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