Reddit mentions of Pioneer BDR-XD05B 6x Slim Portable USB 3.0 Blu-Ray Burner (Black) - Supports BDXL/BD/DVD/CD - Bonus CyberLink Media Suite 10 Windows Software

Pioneer BDR-XD05B 6x Slim... https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00OD39P6A?ref=ppx_pop_mob_ap_share

I use this and it has served me really well for 700 movies now.

I tried to copy Hellboy but I got the above error message, is there is a fix or work around?

location - North America

DVD drive - Pioneer BDR-XD05B

EDIT I just cleaned the drive and the DVD and I was able to play it with VLC. It seems to be working but now I'm not sure which one to save, I haven't come across this before. Usually I just grab the largest file but there are a few that are the same.

****EDIT**** I went down the list and tried them until i found one that worked. In this case it was the 3rd one. I'm still not sure what the differences were, but it seems like it is working.

I picked up a pioneer USB 3 reader/burner : https://www.amazon.ca/gp/product/B00OD39P6A/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o02_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

I did approximately 80 blu rays so far. Also ripped about 200 other discs DVD movies and tv with it. Zero hiccups.

I started out with makeMKV but went away from it after I had issues with ripping some blu rays. I ended up purchasing a DVD/blu ray license of Leawo ripper : https://www.leawo.com/pro/dvd-ripper.html. It works very well, and you can manipulate the DVD while ripping. Leawo will do MKV files as well as other formats.

Be aware that some makeMKV binaries contain a back door trojan thing. The first one I downloaded had this.

[This.](http://www.Pioneer.com/ Slim External Blu Ray Writer BDR-XD05B (Black) https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00OD39P6A/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_Ri6Gzb0FZM6NV) Do a little research to confirm that because I only did a quick Google search.

I would love to have this. I don't need one because no one use CDs, DVDs, or Blu-Ray DVD anymore. Its on PC Upgrade (Must have Wishlist). Awesome contest.

Hey,

As already mentioned, I would also recommend the Dell Inspiron 15 7567, I think it is the best fit for you. Some mods can get intense in Minecraft or other games so I think you would benefit from a stronger GPU. The laptop has a fairly good battery life, 7-8 hours if you disable your dGPU for general use. It runs Windows 10 Home. The laptop has a good build quality, more premium than other laptops in this range.

The display isn't the best, it is IPS, but not very good color accuracy. I own it myself, it isn't too bad for general use.

You can purchase an external Blu Ray drive if you do want to run Blu Ray disks.

If you're looking for something compact, check out the Zotac EN1070. $1200 barebones:

https://www.amazon.com/ZOTAC-MAGNUS-Skylake-i5-6400T-ZBOX-EN1070-U/dp/B01M3062Z5

BYO OS (ex. Win10, just install it from a USB stick, which you can setup from Microsoft), RAM (up to 32 gigs), and HDD (either an M.2 NVMe or a 2.5" SSD/HDD, or both). I have one in my living room right now & it's great, very compact & quiet. They do make a beefier model with a better GPU (EN1080K) & faster CPU (i7 instead of an i5), but that starts at $1900 barebones (it is also liquid-cooled from the factory). If you really want an optical drive, they have a USB slim Bluray drive (CD/DVD/Bluray) for $89 here:

https://www.amazon.com/Pioneer-External-Writer-BDR-XD05B-Black/dp/B00OD39P6A

Legal playback of Bluray discs on Windows is kind of a mess. I like the MacGo player the best: ($60, but there's always $30 off coupons & stuff floating around)

http://www.macblurayplayer.com/windows-bluray-player.htm

As far as a keyboard goes, I like Logitech K400. It's compact, it's wireless, it's cheap ($40, but usually on sale for less than $30), and has a touchpad built-in, so you don't necessarily need your wireless mouse at all times:

https://www.amazon.com/Logitech-920-007119-Wireless-Keyboard-Connected/dp/B014EUQOGK/

They used to sell a special couch mouse called the M515, although I believe Logitech's only current offering on a multi-surface mouse (like a fuzzy chair arm) is the Anywhere MX 2 for $55: (or the larger MX Master for $70)

https://www.amazon.com/Logitech-Anywhere-Wireless-Mobile-Mouse/dp/B00Y09IWGQ

I've been referring to the Asus board that you included in your opening build, the MSI is the one I linked in my first comment.

>Also on the storage is that a decent M2? Not overly sure what I'm looking for on that.

The Samsung 970 is a top tier SSD, but there's very little separating any of the top nvme drives from each other, not enough that I'd focus on anything more than price:capacity & warranty.

>And finally the RAM I selected, it seems like a really solid deal, $150 for 32GB's at 3600

It's absolutely a good price, the only reason to downgrade to 16GB is to save some money if it's unlikely that you'll use 16GB in the first place. (If you're a gamer 16GB is enough) but given you use an optical drive, perhaps you've got workloads that consume more ram, you're better placed to know than me.

If an external optical drive does work for you & you are looking to cut costs without sacrificing performance / cooling : I'd do the following :

PCPartPicker Part List

Type|Item|Price

----|:----|:----
CPU | AMD Ryzen 7 3700X 3.6 GHz 8-Core Processor | Purchased For $329.00
Motherboard | MSI MPG X570 GAMING PRO CARBON WIFI ATX AM4 Motherboard | $249.89 @ OutletPC
Memory | G.Skill Trident Z RGB 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3600 Memory | $109.99 @ Newegg
Storage | Sabrent Rocket 512 GB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive | $59.98 @ Amazon
Storage | Seagate BarraCuda 4 TB 3.5" 5400RPM Internal Hard Drive | $94.89 @ OutletPC
Video Card | EVGA GeForce RTX 2080 Ti 11 GB Black Video Card | Purchased For $1300.00
Case | Fractal Design Meshify C ATX Mid Tower Case | $94.99 @ Amazon
Power Supply | SeaSonic FOCUS Plus Gold 850 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply | $119.99 @ B&H
| Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts |
| Total (before mail-in rebates) | $2403.73
| Mail-in rebates | -$45.00
| Total | $2358.73
| Generated by PCPartPicker 2019-09-16 22:36 EDT-0400 |

1. mobo changed to save money (no sacrifices to performance or features)
2. Downgraded to 16GB of ram, spent a little bit extra on black dimms with RGB (If you think 16GB of ram is insufficient, stick with your 32gb kit)
3. Swapped to a cheaper SSD (very similar speed & quality)
4. Opted for a smaller case, with good airflow & with a similar aesthetic to yours.
5. Opted for a slightly cheaper 850w PSU, still of top tier quality.

I'd suggest this Pioneer Drive for the blu ray writer.