Looking for input on BD-ROM optical drive
I'm looking to buy a bluRay optical drive for my PC. I don't have a PS3, or a TV, and my sound system/display on my PC is better than anything I'll have for a television setup any time soon.
I'm not very particular on the specifics, I don't want a BluRay burner, I just want a drive that'll let me watch BDROM disks on my PC.
Here's what I'm looking at:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16827136162
or
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16827106325
I talked to Snarkasm about the LG drive for a little bit, and was all in for it, until I found this LiteOn drive. I really don't need this drive to burn DVDs/CDs as well (like the LG drive does), so I'd happily save the $30 by buying the LiteOn drive. I'm also OK with it being OEM, as I have cabling/software needed for the thing.
The only real question I have are the read speeds. I've had very little BluRay experience, but I do know those disks push a lot of data. The LiteOn drive reads at 4X, while the LG reads at 8X. Is this a difference that I should worry about or not? And is 250ms BDROM access meh, ok, good?
Does the adage 'a drive is still a drive' still apply regardless?
I'm not very particular on the specifics, I don't want a BluRay burner, I just want a drive that'll let me watch BDROM disks on my PC.
Here's what I'm looking at:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16827136162
or
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16827106325
I talked to Snarkasm about the LG drive for a little bit, and was all in for it, until I found this LiteOn drive. I really don't need this drive to burn DVDs/CDs as well (like the LG drive does), so I'd happily save the $30 by buying the LiteOn drive. I'm also OK with it being OEM, as I have cabling/software needed for the thing.
The only real question I have are the read speeds. I've had very little BluRay experience, but I do know those disks push a lot of data. The LiteOn drive reads at 4X, while the LG reads at 8X. Is this a difference that I should worry about or not? And is 250ms BDROM access meh, ok, good?
Does the adage 'a drive is still a drive' still apply regardless?
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85% of parts for even the newest optical drives are sourced from the same few companies, and built by an even smaller number of companies, then sold out to a whole ton of OEMs. So yeah, even the 'lower end' drives are pretty much the same thing as the 'higher end' drives these days.