How To Rip 4K Dolby ATMOS Blu-rays in 2023!

How To Rip 4K Dolby ATMOS Blu-rays in 2023! | NEW UPDATED GUIDE

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@aerball 2 місяці тому

My father passed away without ever completing his project of ripping his nearly 3,000 movies to a server he bought. Going to be attempting to complete that project this year. I am going to come back to this video soon for reference!

@TwoGuyzTech 2 місяці тому

Thank you for watching and I wish you all the best in seeing it through. We hope the video is helpful for you!

@PumaM90 2 місяці тому

Cool way to make your father proud! Good luck on your project🎉

@RevFilmore 2 місяці тому

And that's why streaming services are popular: sooner or later people get to the age where they realize they won't live forever. Some even don't. Watch them with a player or read books, my advice.

@missing1102 2 місяці тому

I so admire that. This is my hobby for thr last 20 years as well. It was always my dream.

@missing1102 2 місяці тому

You can do this without any physical alteration. Do your homework for sure.

@roguecommandprompt5268 8 місяців тому

I swear, for some reason this is the only video that was understandable and showed the steps for flashing without only saying "Go read the page and try to decipher it yourself". Amazing content and thanks!

@TwoGuyzTech 8 місяців тому

Glad I could help! Thanks for watching & for taking the time to comment :)

@Albertrossy 16 днів тому

@@TwoGuyzTech my drive says libredrive enabled for pioneer bdxl drive but it cant read 4k discs

@johnwoods1161 8 місяців тому

Amazing tutorial! Love the updated guide guys. Keep up the great work :))

@Zer0Wolf84 4 місяці тому

I ordered the LG drive you tested in the video from Amazon and was able to flash the firmware without issue, so as of 1/3/2024 it seems to still be a good buy. I'm making my first backup as I type this comment. Appreciate the guide!

@patrickdrabble 3 місяці тому

Get a spare. The LG is great but they don't last.

@Keller-pg4nw 28 днів тому

Cheers, glad to see people giving updates like this without having to scour the forum

@PerryCS2 8 місяців тому

the #1 reason to keep your own copy... you can watch it 20 years from now... 30 years from now... even 70 years from now if the disk lasts that long... no-one else controls WHEN I want to watch something if I have purchased it... Also, disks are a pain in the... Plex makes life so much easier... I buy my box sets, rip them, and watch them in pure convenience...

@mattgibson6144 4 місяці тому

Best guide out there for ensuring consumers don't lose their film collections - backing up discs is not only great for increased ease of access, as it also insures against Murphy getting involved with a lost/damaged disc in the future. Well explained with clear easy to follow directions, and I appreciate the added thoughtfullness in talking about drive compatability, a subject most tutorials skip which can be a disaster for their viewers who may end up bricking their disc drive. Well worth a sub 👍

@darknesscomes9522 8 місяців тому

I am using DVDFAB and a LG BluRay, the same as yours, in a NexStar enclosure. WD PR4100 and 4-22tb drives running PLEX. Works great!

@destinycarvalho 5 місяців тому

I got lucky that out of every 4K drive I could have bought, I bought that pioneer drive before the patch. It’s the best thing ever!

@hexadecimalau 8 місяців тому

Helpful does not begin to describe this video!!! Thanks so much for the great and simple explanation!

@TwoGuyzTech 8 місяців тому

Hey no problem! Glad you found it helpful, and thanks for watching :)

@DrakonR 8 місяців тому

Followed your previous tutorial and lucked out with a good version of the pioneer drive. The quality is excellent and puts streaming to shame. Love having Dolby Vision 4k titles with 7.1 atmos in Plex.

