Pioneer External Blu-ray Drive BDR-XD08B USB 3.2 Gen1 (USB Type-C) / 2.0 Slim Portable BD/DVD/CD Writer Black

I've been using this for about a year and a half now - I've traveled with it and used it at home and it has never given me a problem reading or writing discs. I had a cheap $20 drive that worked when it wanted to so out of necessity I decided to buy something of quality and this certainly is quality. It seems built to last, unlike a lot of electronics these days.It's easy to use and again, unlike the cheap options, it works ALL the time.I mainly use it to back up my media collection (movies, games, music) so I can take that stuff on the road without carrying it all around when I travel. I use it A LOT. The one thing I have not tested is the BD writer so I cannot comment on that.If you're looking for an external disc drive you can count on to work, don't think, just buy it.

My newest PC was unable to have a blu-ray drive installed with it, and I often watch movies and TV shows from my collection when I'm not working in my home office, so I wanted an external drive. This one was exactly what I needed. Couldn't be simpler to use; just plug into an open USB port, the PC detects it, and you're ready to watch regular DVD or blu-ray movies/shows (**NO 4K, though...just be aware of that.**)I haven't tried running any of my legacy PC games that are still on physical media, but I'm willing to bet those will work fine, as well.It's quick to recognize whatever disk is inserted, I can watch movies and shows without any lag or playback issues. It's lightweight and very portable, so it's great if you're mobile and working with a laptop. You just can't go wrong with this exterior drive.

Works well for the price

Needed a Windows 11 Blu Ray Player, and this worked.You will need to get a Blu Ray program to watch a Blu Ray.I recommend PowerDVD 23 for Windows users.

Great brand with strong reputation made me choose this drive. The USB Drive is super convenient and works out of the box, no special drivers. Warning, you will need BD/DVD player software to play movies as Windows does not come with the codecs necessary. Sadly, this is true for any player you purchase. For the most part, the player is extremely quiet and all features work perfectly. You can download a special (but rough) utility from the manufacturer to tweak the player. For example, you can make it read faster or quieter or prioritize the quality of writing/reading.One small gripe, imperfections in some of my Blu Ray movies caused some minor skipping. Needed to adjust the drive to prioritize quality, which made it louder as the disc spinned. To be fair, it was now making just as much noise as my other drives that didn't have a quiet feature. When I played the same movie on a regular Blu Ray player hooked up to my TV, it did not have the same skipping issues.

Works great for backing up my Blu-Ray disks. Reasonable price once you keep in mind that a $40 drive might work once or twice, but not again. I appreciate the detachable USB cable and the inclusion of a USB-A to -C adapter.

I bought this because I love the push button open and a good brand name. However, brands change over time. Typically they degrade in product quality and customer service. Which I found here. The player has issues displaying video on the left side, pixelated or just blurs. Pioneer support was to first blame it on the software player. When I said I have tried other PC's, programs etc. Their answer, I could return it for "inspect the drive for manufacturing defects". This means the parts are in place and it working. I asked to escalate. The person I was emailing with appears to be the supervisor. I have never contacted anyone about a warranty. I will not contact Pioneer again. I would suggest you do not either, they are not the company we used to know. If I send this back and get "we find nothing wrong" I'm out $12 for shipping and get it returned as it was before I sent it.

As all pioneer Blu-ray players I've purchased, it is well crafted, reliable and functions as advertised as far as I can test it. (side note) many software companies claim to be able to perform the 4k and HDR disc play back, I have tried many and no software allows 4k play back with any 4k and HDR players. This is not a pioneer issue but should be mentioned since every company seems to claim it is capable of those play back options but not a single one of them have proven they are able.)