Re: Does AL powerbook read DVD+R disks?
On Sep 14, 2005, at 11:41 AM, G-Books wrote: I changed the drive to a +/- superdrive (Pioneer DVR-K05) *and* installed PatchBurn, and it will read + disks. Without PatchBurn, it would only read - disks. I believe it is more related to the system software's view of the drive's capabilities than it is of the drive's capabilities themselves. Before PatchBurn, the drive was not supported; after PatchBurn, it was supported by vendor (but not by Apple), but nevertheless, it now will read + disks, whereas before it wouldn't. Okay, that's good news. But I wanted to clarify: does the Pioneer also BURN DVD+R disks? I think that may make a difference. The Superdrive in my 12 Al book does not burn DVD+R. It's the Matshita UJ-825. Thanks. Chris -- G-Books is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Check our web site for refurbished PowerBooks | CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html G-Books list info: http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-books.html -- AOL users, remove mailto:; Send list messages to: mailto:G-Books@mail.maclaunch.com To unsubscribe, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] For digest mode, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscription questions: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/g-books%40mail.maclaunch.com/ --- iPod Accessories for Less at 1-800-iPOD.COM Fast Delivery, Low Price, Good Deal www.1800ipod.com ---
Re: Does AL powerbook read DVD+R disks?
But I wanted to clarify: does the Pioneer also BURN DVD+R disks? I think that may make a difference. The Superdrive in my 12 Al book does not burn DVD+R. It's the Matshita UJ-825. The Pioneer DVR-K05/K15 will indeed record [ * ] + DVDs. The Panasonic (misnamed Matshita on account of certain SNAFUs in naming; should be Matsushita) drive which will record + DVDs is the UJ-845. I have one of these, too. I bought my UJ-845 for $105 from one if the usual suspects. One which has a hidden coupon which is exercisable at checkout. Otherwise, the drive would have been $120. [ * ] For reasons I don't understand, perhaps marketing reasons alone, - media is called writeable/rewriteable, whereas + media is called recordable/rerecordable. I'm not sure there is really that much difference. However, I have noticed that with my set-top DVD recorder, - media does not need to be initialized (and its chapters cannot be edited before finalization), whereas + media MUST be initialized (and its chapters may be edited before finalization, but not afterwards). Strange. -- G-Books is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Check our web site for refurbished PowerBooks | CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html G-Books list info: http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-books.html -- AOL users, remove mailto:; Send list messages to: mailto:G-Books@mail.maclaunch.com To unsubscribe, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] For digest mode, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscription questions: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/g-books%40mail.maclaunch.com/ --- iPod Accessories for Less at 1-800-iPOD.COM Fast Delivery, Low Price, Good Deal www.1800ipod.com ---
Re: Does AL powerbook read DVD+R disks?
Quick question. I have a G4/1.33 12 with Superdrive. Would it read DVD+R disks with movies burnt using DVD Recorder connected to TV? Apple spec'd its drives before + media became popular, or perhaps even available. After I replaced my OEM DVD-CD-ROM drive with a generic DVD-CD-ROM- R-R/W drive which included two-layer capability, I was surprised that none of the Apple products would support + media, so for a while I was stuck burning two disks: a + one for recorder/player playing, and a - one for laptop playing. Okay, thanks for all the info, but maybe I wasn't clear with my question, as a few people responded about internal superdrives in powerbooks. But I was asking about a DVD Recorder you hook up to your TV and, in my case, also to our satellite TV decoder box. I've found a great deal on a DVD recorder that burns to DVD+R and DVD+RW disks only (not to DVD-R). I know Macs tended to prefer DVD-R disks in the past, and I know my 12 G4/1.33 Al Book with Superdrive reads movies copied on DVD-R disks just fine. I wanted to know if movies I recorded from the TV to DVD+R disks could be read okay on the Al Book. Oddly, I can't find the specs anywhere, so I was hoping to find someone who has actually done this and can provide the info from personal experience. Thanks. Chris -- G-Books is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Check our web site for refurbished PowerBooks | CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html G-Books list info: http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-books.html -- AOL users, remove mailto:; Send list messages to: mailto:G-Books@mail.maclaunch.com To unsubscribe, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] For digest mode, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscription questions: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/g-books%40mail.maclaunch.com/ --- iPod Accessories for Less at 1-800-iPOD.COM Fast Delivery, Low Price, Good Deal www.1800ipod.com ---
Re: Does AL powerbook read DVD+R disks?
