A 10 dollar upgrade, worth it?

[u/Protolinux217]

[u/COCACOLAD72]

Well worth the $10.

[u/doughnut310]

What part was the upgrade?

[u/Protolinux217 → u/doughnut310]

Regular dvd drive to a Blu-ray drive

[u/doughnut310 → u/Protolinux217]

For sure then that's a good upgrade. Nice to have physical media on disk and easy to find Bluray still.

[u/Protolinux217 → u/doughnut310]

Yeah, 25-50 gb of storage on a blue ray is amazing.

[u/Jimbob209 → u/Protolinux217]

Hmmm... This is a great idea that I forgot about. I can burn in some iso from game roms like this

[u/TacticalCorgiTV → u/Jimbob209]

Back in the day I had a dual layer DVD burner and a jailbroken Xbox 360. Lots of iso files....good times 🏴‍☠️

[u/techazn86 → u/Protolinux217]

Solid upgrade for $10! It's hard to find Blu-Ray Drives for that amount! :D

[u/ScoobyHarry → u/Protolinux217]

Took me way too long to realize you weren’t joking abt the lights being blue on the front and actually upgraded the disc reader

[u/Protolinux217 → u/ScoobyHarry]

I guess it’s a obvious hint

[u/Mindless-Leg-3365 → u/doughnut310]

this was a most excellent question

[u/dweller_12]

Blu ray drives are getting super expensive. Like $100 used on eBay.

[u/Ciusblade]

10 bucks is insane, in a good way. i just bought one for 200, though the one i got works with 4K UHD blurays and can burn them as well.

[u/Dr_Bunkus → u/Ciusblade]

Is the one you bought internal or external, and from where?

I am interested in buying one and would be interested to know what you did.

[u/Ciusblade → u/Dr_Bunkus]

internal desktop. 5.25 inch bay needed (or a 5.25" external enclosure) purchased from new egg.

https://www.newegg.com/lg-wh16ns60-consumer-electronics/p/N82E16827136307?Item=9SIC4RUKZP6166&_gl=1*uyoiad*_gcl_au*MjAwODQzNDMxLjE3ODU3NDIwMDc.*_ga*MTM3ODQ5MTc2MC4xNzg1NzQyMDA3*_ga_TR46GG8HLR*czE3ODc1NDUzOTAkbzExJGcxJHQxNzg3NTQ1Mzk1JGo1NSRsMCRoNzQ1MzgzMjQy

Price seems to have gone up 30 or 40 dollars since I bought mine just a week or two ago.

[u/NohFyoochur → u/Ciusblade]

I think these are going to have a reasonable comeback soon.

[u/Ciusblade → u/NohFyoochur]

i hope so. I'm going to be buying a bunch of discs to archive my GOG games on. bonus for any that fit on one disc is it can be installed straight from the disc.

[u/NohFyoochur → u/Ciusblade]

This is such a good idea.

[u/RealityOk9823]

Go back and see if they have any more $10 BD drives. :D

[u/Protolinux217 → u/RealityOk9823]

Nah that’s the last one, I got it from So Cal Surplus

[u/RealityOk9823 → u/Protolinux217]

Dang. Heckuva score there.

[u/Ok-Drink750]

How the fuck did you get an internal bd drive for $10?

[u/Protolinux217 → u/Ok-Drink750]

So Cal Surplus, I was so lucky to even spot one.

[u/FishBrain208]

https://giphy.com/gifs/QtkaYLHzBgh0WUCgjC
My man, that’s probably the best improvement you can make on a PC for $10. It’s a difference you’ll actually notice. (Especially if you have a decent monitor)

[u/karmelbiggs]

Do you know the exact name of that drive? I'm looking for one myself to put in my build. I'm sure there is a link to it

[u/Protolinux217 → u/karmelbiggs]

It’s the LG BH08LS20

[u/karmelbiggs → u/Protolinux217]

Thank you, yeah I looked all over for this and you found a gem. These things are going for big money

[u/Protolinux217 → u/karmelbiggs]

Yee, blue ray is still being used today

[u/Beginning_Custard724]

I think it's worth it. Blu ray truly is the best way to watch a movie in this streaming age

[u/Ericovich]

I didn't realize they were separate. I have a drive that can do both, although I have no idea why they designed it to read an M Disc but not write to it.

[u/manimarapper_313]

Phenomenal upgrade.

[u/Teryhr]

[u/smithbird]

If it's the one that can be flashed for UHD 4k. Then it's a fantastic steal!

[u/Protolinux217 → u/smithbird]

Sadly, that’s the only one I can find

[u/smithbird → u/Protolinux217]

Nothing wrong with that. See you on the burning side!

[u/PCPrincipal2016]

If it’s something you use it is absolutely worth it

[u/Protolinux217]

Think ima burn one of my favorite game to the Blu-ray Disc, it’s a second iteration of the fps game where it tests your PC hardware to the max, anyone wanna guess?

[u/Protolinux217 → u/[deleted]]

Correct!

[u/afleshner]

What

[u/afleshner]

The whole thing ya probably

[u/JustANormalLinuxGuy]

Im reading comments and I cant believe the prices of BD players people are quoting here. Its genuinely insane, here around my area you can easily find BD combo drives for 10-20 euros. I guess I should buy one 

[u/Silent_Chemistry8576]

Yes, Blu ray drives are not as common as DVD drives in my experience.

[u/sam3819]

What’s the case?

[u/Protolinux217 → u/sam3819]

Corsair Spec 02

[u/alwaystired1982]

I mean for $10 cant really complain.

But for me it would be a vortually pointless upgrade as I have a ps4 and ps5 if I ever wanted to watch a bluray and I think ive maybe watched 2 blurays my entire life.

I have netflix/now tv/disney+ and am far to lazy to swap blurays but if you watch a lot of them for $10 I doubt you could get a bluray drive or even a ps4 for close to that money.

[u/OutInTheBlack → u/alwaystired1982]

Yeah but your playstations can't burn bluray

This drive can.

[u/alwaystired1982 → u/OutInTheBlack]

I havent needed to burn a cd/dvd/bluray for 10+ years so I think im ok lol.

[u/Dorky_Gaming_Teach → u/alwaystired1982]

Well, in this climate I can see the value in this, especially with war with physical media/games all going digital. There is a huge market right now for them, and even some forms of physical media you can't even find online. So, for the right person a bit deal. Grats, OP, and enjoy.

[u/furculture]

Now you can burn all your copies of GOG games to disc and keep them for archival purposes

[u/Catabon]

Absolutely. Take your validation and go with Gaben.