Re: I have a Pioneer DVR 115

2011-02-16 Thread Kris Tilford
On Feb 16, 2011, at 9:07 AM, smac0031 wrote: If I am not mistaken, this DVR was at one time oem from Apple. If it is, then I had the same problem. I got mine from OWC. Mine wouldn't burn CD's but it would read CD's and DVD's. Anyway, I wound up replacing it. Fortunately, they are cheap. Perhap

Re: I have a Pioneer DVR 115

2011-02-16 Thread peterhaas
> If I am not mistaken, this DVR was at one time oem from Apple. If it > is, then I had the same problem. I got mine from OWC. Mine wouldn't > burn CD's but it would read CD's and DVD's. Anyway, I wound up > replacing it. Fortunately, they are cheap. Apple has used a variety of Pioneer drives. T

Re: I have a Pioneer DVR 115

2011-02-16 Thread smac0031
If I am not mistaken, this DVR was at one time oem from Apple. If it is, then I had the same problem. I got mine from OWC. Mine wouldn't burn CD's but it would read CD's and DVD's. Anyway, I wound up replacing it. Fortunately, they are cheap. Mark Murphy On Feb 13, 7:46 pm, Norm Rowe wrote: > I h

Re: I have a Pioneer DVR 115

2011-02-16 Thread schaffpa
Thanks Peter. That was my default conclusion, just hoping I'd missed something. - Peter - Original Message - From: peterh...@cruzio.com > I have a 112D which replaced one that lasted about 6 mos. After 3 or 4 > years of occasional use, it now won't burn CDs, but handles DVDs just fi

Re: I have a Pioneer DVR 115

2011-02-15 Thread peterhaas
> I have a 112D which replaced one that lasted about 6 mos. After 3 or 4 > years of occasional use, it now won't burn CDs, but handles DVDs just fine > and will read CDs and DVDs fine. I've burned at least 50 DVDs since then > with zero coasters. I had never had problems with this 100 pack of TDK

Re: I have a Pioneer DVR 115

2011-02-15 Thread schaffpa
- Original Message - From: "Norm Rowe" To: "g3-5" Sent: Sunday, February 13, 2011 4:46:21 PM Subject: I have a Pioneer DVR 115 I have a Pioneer DVR 115 which suddenly will not burn CD or DVD's. I have checked cables and cleaned with a cleaning disk. OS 10.5.8 on a G4 with 2 meg o

Re: I have a Pioneer DVR 115

2011-02-14 Thread John Carmonne
On Feb 14, 2011, at 1:41 PM, Tina K. wrote: > > There was a time when Pioneer made the very best optical media players and > burners but that time seems to have passed. My next ODD will probably be > Samsung, what it won't be is Pioneer. > > Everything changes. > > Tina > Beware of the Sams

Re: I have a Pioneer DVR 115

2011-02-14 Thread Tina K.
On 2011/02/14 13:03, peterh...@cruzio.com so eloquently wrote: Formerly, I was buying Pioneer almost exclusively, but Pioneer has ceased to be price- and performance-competitive. There was a time when Pioneer made the very best optical media players and burners but that time seems to have pass

Re: I have a Pioneer DVR 115

2011-02-14 Thread peterhaas
>> Lite-On makes a decent IDE burner ... about $22 from NewEgg. > > Agreed. Burners rarely last longer than 5 years if used regularly. I > can recommend this Samsung model as a drop-in replacement for G4 power > macs. http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16827151176 I've had exc

Re: I have a Pioneer DVR 115

2011-02-14 Thread Sri Gupta
On Feb 13, 8:57 pm, peterh...@cruzio.com wrote: > > I have a Pioneer DVR 115 which suddenly will not burn > > CD or DVD's. I     have checked cables and cleaned > > with a cleaning disk. OS 10.5.8 on a     G4 with 2 > > meg of ram and 1gig sonnet processor. First noticed > > when burn a play-list f

Re: I have a Pioneer DVR 115

2011-02-13 Thread Dan
At 7:46 PM -0500 2/13/2011, Norm Rowe wrote: I have a Pioneer DVR 115 which suddenly will not burn CD or DVD's. I have checked cables and cleaned with a cleaning disk. OS 10.5.8 on a G4 with 2 meg of ram and 1gig sonnet processor. First noticed when burn a play-list from iTunes 10.0.2. Error

Re: I have a Pioneer DVR 115

2011-02-13 Thread peterhaas
> I have a Pioneer DVR 115 which suddenly will not burn > CD or DVD's. I have checked cables and cleaned > with a cleaning disk. OS 10.5.8 on a G4 with 2 > meg of ram and 1gig sonnet processor. First noticed > when burn a play-list from iTunes 10.0.2. Burners have a finite lifetime. Burn