@larrycardenas4034 6 місяців тому

followed your instructions to include buying the LG drive and it works like a charm. Tenet 4k gave me trouble but after dloading java script, it was able to rip and back up to my server. thanks again

@stephendevore9926 4 місяці тому

I use to back DVDS in the early 2000s. Basically a freeware version of decrypted. Now for me it not a top priority due to my Strokes. I like keeping up with how it's becoming more complicated with more procedures. Basically ripping disc's for a copy and backup and quality. Now with 4k quality and the ability to play all your library has become a real option I never had at that time. Glad to see it's evolving to be able to use the disc's instead of gathering dust. You condensed everything to make it understandable. Thanks 😊

@Exoogor 7 місяців тому

Great guide! I didnt know where to start but this video was exactly what I was looking for. Also I was able to flash the relatively new Asus BW-16D1X-U thanks to the timely posts on the MKV forums and this very helpful tutorial. 🔥

@TwoGuyzTech 7 місяців тому

Great to hear!

@jerromerro9405 5 місяців тому

Is your burner compatyble with the flash?

@YAEteddy 4 місяці тому

Can u please link me to the post about the flash file, please. I have the same model. Thank you!

@Darkk6969 8 місяців тому

I have a couple of WH16NS40 drives installed on my Linux Debian workstation at home. The tools to flash the drives are the same but with CLI commands which are easy to follow. I can tell you is to be careful of flashing the boot portion on the drive as I bricked mine. I had to order another one. Plex is awesome playing the MKV files but a tip in the filename. Put in the movie's release year i.e. (2023) as part of the filename so Plex can sort out the duplicates based on year.

@123dillerfar 8 місяців тому

been doing tihs for 2 years now and i dident know that you could rename the soundtrack, Thanks for that tip! :)

@ScottGrammer 8 місяців тому

Another great enclosure for that drive (I have four) is the Vantec NexStar DX2. Nice video!

@goldenheartOh 8 місяців тому

Its nice to see consumer rights to make a backup for our own use hasn't been completely squashed by the big corporations (not for lack of them trying tho.). Thanks for sharing.

@TwoGuyzTech 8 місяців тому

Thanks for watching! :)

@hectormanuel8360 8 місяців тому

Unfortunately theres no law protecting consumer backups other than recordings

@The_Ballo 8 місяців тому

Curious comment. If you had a right to do it, there would be no impediment.

@goldenheartOh 8 місяців тому

@@The_Ballo curious comment. You assume if it's a right, no one would ever try to infringe upon it. Nor would companies ever lobby politicians for laws infringing on our rights.

@The_Ballo 8 місяців тому

@@goldenheartOh The OP is clearly making a distinction between the de jure recognition of a right versus the de facto ability to do something.

@robertoperezjr.1119 5 місяців тому

This is a great video. Your video is the first one I have found that goes over flashing the disc drives in steps. Thank you.

@TwoGuyzTech 5 місяців тому

Great to hear!

@TimeTraveler8 Місяць тому

@@TwoGuyzTech brother, after flashing LG drive, can we play all region 4K ultra HD bluray disc? it is support dolby vision or HDR 10 ? can we connect and play on zidoo z9x pro? Thanx if you can explain 😎

@stevevlahos5469 8 місяців тому

I bought the LG version and it worked without issue. Didn’t need an enclosure. Popped it in my pc and it’s ripping as we speak. Firmware worked like a charm and this drive is much faster than my old pioneer Blu-ray drive. Thanks!

@patrickdrabble 3 місяці тому

Steve be advised I have killed 2 LG's in a year so don't be surprised if one day the drive starts clicking. I have a spare ready to go just in case.

@tresnugget 7 місяців тому

I bought that Pioneer drive and it's the best drive I own. I have a couple LG drives and while they are faster than the pioneer drive, if the LG drives can't rip it, unless the disc is damaged or defective, the pioneer drive always works. Sadly defective discs has been more of an issue as of late. My first 300+ discs ripped without issue in one drive or another. In the last 100 discs I've ripped probably 10 of them had to be replaced.

@hakujin7137 7 місяців тому

Great video, thank you so much for sharing! If it takes about an hour to rip the mkv file of a blu ray, about how long does it take to copy the full file contents of a disc?

@dirtnastyish 8 місяців тому

Thank you for making this informative guide. I have been wanting to build a NAS but I couldn't find any solid info on what optical drives would let me convert 4k UHD disks.

