Re: [gentoo-user] [OT] DVD drives

2006-12-08 Thread Dale
Preston Hagar wrote: > > > On 12/7/06, *Dale* <[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > wrote: > > Preston Hagar wrote: >> It seems that you may have already decided, but to throw my 2 >> cents in I have used the black version of the Lite-On: >> >> http://www.newegg.com/Produ

Re: [gentoo-user] [OT] DVD drives

2006-12-07 Thread Dale
Preston Hagar wrote: > It seems that you may have already decided, but to throw my 2 cents in > I have used the black version of the Lite-On: > > http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16827106013 > > > For over a year now

Re: [gentoo-user] [OT] DVD drives

2006-12-07 Thread Dale
Iain Buchanan wrote: > > > the prices are all so close that it doesn't matter there. The first and > last NEC are the same just silver and beige versions. > > As for the others, just compare them side by side: > > NEC LITE-ON LG > Silver White Beige > DVD+R 18X16X

Re: [gentoo-user] [OT] DVD drives

2006-12-06 Thread Iain Buchanan
On Wed, 2006-12-06 at 06:14 -0600, Dale wrote: > I am looking at these right now. Can someone help me pick from these > four? I don't see much difference myself. > > http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16827152077 > > http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E1682710601

Re: [gentoo-user] [OT] DVD drives

2006-12-06 Thread Dale
Richard Fish wrote: > On 12/6/06, Dale <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> I am looking at these right now. Can someone help me pick from these >> four? I don't see much difference myself. > > Well the two NEC models are identical hardware, just different colors. > > If I were making a choice between t

Re: [gentoo-user] [OT] DVD drives

2006-12-06 Thread Richard Fish
On 12/6/06, Dale <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: I am looking at these right now. Can someone help me pick from these four? I don't see much difference myself. Well the two NEC models are identical hardware, just different colors. If I were making a choice between those 4...er 3...I would probabl

Re: [gentoo-user] [OT] DVD drives

2006-12-06 Thread Dale
Andrew Gaydenko wrote: > Please, give a ref to such (proved to work) app. > > === On Wednesday 06 December 2006 12:39, Thomas Kear wrote: === > ... and > there is even a native (i386) linux app to flash them with. > Thanks for all the info. I really have no knowledge on these things e

Re: [gentoo-user] [OT] DVD drives

2006-12-06 Thread Andrew Gaydenko
Please, give a ref to such (proved to work) app. === On Wednesday 06 December 2006 12:39, Thomas Kear wrote: === ... and there is even a native (i386) linux app to flash them with. -- gentoo-user@gentoo.org mailing list

Re: [gentoo-user] [OT] DVD drives

2006-12-06 Thread Thomas Kear
Well you're not going to get something that isn't dual layer any more, so that's not a factor. LG drives are good if you suspect you might ever use dvd-ram discs, since most of their models have the capability. NEC, Pioneer and I think ASUS all use the same hardware, they will only differ in t

Re: [gentoo-user] [OT] DVD drives

2006-12-05 Thread Michael Gorden
I think pioneer also does good job...to me at least 2006/12/4, Dale <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: Hi, I plan to buy a DVD burner. I currently have a LG CD RW and I like it since it works so well with Linux. I would like to know what drive I should get that will work best and be able to burn with the