Re: DVD reader or CD burner should go in favor of new DVD burner?
From: shaka (grr8shaka_at_yahoo.com)
Date: 07/17/04
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Date: Sat, 17 Jul 2004 00:11:22 -0700
roadrunner wrote:
> Clear DayI need some advice, please.
>
> I have a 2800+ Athlon w/512 meg ram, 120 gig HD, DVD reader and CD burner,
> and using Windows XP Home as my OS. I just bought a new Sony DRU-530A DVD
> burner and want opinions on which of the disc drives I presently have would
> you sacrifice? (I only have 2 bays available)
> I bought it (Sony) to burn Data DVD's to b/u my files/system. I also want
> to use it to copy some DVD's I OWN and to burn some of my best VHS movies to
> DVD. I deal a lot w/mp3 files, some pictures and a few videos I've dl'd from
> the net.
> The drives I presently have are:
> "JLMS XJ-HD 166S" as the DVD reader and,
> "LITE-ON LTR-48246S" as the CD burner.
> I also use a Sony Mini-Disk player/recorder, model MZ-S1 which requires the
> "Sonic-Stage" software to download mp3 files to this device. The new Sony
> DRU-530A DVD burner I want to install has the Sony
> format "ATRAC-3" for compressing mp3's down to the point one can put 490+
> songs on a CD-R. I don't use this presently but will when I buy a new
> portable cd player, it will be a Sony w/ATRAC-3.
> My question is; if my best option is to keep the present CD burner I have
> and replace the DVD reader w/the Sony DRU-530A DVD burner will my 2 CD
> burners work in harmony or could there be a conflict?
> And lastly; if I keep the DVD reader I have and delete the CD burner for the
> new Sony DVD burner could I "read" DVD files directly from the DVD reader
> and copy to the DVD burner? Which would be more advantageous?
> Any help will be GREATLY appreciated!
>
>
Keep the DVD-rom. The Dru530 will burn both DVD and CD anyway.
shaka
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