LG Electronics Blu-ray DVD Writer (BE16NU50 )

So far I've only used it to rip 2 blu ray disks to my hard drive and it worked flawlessly with MakeMKV. Recent titles. Google how to do it if that's what you're interested in. I wasn't sure it would but it did. They will be huge files so you have to have software to convert them if you want smaller file sizes than 30-50 gbs. It came with Cyberlink Media Suite 10 on disk which is old and I already had the newest version so I didn't need it. Check pricing for a bluray player software before you buy because you will probably need it. There are mixed results with any free software from what I've read. You could try it but I like the Cyberlink software and didn't mind buying it after a free trial. The quality of the movies is better than streaming Vudu HDX in my opinion. Technically it should. I do use a higher definition 27" monitor (2560 X1440) than 1080p. I can't see why it wouldn't look great on a 1080p (since that's blu rays resolution) tv if that's how you roll and know how to get it to play to your tv by casting it or software. I'm sure it can probably be done with PowerDVD as there's an option for it or miracast or something but just haven't done it yet. Btw...your computer won't see the drive unless there is a disk in it and in my case it just worked. No driver install happend when I connected it to my computer. I found that strange but not complaining. I chose overall review scores and read a ton of them to dictate this purchase rather than price (to a point). So far...so good.Pros:It's quiet. It's fast. It will rip a Bluray movie onto a hard drive in the equal time to the movie or in one case it did it quicker. Disc tray feels solid and all around it feels like a well built product.Cons:Only 1 for me really. The USB cord is only 3 ft. You can use a usb extension cable and it works fine if you need longer. Think about if you need one while you're shopping so you don't have to go out and get one due to the length of the usb cable. I just happened to have a 6ft extension cable which worked fine for my situation. Power cord is plenty long. I didn't take a star off for the short usb cord but thought about it.

So far so good. I have a MAC Pro computer and laptop. The Clearlink app/disk does not work with Mac, but there are a couple of work arounds. You just have to search. I searched "Clearlink Bluray alternatives for MacOS". Found several applications. So keep in mind this machine costs more than the purchase price. Eventually, my computer recognized the machine on it's own, but I used an old version of Toast (a small app on the App store) and it worked great. The current Toast App is now a lot more expensive because it does more than burn disks, so I am happy I have the old beta version from a few years back.The enclosed cords work well, the power cord should be longer, but it is adequate. The machine looks like it is all brushed silver, but it is white with a silver front. Heavy duty, and should be considered for office/home only, but that is what I wanted. Takes a long time to burn, but I think it is the same as a DVD burn, as far as time per gigabyte.Overall, great burner that is worth finding the work around on my MAC. I am so excited to be able to condense my photo archives on fewer disks. Big time saver!

This was a 5-star rating initially because it worked extremely well at first. Now, after less than 90 days, it fails to burn a DVD 100% of the time. It's still under warranty, but still ... ...In the meantime, I have reinstalled the older, slower Samsung burner and it works just fine. In other words, it's not a batch of bad discs.My earlier reivew:Both read and write functions are excellent. This is larger than most external DVD/Blu-ray burners, but still fits well where my previous burner was. The only problem I've encountered is that the cable provided is too short. A 30" cable may be sufficient for many people; for me, it is not. Fortunately I had a USB extension cable. I had initially given this burner a 4-star rating because of the cable, but 30" is probably sufficient for most people. Still, I'd encourage LG to include at least a 36" cable and slightly longer would be even better.