@TwoGuyzTech 8 місяців тому

Glad I could help! Thanks for watching!

@typo001 6 місяців тому

Thanks for the updated video! I saw the previous one and was pretty close to going that route until I saw this one. I got the LG one in this video from amazon and it interestingly already had the 1.02 firmware.

@TwoGuyzTech 6 місяців тому

Good to hear! We're still really happy with this method, thanks for watching :)

@ShadesGameSource 5 місяців тому

Thanks so much for this guide! It was incredibly easy to understand. I just bought the drive/enclosure with your affiliate links on Amazon. I'll be coming back to this video when they arrive. Hope you earned some money this Black Friday! =)

@TwoGuyzTech 5 місяців тому

Hey thank you very much for taking the time to comment! We really appreciate your support, glad the video was helpful to you. :)

@Scott-ph2yk 8 місяців тому

Great tutorial! I built a TrueNAS Core system and started ripping my physical media for playback with Plex a few years ago. It has been a great project; fun, easy to set up, and ready access to media all around the house. Your external drive set up looks really good. I may have to upgrade. 😊 Thanks for sharing.

@TwoGuyzTech 8 місяців тому

Thanks for watching and good to hear!! Totally agree, an in-home setup was the best investment we've ever made.

@m3gAnac0nda 5 місяців тому

@@TwoGuyzTechhow much $ did u make with those 50$ USB case links ?

@nomad100hd 8 місяців тому

Yay I already have that drive, had it for years and I have been using it to backup my 1080p blurays. Mine has firmware 1.02.

@TwoGuyzTech 8 місяців тому

After-publishing Notes & FAQ; - The parts for this project totaled $114 USD. $55 for the drive itself + $59 for the USB enclosure. Once the drive is installed in the USB enclosure, it is essentially a USB external drive that can be hooked up to any kind of laptop/computer. You do NOT need a desktop computer to follow this guide. - If the All You Need Firmware Pack you download looks different from the one shown in this video, try this version: drive.google.com/u/0/uc?id=1HRnbXiM8TkwcAcvqYFR31bbJsEZ0FCdM&export=download there seem to be two versions of it which have some of the same contents organized differently. We're not sure why this is the case.

@marknewellmusic Місяць тому

Might want to pin your comment to the top of the vid.

@VeerMaharaj 8 місяців тому

For the savvy people with bluray collections and kids, this is a godsent.

@myhomeaudio8751 8 місяців тому

Thanks. Previously my bluray drive used to work. Mine is lg wh14ns40. But nowadays I always get ripping errors. I will try again today and will see how it goes

@TwoGuyzTech 8 місяців тому

Thanks for watching! Hope you can get that working. If you have the drive installed in a PC then it might be worth making sure that your SATA cable is in good shape - we haven't experienced any read errors after ripping a few dozen 4K and 1080p Blu-ray discs. Hope this helps!

@ZioVelvet 8 місяців тому

Got exactly the same drive and enclosure back in 2020, flashed 1.04 firmware and everything worked

@mal2petify Місяць тому

Great step by step video! Always enjoy the content. You got me to jump all in on a synology 1522+ to start a media server! Thanks a bunch

@Tobafett71 Місяць тому

Bought an Asus BW16D1HT yesterday, and this guide saved me a lot of time, worked like a charm, thx a lot mate =)

@justinnorris6811 3 місяці тому

For years Ive wanted to do this...convert my collection to digital. But it was one of those things you'd start trying to figure out and just hit a bunch of dead ends or people trying to sell you software that may or may not work. Plus Im super ADD, if it seems annoying i just move on til i think about it again. Anyways, my eyes lit up when I saw the LG optical drive. I rushed to check my Amazon order history, not there...WAIT, Newegg! Logged in, check order history and voilà...it was the exact same drive I purchased in 2013 for the first PC I ever built. DO YOU KNOW HOW MANY TIMES I ALMOST THREW THAT THING AWAY??? My wife may have won the battle over the 4 bags of RCA and VGA cables, but today I emerge victorious, justified, and vindicated. This is for all my fellow technology hoarders out there. So what if its a proprietary cable extension to a mouse from 2009? Deep down you just know you'll need that someday. Stay strong 💪

