[lug] speaking of CD-R's that suck...

[Lee Woodworth]

D. Stimits wrote:
> I know I've had problems with CD-R's, but they were always cheap ones. A 
> plug for Tummi: I have better luck with the people there too, not just 
> the cd's :P
> 
> But, that said, I might try and find a DVD-R (IDE), as prices are coming 
> down. Probably I'll just remove the existing CD drive, I don't can't 
> find cables to fit more than one such device at a time (case shape 
> problem combined with the location of the IDE headers on the m/b). If 
> CD-R's are that hard to find (and I know from experience there is a lot 
> of garbage out there in CD-R's), is there any particular DVD burner 
> someone can recommend (IDE) that works well with Fedora/KRUD? Or is it 
> worthwhile to buy an offboard controller and use SATA? [I have no idea 
> if SATA is problematic and picky or "just works"]
I haven't seen SATA DVD readers/writers. Where have you seen them?
I've had mixed luck with DVD writer and +/-RW media compatibility.
One NEC had problems with memorex +RW but did fine with -RW even though
it is supposed to handle both. From what I hear, DVD player compatibility
can be problematic.
> 
> D. Stimits, stimits AT comcast DOT net
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