pendell

Current Hyperfixation: Wizard of Oz

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I use outdated technology just for fun, listen to crappy music, and watch a lot of horror movies. Expect posts about These Things. I talk a lot.

Check tags like Star Trek Archive and Media Piracy to find things I share for others.



thinkin about how I bought a slim external Blu ray burner from Pioneer at the worst possible time. The XD07S is fine, it works, but 1) it is firmware locked to not even REGISTER a 4K blu-ray being inserted. Oh, it can burn and read tri and quad layer BD-R discs fine. Just not 4K Blu-Rays. Because you had to spend extra for the XD07UHD for that functionality to be turned on; and 2) it's USB 3.0, but it uses that god-forsaken super slim connector that every portable hard drive used for a decade, despite USB-C being right fucking there. Not only that, the cable it ships with is incredibly short, and when you plug it into the drive, the USB end is naturally positioned upside down, so you have to contort the cable so that it's putting way more tension that I'm comfortable with on that flimsy connector. Great job, guys.

So anyways, I just checked Pioneer's website and the XD08 came out some time the last year or so and all models have 4K Blu-Ray support and use USB-C with a nice right angle (or left angle! it's USB-C bitch!) cable right out the box. Fuck me.


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