LG Electronics WH16NS40 16X Blu-ray/DVD/CD Multi compatible Internal SATA Rewriter Drive, BDXL, M-DISC Support, Black

4.6 4.6 out of 5 stars | 4,828 ratings

Price: 59.99

Last update: 01-20-2025


About this item

Drive type Internal 16X Blu-ray Disc Rewriter, M-DISC Support. Access time : BD-ROM is 180 ms typ
Interface: SATA (SATA 1.1a), Buffer Memory: 4 MB
Operating System - Windows XP, Windows Vista, Windows 7, Windows 8
Blu-Ray Disc, DVD and CD Family Read/Write Compatible, Write and Read Quad, Triple, Double Layer BD-R Discs
Sustained Rate: BD-ROM: 575.44 Mb/s (16x) max, DVD-ROM: 22.16 Mb/s (16x) max, CD-ROM: 7,200 Kb/s (48x) max
Compatibility: DVD+R, RW DVD-R, RW DVD-RAM, Blu-ray Disc
Operating System: Windows XP, Windows Vista, Windows 7, Windows 8, Windows 8.1

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  • Stacey Wright
    5.0 out of 5 stars Firmware flashing and compatibility works on Linux too
    Reviewed in the United States on November 1, 2024
    The drive is great. Plugs right in using SATA data and SATA power cables. Drop-in replacement for my old DVD drive on my computer. I was a little worried about cooling as my computer is quite old and doesn't have a ton of cooling power, but the drive doesn't generate noticeably more heat than my old DVD drive.

    All the reviews mentioning firmware rollback - I can verify this works well. I did it on a headless Ubuntu server and it also works seamlessly, though you'll need to lookup the flatpak commands on a different site than MakeMKV. I have not encountered the known read bug where it doesn't read anymore after sitting for >2 minutes, but it does make odd noises while seeking occasionally. It's worked for 17 Blu-rays and 3 UHD discs. Very happy with my purchase, and would certainly buy again.
  • Armando Moreno
    5.0 out of 5 stars Perfect Blu-Ray drive for everything
    Reviewed in the United States on April 12, 2024
    Paired this drive with the Unitek SATA to USB 3.0 adapter model Y-3324 and is working flawlessly with it. I was able to flash it for use with Makemkv using the SDFTool Flasher in order to be able to read 4k Blu-rays. I have not had any issue reading normal 1080p BDs, 4k BDs, and even DVDs (god they look terrible on modern displays) but there is the option for the old schools that still use DVDs. The read speeds I don't have any complain about it, using the Unitek adapter I am getting speeds of 12-35 MB/s using the back I/O panel of my desktop computer. Of course the back panel must have USB 3.0 or greater to achieve those speeds.

    Overall I am satisfied with this little boy and for anyone looking for using MakeMKV, I highly recommend buying this drive and once it is flashed to the 1.02 MK version, it is a breeze porting your physical Blu-Ray and 4Ks library into the digital format.
  • Esteban
    5.0 out of 5 stars Great product!
    Reviewed in the United States on October 12, 2024
    Sadly, first drive sent to me didn't work, but thankfully I was quickly sent a replacement and the drive works as intended but had to flash the firmware to use for 4k. Thankfully SDFtool flasher is pretty easy to use, so it's a 5/5 worth the price!
  • Dan
    4.0 out of 5 stars Does the job and more
    Reviewed in the United States on May 7, 2024
    Well, this isn't a fancy piece of tech and no one would jump in joy for the sight of an optical drive these days. It just does its job and does it well. I bought it several years ago and so far had no issues.
    If you buy an optical drive in the 2020s it makes no sense to buy a DVD drive and not pay those few extra bucks and get a Blu-Ray drive instead. This drive is really not expensive and will allow you to watch HD movies on your PC, as well as burn BD-R discs with up to 50GB of storage on a single disc. It is, of course, backwards compatible with both CD and DVD for both reading and writing.
    "Easy to install" gets 3/5 just because it's an internal drive and you will need to open the computer's case to install it, however that goes for any internal drive, it's not like this specific model has a different installation method. Also note that many newer computer cases don't have 5.25'' drive bays anymore, so make sure your computer has one before you order any internal drive.

