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    Blu Ray drive with USB Enclosure

    Discussion in 'Hardware Components and Aftermarket Upgrades' started by tc2007, Jan 9, 2009.

  1. tc2007

    tc2007 Notebook Consultant

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    I have a SATA Blu ray drive 3.5" in my HTPC desktop.
    I would like to remove that from my desktop and put it in a USB enclosure so I can use it on my laptop if needed.

    Has anyone done this? Is performance of HD video good when using with USB?
    Would BD playback software recognize it as a internal drive and be able to run movies from it?
     
    tc2007, Jan 9, 2009
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  2. PhoenixFx

    PhoenixFx Notebook Virtuoso

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    I haven’t done it, but I don’t see why it shouldn't work. USB 2.0 bandwidth is 480Mbps, where as the maximum available Blu-ray read speed as of today is 8x (288Mbps), bandwidth is clearly not a problem.

    Take a look at this eBay listing, it supports Blu-Ray, HD DVD, DVD and CD drives; So I guess any regular enclosure will work.
     
    PhoenixFx, Jan 9, 2009
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  3. AznImports602

    AznImports602 Notebook Deity

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    I can't remember where but someone has done it from NBR. The only issue I would see with that is the software side, where I heard many people had issues playing blu ray on their pc due to their copy protections or something.
     
    AznImports602, Jan 10, 2009
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