@JimKelly4036 8 місяців тому

Just got my drive after watching the video, My drive was manufactured Sep 2022 Rom 1.05 and it worked great with the flash. Thanks for posting video cause I really didn't want to spend 200-300 on one already flashed. Great Video

@TwoGuyzTech 8 місяців тому

Glad I could help! Thanks for watching :)

@ShaggyShaggums 8 місяців тому

I have an LG WH16NS40 downgraded the firmware to 1.03 (which doesnt have the sleep bug) in an Vantec NST-536S3-BK NexStar DX USB 3.0 External Enclosure and this thing works like a dream and so much cheaper than other externals too. After that if I need to tweak some things around I use MKVToolNix 1:1 copy. Or if I need to encode them to 10Bit HEVC with AC3 audio I use RipBot in CQ mode with the file size is about 2-4GB. Sadly, it's no longer being updated but it still works great and the quality and speed is the awesome.

@hoseinyari8684 8 місяців тому

Thank you very much, which TV do you recommend to watch these kinds of 4k remux movies on it to get the best experience ?

@theredon2 8 місяців тому

I got my pioneer right after I saw your video and it’s so easy I’m glad I got it before they modify the software. So at this point my still working.

@tb0ne315 8 місяців тому

Where was this video when I figured all this bullshit out 6 months ago? Glad somebody made a really easy to follow guide finally.

@Zactivist 8 місяців тому

Great as far as the ripping tutorial. Please though, you do NOT need to blow $60 on a fancy drive enclosure, unless you really care about it looking "pretty". Just use a decent 12V POWERED SATA to USB adapter. ($16-$25 or so). Been using these for years and they work fine, and if you really need it to look "pretty"- build yourself a box around it or mount it under a desk.

@TwoGuyzTech 8 місяців тому

Thanks for watching! Yep those adapters should work just as well and they are mentioned as compatible in the MakeMKV thread. For us the utility of having it all in one compact box without much effort was nice but it's definitely a little overkill if you just want to get your movies ripped.

@robertt9342 8 місяців тому

The enclosure is overpriced, but it is a plug and play solution.

@Anony.Mousse 7 місяців тому

Do you have a link for it? Or for one that plugs into usb c?

@bilditup1 7 місяців тому

The enclosures effectively protect a fragile device. It is overpriced, but for long-term use something like this is probably a good idea, besides being the more elegant solution.

@Kfoster1979 6 місяців тому

Came to say the same thing! I used the same drive with a SATA to USB3 powered adapter cable. I picked the cable up off Amazon for 15 bucks with power supply.

@user-ht3jd5ox7x 8 місяців тому

Great video thanks! It would be interesting to learn how to make a server with a collection of films, so that in any part of the house you can simply insert a lan wire into your computer or laptop and view your collection of films

@calebmiguel3103 8 місяців тому

I started getting into it and it’s great. But, due to my current internet plan that has only 10mbps of upload speed, watching my content outside of my local network can be a bit laggy.

@TwoGuyzTech 8 місяців тому

Thanks for watching! We do plan to make a guide like this, so stay tuned! :)

@byteme6346 5 місяців тому

I turned my Raspberry Pi4B into a NAS with an 18TB external USB HDD. I built the Samba share on a larger computer, but the Pi4B serves the share without performance issues.

@plonk420 8 місяців тому

how long ago did you get the WH14NS40? my installed one is/was 1.04 and looks to be ~4 years old at this point (flashed perfect first time thanks to your guide!)

@MilesMetal 8 місяців тому

I have one of those OWC enclosures. It actually performs better for me with my Blu-ray drive vs. connecting it directly to my motherboard via SATA. It seeks faster and doesn't hang when playing Blu-rays. The drive I have is an LG BH16NS55.

