I chose BD410 because it is reliable, fast loading and cheap to buy, in my country a brand new KES400 laser lens would cost almost as much as 3 brand new KES410 ACA frames, I don't like BD400, it has a short lifespan, I already have 4 broken BD400s, the laser lens and the daughter board were broken, I broke the ribbon cable socket on the motherboard just testing them.
The Frankensteins I bought were all from the second-hand market in Japan, and the sellers usually maintained them before selling them, so I could see what they were equipped with, and most of them didn't have much choice because they were very rare.
Combined with the information we got above, it could be the BMD004 single laser or the 006 dual laser. They both rotate disk inster, so I don't know either XD...Well - I have to look for an CECHE01-MG.
(Metal Gear bundle)
These seems to have KES-410 built in.
Still waiting for the right time to get a CECHE01 (CiB). In the meantime, I went to my mother and father's house and picked up my CECHC04 that I apparently bought in 2008. Date code 8A! Tried an SACD disc and was surprised when the CD didn't go straight in but rotated a 1/4 turn when it went in. So definitely a KES-410 in it. It read SACD and all other formats without problems. (The machine has barely been used and looks brand new). I don't want to take it apart to try the KES-410 in my other machines, CECHA01 or CECHB01. I'd rather hunt for another CECHC04 with date code 8A or higher. Still hunting for a CECHE01-MG
Are you going to use it? I see you've been pulling out all your collection lately.
You'll need some equipment to fix it, but it's an investment, and if you rarely use the tools I wouldn't recommend buying them, just sell them as accessories.
Interesting - I'll look at this at some point. I now have SACD-compatible BD-410 in my frank CECHA01, B01, C04 and E01-MG. Also have some non SACD BD-410 laying around.
