DVD reader OR CD burner should go?

From: roadrunner (rhammack_at_cinci.rr.com)
Date: 07/17/04

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    Date: Sat, 17 Jul 2004 05:29:50 GMT

    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!

    Sincerely,

    "Confused"

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