@jasonantes9500 8 місяців тому

I have one too with an older WH16SN40 drive that can't be flashed to rip 4k (MT1939). I've had the drive for over 10 years and the enclosure for about 3ish. Never had any issues with either one. Really is a very nice enclosure.

@marknewellmusic Місяць тому

Good info, thanks

@VELI-Productions Місяць тому

I also received a BH drive, did you end up flashing it? Or did you not have to?

@MilesMetal Місяць тому

@@VELI-Productions No, it didn't require flashing.

@temptemp5093 8 місяців тому

Nice guide. Could you please make tutorial video on what would be the options to stream the results to a 4k TV? Thank you 🙏

@dan_hitchman007 8 місяців тому

The easiest, though there are no perfect solutions, would be to use a new Nvidia Shield Pro and the Plex app to read the files of a NAS or external drive and send the AV to your surround decoder and display.

@Tsurnari 7 місяців тому

Thanks for the guide. Bought the drive you recommend and after a couple of errors (The 'All You Need' is different to what you show), I have managed to get 4 Blu-rays ripped with almost no issues. I do have a couple of questions, I haven't tried it yet but is there anything I have to change if ripping TV show Blu-Ray discs? Also what about single disc movies that give choices of 3D or 2D and movies that give options for extended versions (Avatar springs to mind)?

@gregmorgan3395 6 місяців тому

Grreat video. Showed exactly what to do. I bought one of the LG drives from amazon. Worked great. But Just in case I kept my old (very) BD drive which still works. Thanks a bunch.

@TwoGuyzTech 6 місяців тому

Glad it helped!

@Scott-ph2yk 7 місяців тому

Bit the bullet and grabbed an LG drive and flashed it following your procedures. Easy, and works like a champ. 😊

@TwoGuyzTech 7 місяців тому

Glad to hear!! Thanks for watching :)

@michaelsherratt 8 місяців тому

Thanks for your info and advice. Bought an external slim drive (LG BP50NB40 SVC:NB52) patched the firmware and ripped my first Bluray movie. So happy it worked. Now just 1000 more movies to rip. 😃

@itsonlybryan2171 Місяць тому

Have you run into any issues with the slim over the one in the video? Any buyers remorse? I'm currently torn between the 2. The slim one would be ideal since it takes up less space, but at the same time I don't want to get a worse product when they're both the same price😅

@tonykastaneda1 8 місяців тому

I don’t wanna spread miss information here but I think they make powered sata to usb hubs for optical drives for like 17-25$ ik they make them for hard drives but I think the ones with external power have enough juice to get an optical drive spinning. Though the enclosure is kinda nice

@atruceforbruce5388 8 місяців тому

It makes sense to rip a use copy of your media. If your a collector it limits the wear and tear that can occure to the original.

@mannym6926 8 місяців тому

Awesome guide, thank you. I bought the same drive you suggested, however the All you need folder from makemkv forum seems to have different set of firmware. Big thank you for the google drive link, used that and successfully flashed the drive. However when I tried John Wick 3 4K bluray, the folder structure is not coming up in Windows 10 explorer. The disk name is coming but its showing 0 Bytes. Tried using MakeMKV and it failed with "ILLEGAL REQUEST:INVALID FIELD IN CDB' error !!! not sure if this is due to disk is not being clean... any idea?

@MrGoatman07 3 місяці тому

Great info. It's really easy to follow along even for a noob like myself. Thanks & keep it coming.

@TwoGuyzTech 2 місяці тому

We appreciate it!! Glad it was helpful.

@spartansfan1026 8 місяців тому

Ah, just as I decided to delve into 4K discs for my Plex server a couple weeks back! I had an earlier version of the drive you selected as I started ripping Blu-Ray back in early 2015, but this version was not compatible with the necessary flashed firmware, so I ended up with the same drive you have. I fully recommend it, and even the earlier version was flawless with standard Blu Ray.

