My Samsung SE-506 /TSSTcorp BDDVDW SE-506CB USB BD/CD/DVD writer is also suffering from this issue.
I am able to play DVD discs but once a BD disc is placed in the drive it spends ages not recognising the disc and then reports the drive empty to the OS (Win 10). I have tried the SE-506 on three different computers with three different Win 10 builds (Pro 1703, Home 1703 and Pro 1607). I have tried using the manufacturer's supplied single cable and a split cable. All to no avail. I have also run scs.exe and the Win 10 troubleshooter. scs.exe reported no problems found and the Win 10 troubleshooter just repeatedly says the device needs to be rebooted (I'm only prepared to reboot so many times...). Oh and yes, I have tried different BD discs which I know to be working on other devices (including a built-in BD drive in one of the devices, confirming that it's not the CyberLink PowerDVD software, if there was any doubt there).
My SE-506 only gets used infrequently; it was purchased to enable watching of BD and DVD discs when on the go. The SE-506 used to work with BDs a few months ago. The conclusion I have to come to is it would appear that perhaps one of the many Win 10 OS updates may have lead to this failure and Samsung do not appear to have addressed it by releasing an updated driver.
I realise we could get into a blame game situation, with Samsung blaming Microsoft and Microsoft blaming Samung. Corporations this big really need to talk to each other and work together to ensure our consumer products don't become obsolete after a couple of years (or worse, months). The big corporations often claim they are doing their bit to combat global warming but how well does that argument stack up when they're selling products which will be quickly destined for the scrap heap because they can't be used, whilst being otherwise in good physical order?
