dvd ram compatible drive ?
Posted:
Sat Jun 26, 2004 12:33 amby hammad
hi
i want to buy a dvd ram compatible dvd rom that can read dvd ram from panasonic dvd recorder that ill buy , LITEON 166s/167t is not available only 163d (sony 1611) is available. other choices are
samsung 616Q,lg 8162b,asus e 616p1,benq 1650p/s.i want a player with fast rip capability to convert dvd into vcd and play in my car deck.
i guess benq 1650p (pioneer 120 oem) and asus e616 p1 would not read dvd ram.
my second question is what is the dvd ram cartridge ?.
thanks.
Posted:
Sat Jun 26, 2004 12:14 pmby Bhairav
I think the LG *should* work, check on their site (
www.lgeus.com) for specs.Is the Sony DDU1612 available? It's a rebadged Lite-On 165. Or maybe I could courier you one from India...
Posted:
Sat Jun 26, 2004 12:15 pmby dr_st
As far as I know, from the drives on your list, only the LG (like all LG drives) reads DVD-RAM. As for its ripping speed, I'd call it good, although not excellent. But that's mostly from reviews, I never owned one.
Oh, and a DVD-RAM cartridge is sort of like a DVD-RAM disk which you never remove from its box. It's used mostly to protect two-sided DVD-RAM media, and must be used in any reader/recorder WITH the cartridge. Naturally, the standard CD drives don't read those, not because it's a different format, but due to purely physical reasons.
Posted:
Sun Jun 27, 2004 1:52 amby hammad
sony ddu 1612 is not available ,i gave my aopen 1648lky (oem 166s) to a friend and now aopen discontinued it
. i am looking forward to 1613 i think its a liteon 167t oem.
http://us.lge.com/Product/proddetail.do ... yId=020202
i cant find dvd ram support,looks like i have to wait for the liteon 167t.
if i skip the dvd ram support which one is better ASUS e616 or lg 8162b.
Posted:
Sun Jun 27, 2004 3:33 amby dr_st
hammad wrote:http://us.lge.com/Product/proddetail.do?action=computer&prodId=GDR8162BI&categoryId=020202
i cant find dvd ram support,looks like i have to wait for the liteon 167t.
if i skip the dvd ram support which one is better ASUS e616 or lg 8162b.
What you have is the specs for LG-GDR8162B
I. The specs for LG-GDR8162B say that it does read DVD-RAM:
http://www.lg.ca/downloads/specs/computer/GDR-8162B.pdf
Also, below is a link to a Russian review of the drive. Scroll down a bit to see the Nero InfoTool which shows the drive is capable of reading DVD-RAM. I think that's as safe as it gets. Their overall conclusion on the drive was good too.
http://www.ixbt.com/optical/lg8162.shtml
Posted:
Mon Jun 28, 2004 1:59 amby hammad
thanks very much for the info
http://www.lge.com/catalog/prodmodeldet ... l=NOTHING#
i found GDR-8163B and it reads dvd ram.
now my only question is about rip speed, is it higher then 10x or lower.
Posted:
Mon Jun 28, 2004 9:18 amby hammad
how much time it takes to rip a 7.3gb dvd at 16x and 6x.[/quote]
Posted:
Sat Jul 03, 2004 9:57 amby Scour
Hello!
DVD-RAM compatible DVD-Rom´s are:
Toshiba 1612 and 1712
LG 8162
LiteOn 166S
MSI X48 (Combo-drive)
The MSI reads from 2x-4x, all other 2x
Posted:
Sat Jul 03, 2004 12:57 pmby dr_st
Well, if you include combo drives, throw LG GCC-4521B into the pack.