Dvdspeedcontrol

SlySoft (now RedFox) built a superior speed control mechanism. It operates in the background and can automatically lower speed when it detects a video DVD. Its "cool" feature is lowering speed when the disc has read errors—something Nero cannot do.

Yes, but you need Blu-ray Speed Control (a separate utility) or a modern fork like Opti Drive Control. Blu-rays at 2x are silent and still provide 72 Mbit/s—more than enough for 1080p video. DVDSpeedControl

The developer added a clever option: Reset speed when tray opens. This meant: SlySoft (now RedFox) built a superior speed control

It was a simple, elegant solution that made the software truly useful. It was a simple, elegant solution that made

Very old IDE/ATAPI drives (late 1990s) had jumpers to force lower speeds – no longer relevant.