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Re: in House Review - LG BH08LS20 8x Blu-ray Disc ReWriter

PostPosted: Sun Jan 03, 2010 8:29 pm
by Ian
Yeah, I think this one uses a Renesas R8BJ32710RFPV.

According to ala42, the BH08LS20 and WH08LS20 use the same firmware.

http://club.myce.com/f142/wh08ls20-what ... ost2460341

Re: in House Review - LG BH08LS20 8x Blu-ray Disc ReWriter

PostPosted: Mon Jan 04, 2010 12:29 pm
by Scour
So it´s maybe the same, but I gave up to understand the model-names

Re: in House Review - LG BH08LS20 8x Blu-ray Disc ReWriter

PostPosted: Mon Jan 04, 2010 2:48 pm
by SithTracy
The used Panasonic and Renesas in their DVD writers... though, like you, I have no idea what is in the LG Blu-Ray drives... I am thinking about a blu-ray ripping drive though. How is the LG in that department?

Re: in House Review - LG BH08LS20 8x Blu-ray Disc ReWriter

PostPosted: Mon Jan 04, 2010 3:06 pm
by Ian
SithTracy wrote:The used Panasonic and Renesas in their DVD writers... though, like you, I have no idea what is in the LG Blu-Ray drives... I am thinking about a blu-ray ripping drive though. How is the LG in that department?


Unless you want to patch your firmware, don't get an LG for ripping. They limit the read speed to 4.8x with AACS protected discs.

Re: in House Review - LG BH08LS20 8x Blu-ray Disc ReWriter

PostPosted: Mon Jan 04, 2010 3:39 pm
by hoxlund
Patched firmware? must have... show me, if it alters something to make it better im there

Re: in House Review - LG BH08LS20 8x Blu-ray Disc ReWriter

PostPosted: Mon Jan 04, 2010 3:58 pm
by Ian
hoxlund wrote:Patched firmware? must have... show me, if it alters something to make it better im there


Download the latest firmware (I think its 2.00) and use MCSE to remove the riplock.

http://ala42.cdfreaks.com/MCSE/

Re: in House Review - LG BH08LS20 8x Blu-ray Disc ReWriter

PostPosted: Tue Jan 05, 2010 3:30 pm
by hoxlund
i looked at that thread and saw the screenshots, is mcse not really a firmware patch in the sense you don't rewrite the firmware with the riplock you kind of patch the drive on the fly without changing the firmware?

Re: in House Review - LG BH08LS20 8x Blu-ray Disc ReWriter

PostPosted: Tue Jan 05, 2010 3:57 pm
by Ian
it patches the firmware. you still need to apply it to the drive.

Re: in House Review - LG BH08LS20 8x Blu-ray Disc ReWriter

PostPosted: Tue Jan 05, 2010 5:26 pm
by hoxlund
ok the drive is delivered on the 7th will let you know then how it goes

Re: in House Review - LG BH08LS20 8x Blu-ray Disc ReWriter

PostPosted: Fri Jan 15, 2010 12:24 am
by m396 #00-011
Ian wrote:
SithTracy wrote:The used Panasonic and Renesas in their DVD writers... though, like you, I have no idea what is in the LG Blu-Ray drives... I am thinking about a blu-ray ripping drive though. How is the LG in that department?


Unless you want to patch your firmware, don't get an LG for ripping. They limit the read speed to 4.8x with AACS protected discs.



What is recommended for ripping? Who's the fastest, reliable, best value.

Re: in House Review - LG BH08LS20 8x Blu-ray Disc ReWriter

PostPosted: Fri Jan 15, 2010 3:11 pm
by Ian
m396 #00-011 wrote:What is recommended for ripping? Who's the fastest, reliable, best value.



Hmm... probably something like the Lite-On iHES208.

Re: in House Review - LG BH08LS20 8x Blu-ray Disc ReWriter

PostPosted: Fri Jan 15, 2010 3:20 pm
by Scour
Is there some hope that Ala42 make a firmware-patcher for LG BD-drives?

Re: in House Review - LG BH08LS20 8x Blu-ray Disc ReWriter

PostPosted: Fri Jan 15, 2010 4:27 pm
by Ian
Scour wrote:Is there some hope that Ala42 make a firmware-patcher for LG BD-drives?


MCSE already removes riplock from LG drives.

Re: in House Review - LG BH08LS20 8x Blu-ray Disc ReWriter

PostPosted: Fri Jan 22, 2010 3:29 pm
by hoxlund
Ian wrote:Yeah, I think this one uses a Renesas R8BJ32710RFPV.

According to ala42, the BH08LS20 and WH08LS20 use the same firmware.

http://club.myce.com/f142/wh08ls20-what ... ost2460341


same chipset in the 12x pio/plex burners?

Re: in House Review - LG BH08LS20 8x Blu-ray Disc ReWriter

PostPosted: Fri Jan 22, 2010 6:44 pm
by Ian
The Pioneer BDR-205 uses the Renesas R8J32720FPV.

Re: in House Review - LG BH08LS20 8x Blu-ray Disc ReWriter

PostPosted: Wed Mar 24, 2010 3:24 am
by hoxlund
just firmware patched my LG WH08LS20 - 2.00 firmware, its riplock has been removed

Re: in House Review - LG BH08LS20 8x Blu-ray Disc ReWriter

PostPosted: Wed Mar 24, 2010 3:25 am
by hoxlund
and to this day no one can explain the difference between the wh08 and bh08 drives