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> Why can't he just use the new DVD burner for ripping also?
> I think if one drive can handle everything, then there is no reason to run
> 2.
Lots of folks who copy CDs/DVDs do it "on the fly", ie they copy the
CD/DVD from one drive while burning it to another. It saves a heck of a lot
of time in that the data does not have to be copied to the hard drive first
but can be copied directly to the recordable medium.
As far as a dual layer burner goes it's still prohibitive for most folks
to be investing in such disks for the high prices they go for. I'd expect to
have to wait another 6 months to a year before dual layer is a viable
option. Even then, from what I understand, dual layer is only being
advertised as DVD+ format. Not that it's bad, but Apple machines certainly
won't read them since they only use DVD-.
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Jan Alter
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jalter@phila.k12.pa.us
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> "Larc" <larc-news@jupiterlink.net> wrote in message
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>> On Sun, 28 Nov 2004 13:52:57 -0000, "Stephen Judge"
>> <stephen@stephenjudge.plus.com> wrote:
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>> | My PC has a 16x CD re-writer and a 8x DVD player (both internal). I
>> want to
>> | buy a DVD burner (probably 16x dual layer etc.). Which drive should I
>> | replace, the DVD player or CD re-writer, given that I still want to be
>> able
>> | to play and record CDs ? Also any reccomendations ?
>> | Thanks
>>
>> The new burner should perform circles around both your existing units.
>> If I were going to keep one, I'd choose the DVD player since that
>> would provide support for ripping CDs and DVDs.
>>
>> Larc
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> Why can't he just use the new DVD burner for ripping also?
> I think if one drive can handle everything, then there is no reason to run
> 2.
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