I wanted to know if movies I recorded from the TV to DVD+R disks could be read okay on the Al Book. Oddly, I can't find the specs anywhere, so I was hoping to find someone who has actually done this and can provide the info from personal experience. I changed the drive to a +/- superdrive (Pioneer DVR-K05) *and* installed PatchBurn, and it will read + disks. Without PatchBurn, it would only read - disks. I believe it is more related to the system software's view of the drive's capabilities than it is of the drive's capabilities themselves. Before PatchBurn, the drive was not supported; after PatchBurn, it was supported by vendor (but not by Apple), but nevertheless, it now will read + disks, whereas before it wouldn't. -- G-Books is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Check our web site for refurbished PowerBooks | CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html G-Books list info: http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-books.html -- AOL users, remove mailto:; Send list messages to: mailto:G-Books@mail.maclaunch.com To unsubscribe, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] For digest mode, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscription questions: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/g-books%40mail.maclaunch.com/ --- iPod Accessories for Less at 1-800-iPOD.COM Fast Delivery, Low Price, Good Deal www.1800ipod.com ---
Re: Does AL powerbook read DVD+R disks?
The SuperDrive installed in your powerbook will only read or write DVD-R or DVD-RW media. It will not read DVD+R or DVD+RW disks, no matter what type of device they were recorded on. If you want to read +R or +RW disks on your powerbook, you will need to purchase an external drive that is capable of reading those disks, and connect it to your powerbook via USB or Firewire. Steve -- G-Books is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Check our web site for refurbished PowerBooks | CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html G-Books list info: http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-books.html -- AOL users, remove mailto:; Send list messages to: mailto:G-Books@mail.maclaunch.com To unsubscribe, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] For digest mode, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscription questions: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/g-books%40mail.maclaunch.com/ --- iPod Accessories for Less at 1-800-iPOD.COM Fast Delivery, Low Price, Good Deal www.1800ipod.com ---
Re: Does AL powerbook read DVD+R disks?
It appears the superdrive in the latest powerbooks will read/write +r and +rw disks http://www.apple.com/powerbook/superdrive.html Not sure if the 1.33 12 has that drive or not. Steve On Sep 13, 2005, at 4:36 PM, Steve Fuller wrote: The SuperDrive installed in your powerbook will only read or write DVD-R or DVD-RW media. It will not read DVD+R or DVD+RW disks, no matter what type of device they were recorded on. If you want to read +R or +RW disks on your powerbook, you will need to purchase an external drive that is capable of reading those disks, and connect it to your powerbook via USB or Firewire. Steve -- G-Books is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Check our web site for refurbished PowerBooks | CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html G-Books list info: http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-books.html -- AOL users, remove mailto:; Send list messages to: mailto:G-Books@mail.maclaunch.com To unsubscribe, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] For digest mode, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscription questions: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/g-books%40mail.maclaunch.com/ --- iPod Accessories for Less at 1-800-iPOD.COM Fast Delivery, Low Price, Good Deal www.1800ipod.com --- -- G-Books is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Check our web site for refurbished PowerBooks | CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html G-Books list info: http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-books.html -- AOL users, remove mailto:; Send list messages to: mailto:G-Books@mail.maclaunch.com To unsubscribe, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] For digest mode, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscription questions: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/g-books%40mail.maclaunch.com/ --- iPod Accessories for Less at 1-800-iPOD.COM Fast Delivery, Low Price, Good Deal www.1800ipod.com ---
Re: Does AL powerbook read DVD+R disks?