@TwoGuyzTech 8 місяців тому

Thanks for watching! And glad to hear you had a great experience.

@plonk420 8 місяців тому

yeah, i've been procrastinating on finding instructions on how to rip 4K discs as last i checked you usually had to get drives from people with collections of drives to sell. thankfully the one i've had for 4 years seems to work with this ezpz guide 💚 AND just tested within the last 30 mins that i could still dump my PS3 games 🥳

@Kurtonebay 8 місяців тому

I have DVDFab Copy software that comes with firmware roleback software. You can do this with the free trial version

@ashnaura 8 місяців тому

Very helpful. Thank you.

@TwoGuyzTech 8 місяців тому

Glad it was helpful! Thanks for watching :)

@troyn8269 8 місяців тому

Great video very informative. Do you have a lan connecting your NAS to whatever you are watching on? I assume watching it through wifi over the network would bog everything down

@TwoGuyzTech 8 місяців тому

Thanks for watching! Yes we do usually stream our Blu-ray rips over LAN/Ethernet. But we also have a pretty capable router, so we don't usually notice any problems streaming over Wi-Fi unless the device is really far away from the router. Hope this helps!

@AussieTVMusic 8 місяців тому

I flashed this drive a few yrs ago. It worked fine.

@rocko10ish 3 місяці тому

Excellent Excellent vid! Anyone in doubt, watch it all the way through👍🏼👍🏼

@TwoGuyzTech 3 місяці тому

Much appreciated!

@johnpeterson7264 3 місяці тому

Great tutorial ! Thanks much for posting !

@TwoGuyzTech 3 місяці тому

Glad you enjoyed it!

@dave-xe6pc 8 місяців тому

Thanks for the tutorial! Just ordered the optical drive and enclosure through your affiliate links.

@TwoGuyzTech 8 місяців тому

Hey we appreciate it so much!! Thanks for watching and we're glad the video was helpful :)

@dave-xe6pc 8 місяців тому

Quick update. The LG optical drive has officially failed. I’ve been testing with a single 4K UHD Blu-ray disk since I received the drive. MakeMKV started throwing hashread errors last night, and as of this morning, read speeds reduce down to .2x while attempting to create the mkv file. This was not the case up until yesterday. Will return and order a replacement. Hoping this is not a common theme with the drive.

@TwoGuyzTech 8 місяців тому

@@dave-xe6pc Hey there, hopefully you can send it back and get a replacement. That's really odd, we've been using ours constantly since we got it and haven't had any errors. Thankfully we haven't gotten any other reports of issues yet but if more people do start experiencing physical failure of the drive then we'll be sure to note it in the pinned comment.

@dave-xe6pc 8 місяців тому

@@TwoGuyzTech This is a direct quote from one of the pre-flashed seller's page on the makemkv forum: "I do not and will not sell desktop LG or ASUS drives 25% of them like the Asus BW-16D1HT or LG WH16NS60 are defective and will get read errors on UHD discs". The read errors are common if their statement is accurate. FYI, still waiting for my replacement drive to ship. Hoping it will not be part of the 25%.

@bernercalito8422 7 місяців тому

Do you know if this will work on MacBook Pro computers ? Great video

@xalthe 8 місяців тому

7:29 - the firmware pack has changed a little (I found the files in an "Internal Desktop Drives" directory), but while I was going through your video, I noticed something: You have the WH14NS40, per your screen, but you are flashing the WH16NS40 firmware. Would that cause any issues?

@dsmithwc04 2 місяці тому

i saw that too anu word on this?

@DeMeRkS100 29 днів тому

Great video! still worked like a charm in 2024. I bought the LG WH16NS40, but not the Mercury Pro. Instead I bough a new PC case (Fractal Design Pop Silent) that could house a dvd bay. It was time to clean my PC anyway and I like rebuilding my PC. This PC case was way cheaper than the Mercury Pro in the Netherlands. Currently downloading my first 4K blu-ray! Next up, need to find out how to get a plex server going.

