Dogfur Posted June 4, 2003 Share Posted June 4, 2003 A new sample library we are getting requires a DVD reader - I don't have any DVD experience beyond the home player units. Does anybody have the goods on best models, stability, ease of installation, etc... Thanks, Dogfur Woof! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doug osborne Posted June 4, 2003 Share Posted June 4, 2003 I have had no problems with any of the DVD drives I have: Creative Labs (!), Samsung DVD/CD-R/RW combo, and Sony DRU-500AX. Plextor CD-R/RW tends to get talked up alot for reliablity, but I don't think they are in the DVD biz yet. I do recommend a DVD burner - something in the Pioneer DV 105 family (same drive is branded by other companies, and is sold cheaper sometimes than the Pioneer brand), or the Sony DRU-50AX(which writes both -R/RW and +R/RW formats - confused yet?). DVD storage/backup/authoring sure is fun. Doug Osborne Music on Bandcamp Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roto Posted June 4, 2003 Share Posted June 4, 2003 They are practically considered disposable. You'd probably be fine with the cheapest one you can find, unless you want it to be quiet, that's probably the biggest difference between them, some are annoyingly loud when they spin. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RangerJay Posted June 4, 2003 Share Posted June 4, 2003 Agreed. Go with the cheapest. A DVD player is really just a souped-up CD player anyway. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phaeton Posted June 4, 2003 Share Posted June 4, 2003 [b] DVD Drives - Which one? [/b] That one. [i]points.[/i] Dr. Seuss: The Original White Rapper . WWND? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jotown Posted June 4, 2003 Share Posted June 4, 2003 Hey Dogfur, which sample library did you get that requires a DVD drive? Just curious. Jotown:) "It's all good: Except when it's Great" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dylan Posted June 4, 2003 Share Posted June 4, 2003 They're all pretty good nowadays. Hell, I have a no name 52x CDR-W ($50 from Fry's) that shows up device manger as simply 'CDR-W drive' that works great. I don't care who makes it as long as it works. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doug osborne Posted June 5, 2003 Share Posted June 5, 2003 VSL? I have string-library-envy Doug Osborne Music on Bandcamp Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dogfur Posted June 5, 2003 Author Share Posted June 5, 2003 Thanks for the input folks - Yep its' the VSL. The distributor Ilio specifies to NOT use a combo R/RW, just a reader for stability purposes. My first thought is that they don't want a writer and their product in the same room. I think we'll grab a couple o' cheap readers and see what happens. Thanks Again! Woof! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joachim P. Dyndale Posted June 5, 2003 Share Posted June 5, 2003 [quote]Originally posted by phaeton: [b][b] DVD Drives - Which one? [/b] That one. [i]points.[/i][/b][/quote]This is, of course, EXACTLY what I was going to post... :o -Joachim Dyndale -------------------- Einstein: The difference between genius and stupidity is: Genius has limits My Blog... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doug osborne Posted June 5, 2003 Share Posted June 5, 2003 [quote]Originally posted by Dogfur: [b]Thanks for the input folks - Yep its' the VSL. The distributor Ilio specifies to NOT use a combo R/RW, just a reader for stability purposes. My first thought is that they don't want a writer and their product in the same room. I think we'll grab a couple o' cheap readers and see what happens. Thanks Again![/b][/quote]but if you stuff the VSL disk in the writer, you can't write... I haven't seen (in my un-scientific survey) any performance hit between any of my DVD units, even with (limited) streaming of samples. Doug Osborne Music on Bandcamp Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slowly Posted June 5, 2003 Share Posted June 5, 2003 PIoneer. Kcbass "Let It Be!" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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