on 13/09/05 18:24, Steve Fuller at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: It appears the superdrive in the latest powerbooks will read/write +r and +rw disks http://www.apple.com/powerbook/superdrive.html Not sure if the 1.33 12 has that drive or not. Steve On Sep 13, 2005, at 4:36 PM, Steve Fuller wrote: The SuperDrive installed in your powerbook will only read or write DVD-R or DVD-RW media. It will not read DVD+R or DVD+RW disks, no matter what type of device they were recorded on. If you want to read +R or +RW disks on your powerbook, you will need to purchase an external drive that is capable of reading those disks, and connect it to your powerbook via USB or Firewire. My 17 1.5GHz does read and write +/- DVD disks... -Laurent. -- Laurent Daudelin AIM/iChat: LaurentDaudelinhttp://nemesys.dyndns.org Logiciels Nemesys Software mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] buzzword-compliant: [also `buzzword-enabled'] Used (disparagingly) of products that seem to have been specified to incorporate all of this month's trendy technologies. Key buzzwords that often show up in buzzword-compliant specifications as of 2001 include `XML', `Java', `peer-to-peer', `distributed', and `open'. -- G-Books is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Check our web site for refurbished PowerBooks | CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html G-Books list info: http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-books.html -- AOL users, remove mailto:; Send list messages to: mailto:G-Books@mail.maclaunch.com To unsubscribe, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] For digest mode, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscription questions: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/g-books%40mail.maclaunch.com/ --- iPod Accessories for Less at 1-800-iPOD.COM Fast Delivery, Low Price, Good Deal www.1800ipod.com ---
Re: Does AL powerbook read DVD+R disks?
On Sep 7, 2005, at 6:56 AM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Quick question. I have a G4/1.33 12 with Superdrive. Would it read DVD+R disks with movies burnt using DVD Recorder connected to TV? I've checked the specs online and all it says is reads DVDs at up to 8x. Only the recent PBs mention reads DVD+R. I was thinking of getting a Philips DVD Recorder that burns to DVD +R and +RW only. Great deal, but only if it works! FYI my 1.5Ghz will play a DVD+RW that was burned on an RCA set-top. -- G-Books is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Check our web site for refurbished PowerBooks | CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html G-Books list info: http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-books.html -- AOL users, remove mailto:; Send list messages to: mailto:G-Books@mail.maclaunch.com To unsubscribe, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] For digest mode, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscription questions: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/g-books%40mail.maclaunch.com/ --- iPod Accessories for Less at 1-800-iPOD.COM Fast Delivery, Low Price, Good Deal www.1800ipod.com ---
Does AL powerbook read DVD+R disks?
Quick question. I have a G4/1.33 12 with Superdrive. Would it read DVD+R disks with movies burnt using DVD Recorder connected to TV? I've checked the specs online and all it says is reads DVDs at up to 8x. Only the recent PBs mention reads DVD+R. I was thinking of getting a Philips DVD Recorder that burns to DVD+R and +RW only. Great deal, but only if it works! Thanks. Chris -- G-Books is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Check our web site for refurbished PowerBooks | CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html G-Books list info: http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-books.html -- AOL users, remove mailto:; Send list messages to: mailto:G-Books@mail.maclaunch.com To unsubscribe, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] For digest mode, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscription questions: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/g-books%40mail.maclaunch.com/ --- iPod Accessories for Less at 1-800-iPOD.COM Fast Delivery, Low Price, Good Deal www.1800ipod.com ---
Re: Does AL powerbook read DVD+R disks?
Quick question. I have a G4/1.33 12 with Superdrive. Would it read DVD+R disks with movies burnt using DVD Recorder connected to TV? Apple spec'd its drives before + media became popular, or perhaps even available. After I replaced my OEM DVD-CD-ROM drive with a generic DVD-CD-ROM-R-R/W drive which included two-layer capability, I was surprised that none of the Apple products would support + media, so for a while I was stuck burning two disks: a + one for recorder/player playing, and a - one for laptop playing. Then I discovered PatchBurn, and it not only added my generic device to the list of acceptable devices, but it added + capability as well. I don't burn DVDs for data storage, yet. I would not be surprised to find that - media is supported for booting; while + and - media is only supported after booting and appropriately modified system. One of my two two-layer drives is a Pioneer DVR-K05. Apparently the -K05 is directly supported by 10.4, but not by 10.3, and I am a 10.3.9 user. PatchBurn is necessary to add -K05 support to 10.3. The other of my two two-layer drives is a Panasonic UJ-845. This is supported by neither, apparently, and it is necessary to run Patchburn for both 10.3 and 10.4. Since I have two unsupported drives, one for my Lombard and one for my Pismo, I have to run PatchBurn twice in each machine, in order to have both drives supported by both machines. Once PatchBurn has been run, the tables it adds are persistent until the next time the system is installed. Or, until you add a different, unsupported drive. I had to run PatchBurn on my BW G3 in order to add Pioneer DVR-109 support for 10.3. It is mainly the i apps and burning from the Finder which is affected; Roxio products seem able to handle the unsupported drives just fine. Now, I am able to standardize on + media alone, as all my machines have been PatchBurned to accept drives which support + media, and the systems has been patched to accept those drives which accept + media. I suspect some early Apple DVD-CD-ROM drives don't accept burnable DVDs, + or -. My Wallstreet drive appears to be that way. -- G-Books is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Check our web site for refurbished PowerBooks | CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html G-Books list info: http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-books.html -- AOL users, remove mailto:; Send list messages to: mailto:G-Books@mail.maclaunch.com To unsubscribe, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] For digest mode, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscription questions: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/g-books%40mail.maclaunch.com/ --- iPod Accessories for Less at 1-800-iPOD.COM Fast Delivery, Low Price, Good Deal www.1800ipod.com ---
Re: Does AL powerbook read DVD+R disks?
