Blu-ray Burner - Which One?

[Van G]

Looking to put a blu-ray drive in my htpc and wondered if there is a standout, or are they all in the same class when considering:

- accuracy/speed of rips for audio
- playback? 2D & 3D
- burning BD25 - will rarely do it but might as well get a burner

I've looked at similarly priced LiteOn, LG, Asus, Sony, and some brands I don't recognize but have favourable reviews the Egg.

Something like this: Lite-on IHBS112-04

If they're all essentially the same, I love a deal

 

[Ken g6]

Let's see what I've heard:

1. Some blu-ray readers will only rip at 2-4x speed if they detect an encrypted movie. Some will read at full speed. I've also heard that more burners than general readers work at full speed. You may have to look for reviews to figure out which is which. Audio and video quality should be all the same - a rip is just copying digital data.
2. Playback should be all the same. It mostly depends on your software.
3. Burning you can find stats on. That linked one burns at 12x.

 

[BoomerD]

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...-27106374-L05D

 

[vailr]

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...-27106374-L05D

That model "Lite-On ihes112-04" only reads blu-ray, cannot write blu-ray.
When compariing blu-ray burners, notice that some have 4 mb cache size, while others have 8 mb cache. Newegg's lowest priced blu-ray burner is currently priced at $69.99.

 

[BoomerD]

That model "Lite-On ihes112-04" only reads blu-ray, cannot write blu-ray.
When compariing blu-ray burners, notice that some have 4 mb cache size, while others have 8 mb cache. Newegg's lowest priced blu-ray burner is currently priced at $69.99.

Damn...my bad. That'll teach me to post links when I first wake up...

 

[mfenn]

That model "Lite-On ihes112-04" only reads blu-ray, cannot write blu-ray.
When compariing blu-ray burners, notice that some have 4 mb cache size, while others have 8 mb cache. Newegg's lowest priced blu-ray burner is currently priced at $69.99.

I don't think the cache matters nearly as much as whether or not the drive throttles when ripping a BD. Any sort of decent burning program will have a big RAM buffer so that you don't need the drive's cache.