Recommended Blu-ray Drive

[electronicbuff]

I need a descent Blu-ray drive for my PC.

I would like a problem free internal drive that reads even store made blu-rays so I can watch them on my PC without problem.

I use a Windows XP machine. I'll upgrade the PC to something newer after saving up. Then I'll transfer the blu-ray drive to the newer machine.

Any recommendations on an internal Blu-ray drive for a PC that reads and writes well without the hiccups?

[martythebrit]

I've always had good luck with Pioneer drives.

Take a look here;


Over Labor Day they have another $10 off, so it's now $59 with free shipping.

[mendopaul]

Maximum PC Magazine consistently ranks the Samsung for almost all of it's "builds" for different cost levels. I just bought one for that reason.

[MrVideo]

I have two Pioneer BD burners, one each in XP systems. Working great.

[8855A]

I'm with the Pioneer as Marty said! Also has been my favorite of Plextor, they are really great!

[dcc1048]

I have had good luck with LG. One that I don't recommend is Sony. That one burned out in 1 year. With my LG's, I use Optimum and Verbatum disks without issue.. I use Microsoft Vista on 2 desktops, and Windows 7 on 2 laptops. No issues on any...

[audit13]

I'm using an Asus (re-badged Lite-on) and I find it perfect for ripping and burning.

[jimp124]

I've had the best luck over the years with Pioneer, using the Optical Quantum BD-Rs (good and also inexpensive) is a great matchup with this brand. LG's seem to be OK, I have one as a backup and it's been reliable. Anything Sony makes for a computer (that spins a disc) is crap, overpriced and won't last long.