    A few extra things that aren't part of the official specs but would be interesting for some:

    Pros:
    * Reads Playstation 3 discs - One of the very few models that is able to ready original PS3 game discs. If you happen to have a PS3 with a broken drive, you can use this to create ISOs of said games on your computer.
    * Can be flashed with LibreDrive firmware and used with MakeMKV or AnyDVD HD to read UHD movies. Note that this would probably void your warranty.

    Cons:
    * No bitsetting support for DVD+R - That could be an issue if you have an old standalone DVD player that refuses to play burned discs. Bitsetting is a method to fool such players into thinking that a DVD+R disc is a pressed DVD-ROM, but unfortunately this drive doesn't support it, even with firmware updates.
  • Robert A.
    5.0 out of 5 stars Works great! Linux compatible!
    Reviewed in the United States on December 18, 2024
    Worked out of the box. Supported by linux.
  • DreamMastR
    5.0 out of 5 stars Best value in its class.
    Reviewed in the United States on April 3, 2014
    **UPDATE: Looks like LG changed their bundles on this drive. If you order the "Bare Bones" version you will NOT get any included software.

    **UPDATE 2: I'm now on Windows 10. Everything below still applies.**

    **UPDATE 3: Added software alternatives in bottom of the review. Amazon removes any links in a review, but you can find any of the software named below easily by typing the name of it into Google.**

    Most of the software included in these drives have better, free alternatives, or can be found in newer versions than what you'd get in the bundles, so this does not change my score.**

    I read some of the other reviews and want to comment on "compatibility" issues with Windows 8.1.

    It seemed odd to me, because windows uses a standard driver for optical drives and for this reason they rarely, if ever, suffer from the compatibility issues that less standardized hardware, such as printers and scanners, suffer from.

    Reading the reviews further I want to clarify that it seems the software that comes with the drive is not compatible with Windows 8.1

    The drive itself works fine, as I can attest to. Truth is this drive costs way less than its competitors with similar features. For burning discs, lots of free software is available. For playback of Blu-Ray/DVD movies, you can use the money you save to purchase just about any suite you want, and get a full version for any OS.

    The drive itself works great. Much faster than my old Panasonic drive. Works with both Windows and Linux without incident. Low price.

    Recommended.

    Update: I recently tried out the software that comes with the drive. The drive is packed in with CyberLink Power Suite 10- most prominently PowerDVD10. That's an impressive bundle for an OEM drive. Unfortunately, as reported, PowerDVD 10 will not load in Windows 8.1

    That being said, it WILL install, and by going through the program's menus I was given a link to purchase the far more powerful and Windows 8.1 compatible PowerDVD 13 Ultra at 50% off. Not too shabby.

    This being an OEM drive it's impressive it even comes with software. Hence, I provide this warning for potential buyers, but this issue does not affect my score.

    SOFTWARE: I've added in software that will work for this drive. I don't have a Mac so my recommendations are windows only.

    1. For burning DATA disks (to be used on a computer):
    A. Windows 10 has built in support that works just fine.
    B. For Windows 8, and probably anything before that, you can use the free CDBurnerXP.

    2. For movie playback:
    A. For DVD on Windows 10 you MAY be eligible for a free player from Microsoft.
    VLC MIGHT work, your mileage may vary:

    B. For Blu-Ray there are not any free players- mostly. There are complicated workarounds beyond the scope of this review.
    I recommend Cyberlink PowerDVD.
  • C. Anderson
    5.0 out of 5 stars Worked Fine
    Reviewed in the United States on December 12, 2024
    Worked fine

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