Hardware1 hSeptember 30, 2026, 04:30

High-quality Blu-ray ripping may soon become impossible

Pioneer has ended production of PC Blu-ray drives, and LG has marked the WH16NS60 and WH16NS40 as discontinued. Ripping 4K UHD discs requires rare drives with LibreDrive firmware, and the remaining supply is running out.

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High-quality Blu-ray ripping may soon become impossible

Pioneer exited the optical disc business in 2025 and stopped making PC Blu-ray drives
LG lists the WH16NS60 and WH16NS40 as discontinued
Ripping UHD discs requires drives flashable with LibreDrive firmware, limited to select LG, Pioneer and ASUS models
Standard Blu-ray drives read discs only up to 50GB and cannot handle 4K

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