@jaimecosta2966 8 місяців тому

Excelente vídeo

@eduardorivas9963 Місяць тому

Thank you for such a comprehensive guide. I just want to make 1:1 physical copies of each movie in my collection for backup purposes. What software would you recommend for the job? thanks!

@AaronGoodTimes 5 місяців тому

Would love to see a guide for making a BD backup for Zidoo type player

@jphomebrew 4 місяці тому

Great video. Saved me hours!

@Saintel 6 місяців тому

This was super helpful and made sense. Thank you

@TwoGuyzTech 6 місяців тому

You're so welcome! Thanks for watching!

@ThatOneGuy72381 8 місяців тому

Thank You For This

@rastanz 5 місяців тому

OMG, I've avoided flashing my drive due to how complicated the forums made it sound, this simplified the process in only few steps and it WORKED for my slim LG drive. Thanks for the video tutorial.

@TwoGuyzTech 5 місяців тому

Glad it helped!

@skypallman6169 4 місяці тому

Hey. What model drive did you use if you don't mind? Thanks for your time

@rauland 8 місяців тому

I purchased that exact combo from OWC directly pre-assembled. Had to do a firmware flash, and it’s been rock solid for the last 2+ years. Well worth the money. I have found a few 4k UHD HDR disc that it hasn’t yet been able to rip (haven’t confirmed 100%, but seems to be 100Gb discs cause the most issues… but not all of them)

@kevinwiley5325 7 місяців тому

I just got started with the ASUS BW-16D1HT drive and am ripping my first disc as we speak (LOTR Fellowship of course). This guide was extremely helpful and if all goes well I’ll comment again letting you know how long it took. My hardware is a Ryzen 3600 cpu and it’s writing to a Seagate Exos x20 20TB HDD.

@kevinwiley5325 7 місяців тому

Happy to report back that this is going just great. I learned that once you rip the disc into mkv format, it needs to be converted to MP4 before Plex can use it, but besides that this is working excellent. The Lord of the Rings theatrical movies took about 90 minutes apiece and most movies take an hour. Couldn’t have done it without your help. Thank you.

@MuhChicken 6 місяців тому

@@kevinwiley5325 Whether or not you need to convert from MKV to MP4 is situational and not always required. I have a Synology NAS and all of my media is still in MKV format. It works just fine when streaming all of my standard Blu-Ray and DVD content to a Roku 4K from 2018, an Amazon Fire TV Stick 4K from 2018, and my Xbox Series X, but I haven't got into 4K media yet so I don't know about that. I'm just letting you as well as others know that some Plex combinations (servers and clients) can handle MKV formats without any issues. At least when it comes to 1080P and 720P content on a home network. I hope this information is helpful.

@messengerofgoddefenderofme8192 6 місяців тому

Did you use an ASUS firmware or LG that he showed in the video? @@kevinwiley5325

@kelownatechkid 6 місяців тому

@@kevinwiley5325 Plex handles MKV just fine... lol

@spycraft42 5 місяців тому

Depends on what streaming client you are using, for ex. I use my nvidia shield pro and it plays mkv files just fine. But Apple TV may need mp4 as you mentioned.

@nikilragav 8 місяців тому

Would love a Plex/jellyfin guide without using a NAS. Maybe with an rPi?

@DreazyBK 26 днів тому

Hey, just stumbled upon your channel. Great video and info. I'm going to be running Linux whenever I get a new computer and would love to see a guide using linux

@Gwinter452 8 місяців тому

Thanks!! On average, how much space would a Blu-ray take up? (using the first method of selecting video and audio tracks, not the whole ISO).

@TwoGuyzTech 8 місяців тому

Thanks for watching! You can figure about 25 to 30GB for an average 1080p Blu-ray and around 50 to 70GB for an average 4k Blu-ray.

@UncannyGirl 3 місяці тому

I would recommend against renaming Audio and Subtitle tracks as virtually every single alternative to Plex and handles reading of this data properly and for all of us keeping multiple audio tracks those names are necessary.

