Thomas Hubbell <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> asked:
> Can you use a DVD-ROM drive with Linux?
[EMAIL PROTECTED] replied:
> Yes, you can use it. DVD is pretty fast and all but it doesn't have
> support for reading burned disks which is pain the *ss. If you already
> have a decently fast CD-ROM don't buy DVD just yet.
Actually, most (all?) second-generation DVD-ROM drives read CD-R media just
fine. I use a Creative Labs DVD Encore, which included an MPEG decoder card.
The drive does 2x DVD and 24x CD-ROM/CD-R. The drive works fine under Linux,
although there isn't any software for the decoder.
This month, Creative is going to start selling the drive separately, for a
list price of around $150. I'll probably buy one for each of my computers.
Eric
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