Will this drive work well with BD-Rewriteable media with duel layer 50 GIG disks? I need to burn MKV Files with it as well for movie playback.
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Yes. The latest Firmware FW1.20EU (shipping with it) gets you 14x DL recording with MEI__RB1 media. 5x, 3x and 2x DVD-RAM and even BDXL writing is actually supported
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I was shocked to discover that the BD370 USA model doesn't play movies from a USB drive period. Something about the software/firmware only allows access to photos/music. I read many reviews claiming support but just now realized that these reviews were coming from Europe, where the firmware differs slightly. From what I've read the BD390 can play all movies, even MKV files. I think I'm going to return my BD370 for a BD390, and now I understand why the BD390 is almost double the price.
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I have been running mine with a Western Digital WD30EFRX NAS 3tb just fine for a few months now. Runs quick and hasn't presented any strange playback issues or lag, it has actually decreased load times but probably due to NAS spec. Though, weird behavior with file transfer, when I copied over the old 1tb drive in my Micca to the new 3tb, it somehow ballooned my files by about 200gb. Hidden files show nothing and quite a few folders read different in size between the two drives. Not sure if files are being decompressed on the copy over or something, no ZIPs just ghost data that has taken decent bite out of the drive, I don't think there is a 200gb reserve or system partition on a 3tb...
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Yes, it writes bd disk very well. Just don't try to later read them. The drive needs a firmware update from LG to fix read issues (ver 1.02-A0) and Buffalo does not support updates check their website before you buy! I can't read a year old 48gig backup.
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I'll answer this question as an IT professional. The device "should" support pretty much any size flash or hard drive on the market. The caveat will be that it only recognizes FAT32 formatted files. Which means that files larger than 4GB will not be recognized. So, say you have an 8GB MKV movie on your flash drive, the device will not even see it. Your best bet is to look for MP4 or M2TS formatted videos, since users of these file formats will typically keep them at 3.99GB or less. You do lose a bit of quality, but for most people it is hardly noticeable.
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In my experience, the drive has been great - I've been using it to burn DVDs/BD-Rs & it can be used for 3D playback so long as you have software that supports it. Is this the best drive on the market? No - some pricier drives have extra features, such as HD upscaling for DVDs (which I think is useless, btw). Is it the best drive under $100? Yeah, in my opinion, it is. In regards to write speed, it depends on the type of media: 16X is the fastest write speed for BD-R, 24X for DVD-R (but that speed is only available in DVD drives - the fastest DVD-R speed available on a BD drive is 16X), & 48X for CD-R. The -DL, -RW, & -RAM variants always have lower speeds. However, as the other answer mentions, the fastest BD-R discs currently available have a maximum write speed of 6X. In terms of read speed: the BD-R read speed may not be the best (12X), but it's plenty. It's faster than needed for BluRay playback & fine for the BD rips that I've done.
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I've used a 4GB Patriot flash drive (cost about $10) that works fine on my 46xbr6. That particular drive is formatted FAT32. A 1GB Sony flash drive that came with a Blu-Ray player is formatted FAT, so I'd guess virtually any usb flash drive will probably work. The 46xbr6 photo viewing feature works great, even for deeply nested file systems (folders within folders - - -). I've selectively browsed photos from a file system containing hundreds of folders & thousands of jpeg files. It's strange that Amazon's comparative descriptions of the over & under 40" versions of XBR6 ignore the absence of usb in the smaller series, ignoring the fact that it's a MAJOR feature.
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I just connected a 500GB (WD500AADS, ASIN: B002P3KO4C search it on Amazon) drive using a sata to USB connector (ASIN: B000J01I1G search it on Amazon). I had to use the tuner to format (fat32), and it shows up as a 465GB drive. I hit the PVR button, and recorded a sample, no problem. I imagine the pre-packaged drives would work the same.
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Yes. I've been watching MKV format for a while. Make sure you got the most update firmware.
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Good question, I was looking for that question and saw yours. I have a 500GB that I assume is no problem. I have read it plays some AVI files and not others, depending on codec.
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Thats a broad question... It depends on the codec your using, I use this as a archival for projects and media. Most of the time I use 4TB G-Raids because I edit in Apple ProRes HQ and occasionally in Uncompressed 444. I haven't tested the speeds of the Drobo for anything other than archive. The other thing you need to consider is the speed of the drives your using in the Drobo, you shouldn't use anything slower than 7200 rpm drives. You'll regret buying the cheeper 5600 rpm drives because it will drop frames if it plays at all. I hope this helps. Jeff
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It should. The type of recovery media you burn generally doesn't matter, so long as it has sufficient space and doesn't require any special formatting. BR discs are just like DVDs in the way the system handles them.
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I am serving files via a Synology NAS, model # DS210J. I could not view or play .MKV or M4V video files on the BD player. My solution (after many hours of hair-pulling) was to change the video file name extension from .MKV to .MPG and the 720P video files would be recognized by the Sony and play correctly. I hope this helps.
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I haven't had any problems burning any dvd/br formats. Hope this helps; good luck!
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Yes this drive will burn CDs up to a maximum speed of 48x. But it says only - CDs. It doesn't list + CDs. For Blu-Ray and regular DVDs it will burn in just about all formats +- and rewritable.
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I'm going to be giving this a shot as I'm shooting 4k and want to process footage in the field. I'll let you know after I spring for this unit. Either way, its still a good drive and I'm sure it should work with at the minimum a lower resolution in the timeline.
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A better question is what format will it not play. I have been able to play divx 4.x and 5.x,asi .mp4,vob,mov and .mkv 4:3&16:9 video files off of a usb on it. This is very nice if you have a lot of personal video files that you want to watch on your tv without having to do extra work converting and burning the video files to disc. I use a 1 tb external drive for storage(to play) and I have an external WD 2.5 500gb for recording with no problems. Be sure to download and install the update software first thing. Also if you are going to record from it be sure and format the drive to ntfs or you will have multiple files for each recording.(unless that is what you want) A better question is what format will it not play. I have been able to play divx 4.x and 5.x,asi .mp4,vob,mov and .mkv 4:3&16:9 video files off of a usb on it. This is very nice if you have a lot of personal video files that you want to watch on your tv without having to do extra work converting and burning the video files to disc. I use a 1 tb external drive for storage(to play) and I have an external WD 2.5 500gb for recording with no problems. Be sure to download and install the update software first thing. Also if you are going to record from it be sure and format the drive to ntfs or... » Read More A better question is what format will it not play. I have been able to play divx 4.x and 5.x,asi .mp4,vob,mov and .mkv 4:3&16:9 video files off of a usb on it. This is very nice if you have a lot of personal video files that you want to watch on your tv without having to do extra work converting and burning the video files to disc. I use a 1 tb external drive for storage(to play) and I have an external WD 2.5 500gb for recording with no problems. Be sure to download and install the update software first thing. Also if you are going to record from it be sure and format the drive to ntfs or you will have multiple files for each recording.(unless that is what you want) « Show Less