@acemage1116 8 місяців тому

Thank you for this video, my media pc is finally perfect. And i did not need to wast money on a pioneer product. I could stick to the Asus drive i already have.

@ashardeadpool3922 7 місяців тому

Awesome content.

@TwoGuyzTech 7 місяців тому

Glad you enjoyed it

@urzer0703 Місяць тому

Bro, love you guys!

@flickcomposer 8 місяців тому

Thank you 🙏

@TwoGuyzTech 8 місяців тому

Any time! Thanks for watching :)

@jesseroman3 6 місяців тому

Worked great thanks a ton !!!!!

@TwoGuyzTech 6 місяців тому

Great to hear!

@TeranToola 8 місяців тому

I have an LG Electronics WH16NS40 from 2014. I noticed the makemkv forums mention you need a drive made after 2016, should I buy another drive?

@noizeemama3697 5 місяців тому

I just bought a new bluray drive for my desktop. Hope it is compatible! Thank you so much. I can't believe they don't just sell 4k drives. Can this be done via DVDFab? Or would the drive work once with DVDFab once you did it through MKV?

@LoweDown 3 місяці тому

Great video! Makes the complex seem very simple ... but, like others in the comments, I can not get SDF Tool to flash my LG WH16NS40 with firmware v. 1.05. Still get the command errors everyone else is getting. Tried both versions of SDF and all the .bin files I could. Using Windows 11, which might make a dif

@leadfoot64 2 місяці тому

I have the same drive and I had to use the firmware that has a "MK" at the end of it.. 'WH16NS60 1.02MK' I think it only works with mkv software, but that's what I use, and it's the only firmware I could get to work and flash properly without that command error. I know it says '60' and not '40' in the name, but it works.

@stonesfan285 Місяць тому

I rip them and convert them to 1080p and burn them to BD-R. Changes them to SDR but I do this because sometimes the 4K Blu-rays have a unique master or unique cut to the 4K disc that isn't on the 1080p disc.

@Thomas20831 Місяць тому

Thanks for showing me the way

@MitchM240 2 місяці тому

It amazing how little this has changed since IW as ripping just plain DVD

@marknewellmusic Місяць тому

I thought the same.

@middle_pickup 7 місяців тому

So I have one of these drives, but it's older. I've never flashed it, and it already plays 4K discs in VLC no problem. Do I need to flash it to be able to rip all kinds of discs? I only own The Revanent on a 4K disc, and it lacks atmos tracks. Will I be able to rip atmos discs without flashing? I checked makeMKV, and it already shows yes to all those parts in the hardware check.

@JerBearGaming90 7 місяців тому

Can you make a video for TV series please. I would like to rip TV shows and anime. Also how to name it correctly on plex would be a nice bonus. Thank you for the great tutorial. The video was very informative 😊.

@ilki9718 8 місяців тому

Very nice video.

@TwoGuyzTech 8 місяців тому

Thank you very much! We appreciate it :)

@MartinSonderby 7 місяців тому

By coincedence i saw this video. I have been using Makemkv for 10 years or so. I had a Asus bw-16d1ht that i firmware updated and it was unable to rip 4k discs. So i bought a bc-12d2ht. And after seeing this video both work flawlessly now. Thanks a lot. I have been looking at which drive is the best but I have been unable to find differences. Do you now which is that best of these?

@todderwin4234 7 місяців тому

How do I get VLC to playback in HDR in Windows 11? My video card supports HDR10, but the way HDR is implemented in Win11 is either on all the time or not, and does not auto detect like a streaming device or 4K Blu-ray player.

@tomreidy1237 4 місяці тому

Looking to upgrade my home media server and was wondering if you had any suggestions on hardware?

@Bertopolis 3 місяці тому

I just bought some extra sata cables and hooked up the bd drive that i bought years ago. Turns out its the same drive as this. Libre drive shows enabled but its unpatched at firmware 1.03. cant read a 4k disc yet im thinking ill probably have to flash the drive to 1.02 which is lame, but this video will sure help with that