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11-26-2010, 03:16 PM #1is a threadkiller
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Bluray drive?
I'm planning on adding a Bluray drive into my system. So does anyone know of a good or have some recommendations on combo drive to add?
I will not be burning blurays.
I will be burning CD/DVDs.
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11-26-2010, 04:01 PM #2Web Hosting Master
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I've done well with lite-on drives over the years, having used about a dozen of them. I have a lite-on blueray drive on a htpc that has been reliable for a couple years now.
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11-26-2010, 05:21 PM #3is a threadkiller
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I've been looking at the lite-ons as well since they seem the most common and being black friday, I see a few for under $80. However, a lot of users on several sites are reporting there is a high failure rate, but it could be because there are so many around. There have also been a lot of comments about no firmware updates. How have the firmware updates been treating you?
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12-04-2010, 12:33 PM #4New Member
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Go for the Samsung SH-B123L, it has got nothing but rave reviews and it looks very smart also
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12-06-2010, 11:26 PM #5Web Hosting Master
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12-08-2010, 10:07 AM #6Web Hosting Master
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I have a samsung in my Media Center PC at home. It works very well. Wasn't too expensive either...
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12-08-2010, 07:24 PM #7is a threadkiller
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I actually got an HPbd240 combo drive. It was $60 on a sale so I ended up getting it.
All the included software was a joke, so I had to get AnyDVD, and went for WinDVD.
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12-08-2010, 08:20 PM #8Junior Guru Wannabe
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WHy do you want a bluray drive? I thought I needed one so I bought a ps3 instead (much cheaper than a blueray player), I ended up never using it.
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12-12-2010, 01:57 PM #9is a threadkiller
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To play bluray dics in my computer.
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12-13-2010, 12:09 PM #10Retired Moderator
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I'd get a Lite-on drive if I needed one. Used their DVDRW drives for years without any problems. Unlikely though - rarely use my DVD drive as it is!
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12-13-2010, 10:23 PM #11Junior Guru Wannabe
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Lite-on has always been good to me and blue-ray drives that are read only are pretty cheep.
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12-13-2010, 11:25 PM #12Web Hosting Master
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I have a Lite-On as well and so far it has been pretty sweet.
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