I was thinking of getting a Philips DVD Recorder that burns to DVD+R and +RW only. Great deal, but only if it works! Thanks. Chris Chris, I've sold lots of cdrw and some dvdrw drives over the last few years. If there is one brand I would suggest you stay away from, it is Phillips. I have seen more failed Phillips drives then probably all others combined. You can probably still go onto ebay and find bundles of 50 available for cheap. Do yourself a favor and reconsider. My 2ยข. Dave -- G-Books is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Check our web site for refurbished PowerBooks | CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html G-Books list info: http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-books.html -- AOL users, remove mailto:; Send list messages to: mailto:G-Books@mail.maclaunch.com To unsubscribe, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] For digest mode, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscription questions: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/g-books%40mail.maclaunch.com/ --- iPod Accessories for Less at 1-800-iPOD.COM Fast Delivery, Low Price, Good Deal www.1800ipod.com ---
Re: Does AL powerbook read DVD+R disks?
On Sep 7, 2005, at 8:01 AM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Quick question. I have a G4/1.33 12 with Superdrive. Would it read DVD+R disks with movies burnt using DVD Recorder connected to TV? Apple spec'd its drives before + media became popular, or perhaps even available. After I replaced my OEM DVD-CD-ROM drive with a generic DVD-CD-ROM- R-R/W drive which included two-layer capability, I was surprised that none of the Apple products would support + media, so for a while I was stuck burning two disks: a + one for recorder/player playing, and a - one for laptop playing. Why? - media has wider compatibility with DVD players, too. This is, in fact WHY Apple went to the - standard in the first place... the + format doesn't really offer anything; it's just another standard; it's not faster, disks aren't cheaper, it's not more compatible...it was just out marginally before the - standard. Most DVD player now play both formats, but you're going to have better luck playing - media on older drives. -- Bruce Johnson This is the sig who says 'Ni!' -- G-Books is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Check our web site for refurbished PowerBooks | CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html G-Books list info: http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-books.html -- AOL users, remove mailto:; Send list messages to: mailto:G-Books@mail.maclaunch.com To unsubscribe, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] For digest mode, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscription questions: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/g-books%40mail.maclaunch.com/ --- iPod Accessories for Less at 1-800-iPOD.COM Fast Delivery, Low Price, Good Deal www.1800ipod.com ---
Re: Does AL powerbook read DVD+R disks?
I was thinking of getting a Philips DVD Recorder that burns to DVD+R and +RW only. Great deal, but only if it works! I've sold lots of cdrw and some dvdrw drives over the last few years. If there is one brand I would suggest you stay away from, it is Phillips. I have seen more failed Phillips drives then probably all others combined. You can probably still go onto ebay and find bundles of 50 available for cheap. Do yourself a favor and reconsider. My 2cents. Try and get a drive which is natively supported by OS X or OS 9, or whatever you use. The Pioneer DVR-K05 is supported natively by 10.4, and is supported through PatchBurn by 10.3. Both my Panasonic UJ-845 and my Pioneer DVR-K05 have been great drives. And, in my desktops, I use Pioneer DVR-106, -107 and -109 drives. The -109 supports dual-layer; the -106 and -107 do not (but these do support + media). -- G-Books is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Check our web site for refurbished PowerBooks | CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html G-Books list info: http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-books.html -- AOL users, remove mailto:; Send list messages to: mailto:G-Books@mail.maclaunch.com To unsubscribe, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] For digest mode, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscription questions: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/g-books%40mail.maclaunch.com/ --- iPod Accessories for Less at 1-800-iPOD.COM Fast Delivery, Low Price, Good Deal www.1800ipod.com ---
