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schalliol
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Jun 21, 2010, 08:52 PM
 
Newegg is selling a $139 Blu-ray burner from LG for $139 ($3 shipping) with a free disc of media. It's an internal drive, but I figure an external case would work if I don't want it stuck in the MP. I don't really care about watching Blu-ray videos right now, though I assume at some point that will become possible. At this price, with 50GB storage, it seems like a good way to do archival. While HDDs are super-cheap these days, having some burnt media does has its advantages, and you should be able to burn HD movies as well. Two questions:
  • Is anyone using a Blu-ray burner regularly on their Mac?
  • I assume that a FW400 case would be sufficient, but does anyone know if there's a potential issue where overhead might come into play?

Thanks!
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Jun 22, 2010, 05:40 PM
 
FW400 with a good chipset is OK for Blu-ray.

You can rip Blu-ray movies with MakeMKV, then use HandBrake to encode for your iPhone/iPad.
     
schalliol  (op)
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Jun 22, 2010, 05:47 PM
 
Great to hear, have you had success doing this? Do you have good success burning? Thanks!
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Jun 22, 2010, 06:15 PM
 
No, I don't have one. Why wouldn't it work? It's just a drive.
     
schalliol  (op)
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Jun 22, 2010, 06:39 PM
 
I do agree it should just work. Driver support is limited at this point (primarily to Toast), so I was just curious if anyone has personal experience.
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Jun 29, 2010, 11:02 AM
 
Just as a follow-up to close the loop, I did go ahead and buy the unit, but I went with a USB external case which was recommended by a number of folks at NewEgg. All in, it was pretty cheap: $125.99 for the drive with a free 25GB disc and $32.99 for the case. I know that the Mac is seeing it just fine in toast and reading CDs/DVDs, but I'll have to test playback and burning.
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