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  • K Kant

    I am planning to buy one. Any suggestions? Kant Sonork-100.28114 Don't :beer: and Drive.

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    Steve Mayfield
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    I have a Pioneer DVR-A03 which works very well (at least for data backup & DVD playback). The current model is an DVR-A05 (DV-R @ 4X and DV-RW @ 2X). It can also do CD-R @ 16X & CD-RW @ 8X. It uses an ATAPI UDMA33 Interface. You can find the OEM version DVR-105 for about $250 mail-order (see pricewatch.com). Retail version is about $10 to $15 more and includes software & cables. Steve

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      totally off topic. but the CP front page said there were 81 replies to this thread. i came here looking for a big argument! :) -c


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      Chris Maunder
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      Just when you thought you were safe another bug rears it's ugly head. kewl. cheers, Chris Maunder May the Wombat of Happiness bless your shorts - Roger Wright

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      • C Chris Maunder

        Just when you thought you were safe another bug rears it's ugly head. kewl. cheers, Chris Maunder May the Wombat of Happiness bless your shorts - Roger Wright

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        Steve Mayfield
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        Maybe it is MFC getting back at all of those "I hate MFC" posts...:) Steve

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        • P peterchen

          I was shocked as well. 7 minutes ago I checked the board and saw a lonely TLP. jsut a few seconds ago I saw a "83" on the front page :omg: I think the 8 is just some bit where chris stores important (or funny) information.


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          Luis Alonso Ramos
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          Well, it said 88... and 62 for the MFC thread below... let's see... It's not the first time this happens. About two weeks ago there was a thread advertised with sixty something posts and it had about ten only. -- LuisR ──────────────   Luis Alonso Ramos   Chihuahua, Mexico   www.luisalonsoramos.com "Do not worry about your difficulties in mathematics, I assure you that mine are greater." -- Albert Einstein

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          • C Chris Maunder

            Just when you thought you were safe another bug rears it's ugly head. kewl. cheers, Chris Maunder May the Wombat of Happiness bless your shorts - Roger Wright

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            Lost User
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            You can call that bug a "thread promotion" feature :-D Happens only to threads "randomly selected" by the computer as all those tele-marketers say. My article on a reference-counted smart pointer that supports polymorphic objects and raw pointers

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            • K Kant

              I am planning to buy one. Any suggestions? Kant Sonork-100.28114 Don't :beer: and Drive.

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              Michael Dunn
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              The Pioneer A05 is pretty much the de facto standard now, and it's the model that Apple ships in Macs. Whatever you do, get a drive that does DVD-R/RW, not DVD+R/RW. (Yes, "-" and "+" are part of the names and they are different standards.) The + versions are evil offshoots and don't work in as many drives. --Mike-- Looks like I picked the wrong week to stop sniffing glue. 1ClickPicGrabber - Grab & organize pictures from your favorite web pages, with 1 click! My really out-of-date homepage Sonork-100.19012 Acid_Helm

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              • C Chris Losinger

                totally off topic. but the CP front page said there were 81 replies to this thread. i came here looking for a big argument! :) -c


                A | B - it's not a choice.

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                Kant
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                That's true.. Right now on the front page it's says 93 posts. I posted my question at 6:30pm. I was appalled by my 1 1/2 absence from CP's Lounge. Shame on me..:| But after reading the other replies (incl Chris)..:-O Kant Sonork-100.28114 Don't :beer: and Drive.

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                • M Michael Dunn

                  The Pioneer A05 is pretty much the de facto standard now, and it's the model that Apple ships in Macs. Whatever you do, get a drive that does DVD-R/RW, not DVD+R/RW. (Yes, "-" and "+" are part of the names and they are different standards.) The + versions are evil offshoots and don't work in as many drives. --Mike-- Looks like I picked the wrong week to stop sniffing glue. 1ClickPicGrabber - Grab & organize pictures from your favorite web pages, with 1 click! My really out-of-date homepage Sonork-100.19012 Acid_Helm

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                  Kant
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                  Michael Dunn wrote: (Yes, "-" and "+" are part of the names and they are different standards.) :wtf: Thanks for the tip. I thought both are same. (DVD-R/RW & DVD+R/RW) Kant Sonork-100.28114 Don't :beer: and Drive.

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                  • M Michael Dunn

                    The Pioneer A05 is pretty much the de facto standard now, and it's the model that Apple ships in Macs. Whatever you do, get a drive that does DVD-R/RW, not DVD+R/RW. (Yes, "-" and "+" are part of the names and they are different standards.) The + versions are evil offshoots and don't work in as many drives. --Mike-- Looks like I picked the wrong week to stop sniffing glue. 1ClickPicGrabber - Grab & organize pictures from your favorite web pages, with 1 click! My really out-of-date homepage Sonork-100.19012 Acid_Helm

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                    Rob Manderson
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                    Michael Dunn wrote: The Pioneer A05 is pretty much the de facto standard now, and it's the model that Apple ships in Macs. Whatever you do, get a drive that does DVD-R/RW, not DVD+R/RW. (Yes, "-" and "+" are part of the names and they are different standards.) The + versions are evil offshoots and don't work in as many drives. I have a Sony DRU-500A which does both standards (DVD-R/RW and DVD+R/RW) and it works jest fine... $350 at Best Buy but I'm a lazy bastard and couldn't face shopping around for a better price... Rob Manderson http://www.mindprobes.net

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                    • K Kant

                      I am planning to buy one. Any suggestions? Kant Sonork-100.28114 Don't :beer: and Drive.

