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So I will be buying my first high-powered blu-ray diode soon.
However, there are so many models I am having trouble deciding which one is best for what I am looking for.
I know that 12x's are known to output roughly 700mW at 500mA (the current I will be driving it at [actually 508mA, but whatever]), but aren't there some suspected "10x" LDs that are as strong as 12x LDs? I have taken a look at that chart of many 12x's, and it is rather confusing....
Further, I was looking at the BW512L sled (because I was told it was cheapest?) and it was supposedly ~$32 at PSXBOY.com or whatever the website was. Now, most of the other sleds are $50+. Is the BW512L sled crappy? Or are their multiple versions of that sled?
And what's the different between a SF-BW512 sled and a BW512L sled? Nothing? That's what I think, but I am not sure.
Finally, I am looking at the BDR-S06J sled because, even though it's the most expensive, I also hear it is the "best" for power-output and ability to not crap out at 508mA.
So, suggestions (and links, if possible?). I am hoping to order from within the U.S. so I don't have to wait a month to complete this build (have had the host/driver/etc. set up for about two weeks now).
And one more thing: I *will* pay more for a sled that contains a 5.6mm red LD as well (an SOC?), because I hear that the LiteOn sleds have crappy plastic flat-pack red LDs, and I always use all the LDs in all sleds I get.
And do any of these sleds have IR diodes, too?
However, there are so many models I am having trouble deciding which one is best for what I am looking for.
I know that 12x's are known to output roughly 700mW at 500mA (the current I will be driving it at [actually 508mA, but whatever]), but aren't there some suspected "10x" LDs that are as strong as 12x LDs? I have taken a look at that chart of many 12x's, and it is rather confusing....
Further, I was looking at the BW512L sled (because I was told it was cheapest?) and it was supposedly ~$32 at PSXBOY.com or whatever the website was. Now, most of the other sleds are $50+. Is the BW512L sled crappy? Or are their multiple versions of that sled?
And what's the different between a SF-BW512 sled and a BW512L sled? Nothing? That's what I think, but I am not sure.
Finally, I am looking at the BDR-S06J sled because, even though it's the most expensive, I also hear it is the "best" for power-output and ability to not crap out at 508mA.
So, suggestions (and links, if possible?). I am hoping to order from within the U.S. so I don't have to wait a month to complete this build (have had the host/driver/etc. set up for about two weeks now).
And one more thing: I *will* pay more for a sled that contains a 5.6mm red LD as well (an SOC?), because I hear that the LiteOn sleds have crappy plastic flat-pack red LDs, and I always use all the LDs in all sleds I get.
And do any of these sleds have IR diodes, too?
