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  1. Re:This is a "consumer" grade drive... by Sehnsucht · · Score: 1 · on A Drive With The Works: DVD-[R,RW] And CD-[R,RW]

    both links got borked (/. trying to prevent 'bomb' URLs?)
    http://slashdot.org/articles/00/02/14/1457219.shtm l,
    http://www.pcextremist.com/news/2000-02/95.shtml

  2. This is a "consumer" grade drive... by |TheMAN · · Score: 1 · on A Drive With The Works: DVD-[R,RW] And CD-[R,RW]
    When I was going through the specs for the announced CD-R/CD-RW/DVD-RAM/DVD-R combo drive on Pioneer's site, I noticed a pecular "DVD-R for General type (650nm)". As soon as I saw that, I remember reading a post on /. a while back about how the DVD consortium had seriously munged up the DVD-R specs.

    According to this PC Extremist article, the DVD consortium decided to have the DVD-R Book version 2.0 have 2 different laser wave lengths. The consumer DVD-R laser wavelength is 650nm, while the "professional/authoring" one is 635nm. The last DVD-R Book version 1.9 only had 635nm. The DVD consortium's excuse was that it would be cheaper to make the 650nm laser unit. While this is true that it's cheaper, it also adds to the confusion among people who need to get a DVD-R drive. What's even more messed up about this is that, a DVD-R with a 635nm laser can only use 635nm DVD-R media, while the 650nm one can only use 650nm.

    I really think that current standalone DVD players will not be able to read DVDs burned from a "consumer" DVD-R drive. Either that, or major difficulties. The only drive that currently burns proper 635nm DVD-Rs that I know of, is the Pioneer DVR-S201. So if you want to burn DVDs so you can watch it on your standalone, go for the expensive 635nm DVD-R drive (what a rip off).

  3. Re:Hardware by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0 · on US Army Needs Linux Workstation Advice

    Why use the IDE garbage. The Pioneer DV-303 is the best DVD out there (my opinion and that of PC Extremist). SCSI makes all the difference, my friend. No /. Account Bar_Fight@hotmail.com

  4. Re:How much $$$ ? by Sno\/\/birD · · Score: 1 · on A 140GB CD-ROM?

    The article at PCExtremist.com mentions that the CDs will cost roughly the same amount that current CDs cost to manufacture. Hope this helps.