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                      Paul Ingles
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                      I myself use a Pioneer 104 (2x write) and it's worked great for me. However, as Mike mentioned, the 105/A05 is the more recent model that includes 4x write capability, and Pioneer pretty much lead development of DVD-R/RW writers. -- Paul "Put the key of despair into the lock of apathy. Turn the knob of mediocrity slowly and open the gates of despondency - welcome to a day in the average office." - David Brent, from "The Office" MS Messenger: paul@oobaloo.co.uk Sonork: 100.22446

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                      • R Rob Manderson

                        Michael Dunn wrote: The Pioneer A05 is pretty much the de facto standard now, and it's the model that Apple ships in Macs. Whatever you do, get a drive that does DVD-R/RW, not DVD+R/RW. (Yes, "-" and "+" are part of the names and they are different standards.) The + versions are evil offshoots and don't work in as many drives. I have a Sony DRU-500A which does both standards (DVD-R/RW and DVD+R/RW) and it works jest fine... $350 at Best Buy but I'm a lazy bastard and couldn't face shopping around for a better price... Rob Manderson http://www.mindprobes.net

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                        Michael Dunn
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                        Yeah, I really meant "don't get a drive that does only +R/RW". ;P --Mike-- Looks like I picked the wrong week to stop sniffing glue. 1ClickPicGrabber - Grab & organize pictures from your favorite web pages, with 1 click! My really out-of-date homepage Sonork-100.19012 Acid_Helm

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                        • K Kant

                          I am planning to buy one. Any suggestions? Kant Sonork-100.28114 Don't :beer: and Drive.

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                          Ray Cassick
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                          Yeah... Buy me one too :-D


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                          • R Rob Manderson

                            Michael Dunn wrote: The Pioneer A05 is pretty much the de facto standard now, and it's the model that Apple ships in Macs. Whatever you do, get a drive that does DVD-R/RW, not DVD+R/RW. (Yes, "-" and "+" are part of the names and they are different standards.) The + versions are evil offshoots and don't work in as many drives. I have a Sony DRU-500A which does both standards (DVD-R/RW and DVD+R/RW) and it works jest fine... $350 at Best Buy but I'm a lazy bastard and couldn't face shopping around for a better price... Rob Manderson http://www.mindprobes.net

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                            Michael A Barnhart
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                            Rob Manderson wrote: I have a Sony DRU-500A which does both standards (DVD-R/RW and DVD+R/RW) I have been looking for that drive for a month and the only places that have it charge an extra fee for it. The Best Buys around me do not even list it. "I will find a new sig someday."

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                              You can call that bug a "thread promotion" feature :-D Happens only to threads "randomly selected" by the computer as all those tele-marketers say. My article on a reference-counted smart pointer that supports polymorphic objects and raw pointers

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                              Chris Maunder
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                              LOL! Oh man - and I thought I was getting good at the spin doctoring :D cheers, Chris Maunder

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                              • K Kant

                                I am planning to buy one. Any suggestions? Kant Sonork-100.28114 Don't :beer: and Drive.

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                                Roman Nurik
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                                DVD-R/DVD-RW? (im lost w/ the new technology) i know people will shun me for this but i was thinking about maybe getting like 2 or 3 DVD's from blockbuster and burning them i know its not legal, but its for personal use and stuff and i just wanna know the un-biased facts about this stuff... how much it costs for a blank DVD, etc.

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                                  DVD-R/DVD-RW? (im lost w/ the new technology) i know people will shun me for this but i was thinking about maybe getting like 2 or 3 DVD's from blockbuster and burning them i know its not legal, but its for personal use and stuff and i just wanna know the un-biased facts about this stuff... how much it costs for a blank DVD, etc.

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                                  Steve Mayfield
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                                  The last blanks I got cost me about $11 for 3 (Memorex DVD-R @ CompUSA). I'm not sure if you can copy pre-recorded DVDs - I don't think the (normal) software will allow it. Steve

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                                    DVD-R/DVD-RW? (im lost w/ the new technology) i know people will shun me for this but i was thinking about maybe getting like 2 or 3 DVD's from blockbuster and burning them i know its not legal, but its for personal use and stuff and i just wanna know the un-biased facts about this stuff... how much it costs for a blank DVD, etc.

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                                    ...use Pricewatch to support your ugly habit...

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                                    • K Kant

                                      I am planning to buy one. Any suggestions? Kant Sonork-100.28114 Don't :beer: and Drive.

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                                      Sean Cundiff
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                                      Sony DRU-500A -Sean ---- Shag a Lizard

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                                      • K Kant

                                        I am planning to buy one. Any suggestions? Kant Sonork-100.28114 Don't :beer: and Drive.

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                                        Domenic Denicola
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                                        I would have thought that +R/+RW was better, because of the formatting technology. Mind you, I haven't done any actual buying, but I read my PC World... But somebody said no. Care to enlighten me?


                                        -Domenic Denicola- [CPUA 0x1337] “I was born human. But this was an accident of fate—a condition merely of time and place. I believe it's something we have the power to change…”

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                                          totally off topic. but the CP front page said there were 81 replies to this thread. i came here looking for a big argument! :) -c


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                                          Chris Losinger wrote: but the CP front page said there were 81 replies to this thread. i came here looking for a big argument But there are 81 replies.... Can't you see them? Huge arguement, one of our best, and rational to. I will send a screenshot... ;)

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