Blu Ray Burner Recommendation

[drevil]

I have been using DVD Fab for the last three years and have my entire DVD library ripped to *.vob files on USB drives plugged into my PS3 which I use as my media player. Playback has been easy and flawless.

I am now looking at figuring out how to do the same for Blu-Ray.

The first thing I am looking for is getting a Blu Ray burner that works well with DVD Fab software.

Any recommendations?

Thank you in advance for your time.

[W&B]

Moved thread to General Questions and welcome to the forum drevil.

[maineman]

I don't have one yet, but for the price, this looks dandy...

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16827136162&nm_mc=EMC-IGNEFL020510&cm_mmc=EMC-IGNEFL020510-_-BluRayDrives-_-L0D-_-27136162

It's further reduced to $84.99 with the email promo code...free shipping too.
64% of the reviews give it 5 eggs...

[W&B]

I think the op was interested in a Blu-ray burner.

[maineman]

I think the op was interested in a Blu-ray burner.

Yup...
Hey W&B, put on your bifocals and join the rest of us old farts

//Edit OOOPs...spoke too soon did I?...

Thanks for watching my back!

[W&B]

That is just a Blu-ray reader and a DVD burner combo, right?

[maineman]

Yeah, you're right W&B.
I guess I was late with my edit and you didn't catch it.

Thanks again for catching my mistake

[W&B]

Yep, I posted before the edit, jumped the gun there lol

[Chameleon]

I think most are keeping their Blurays on a Hard drive. At least I am, the media is way to expensive, and I can buy a 1 TB hdd for less than $100. I can 30 Bluray movies on a 1Tb hdd, maybe more if I do movie only. Same as discs but I can delete one or burn it if I really like it. There arent many Blurays that I cant buy at Walmart almost for the same price it would cost me to burn them LOL.

[maineman]

I think most are keeping their Blurays on a Hard drive. At least I am, the media is way to expensive, and I can buy a 1 TB hdd for less than $100. I can 30 Bluray movies on a 1Tb hdd, maybe more if I do movie only. Same as discs but I can delete one or burn it if I really like it. There arent many Blurays that I cant buy at Walmart almost for the same price it would cost me to burn them LOL.

An excellent point and that's my thinking as well.
A 1 TB hdd is relatively cheap these days and this seems the only reasonably economic way to archive BR.

The LG BR reader/DVD burner that I mistakenly posted above...... is looking better and better...

[Johan]

The one I have is $180 at newegg with free shipping and media http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...6&Tpk=wh08ls20 so far has worked very well for me.

[W&B]

I agree that hdd is cheaper in terms of storing data and the op did say playing back was the goal just like DVD but the problem is with Blu-ray, I don't think the PS3 will support DTS HD through the usb port if using a hdd.
Only choices for playback is on your computer with software that supports Blu-ray or burning to blank media.

[drevil]

Thanks for the recommendation for the drive. I am hoping that ps3 will eventually update to support direct playing of *.m2ts files which simplifies my system in not needing a media center.

Packing up my ps3 or xbox360 and a portable USB drive is very convenient when on travel/vacation.

I am hoping that in future update DVDFab will support a "BluRay to mobile" function, then i would be golden. No middle man media center needed.

I will use a media center for now. TVersity was easy to get up and running on an old throw away laptop and streamed *.vob files as good as my usb library connected to ps3.

Any thoughts on which media center would be best for streaming *.m2ts? I only downloaded TVersity as a test case.