Asus BC-12D2HT 1.00. UHD friendly?

[weust]

I've been using this drive for several years now and never upgraded the firmware.
It works just fine so I never looked into it, which is weird because I do it for all my other hardware (desktop, server, network, etc).

Anyway, while searching for the firmware download page I came across this forum.
UHD friendly sounds nice for when I finally get a UHD TV, but I can't seem to find since which firmware version UHD is supported.

If I read things correctly it seems the focus is on v3.00 or v3.01?
So what about v1.00?

Also, are there any changelogs anywhere? Asus doesn't seem mention any fixes.

 

[Ch3vr0n]

The drive that comes with 1.xx is afaik NOT uhd friendly/capable. Only the 3.xx series are

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[weust]

Oh, so a new drive coming with v3.xx are UHD friendly or can be made UHD friendly?
That's a bummer.

I had a promotional code for 4K Blu-ray this week so giving it a try.
Never hurts to try.

 

[SamuriHL]

DO NOT flash that drive to try to make it UHD friendly. You will brick it. And it's a royal pain in the ass to fix if you do. Please get a new drive instead.

 

[weust]

I will not flash the drive. I got that part ;-)

When I get my UHD disc I will give it a try. If it doesn't work I will order a Asus BW-16D1HT.
Going from 12x to 16x read is a nice bonus.

With the ~600 Blu-ray/DVD's and 500+ audio CD's ripped I'm kinda surprised it still functions, so a backup with a UHD friendly firmware isn't a bad thing.

 

[Ch3vr0n]

It won't work, period. No need to even try. Many have tried that before you and failed.

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