08-03-2002, 10:53 PM
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Join Date: Aug 2000
Location: Currently in Minnesota
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is this any good?
I just bought an LG CD-RW/DVD-ROM drive. I know the cd-rw is good, but i dont know much about the dvd-rom portion of it. My DVD-ROM's speed is 8X, which is pretty slow talking about CD-ROM, is DVD-ROM different? If it is slow, will it affect my dvd's (i.e: choppiness, etc.), or will it just load up slowly, and then be normal once it is loaded? or is it pretty good in all?
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08-03-2002, 11:18 PM
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Join Date: Jan 2000
Location: 742 Evergreen Terrace, Springfield USA
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cd 1x means the cd runs at the speed needed to play a song
dvd 1x means it runs fast enough to play a movie (so no choppiness) also, 1x cd does not equal 1x dvd 1x dvd is about 8-9x cd
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08-03-2002, 11:18 PM
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Join Date: Feb 2001
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DVD speeds are much faster the CD. even though it is 8x it is faster then a 24x CD
to play a movie all you need is a 1x speed. you should be fine  |
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08-03-2002, 11:30 PM
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Merry Moderator
Join Date: Apr 2000
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 Please post in the correct forum InfluXeR! |
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08-04-2002, 12:13 AM
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Rear Admiral Lower Half
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i had a feeling this thread was going to get moved
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08-04-2002, 12:58 AM
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Rear Admiral Lower Half
Join Date: Feb 2001
Location: Calgary Alberta Canada
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1x CD-ROM = 150KBbytes per second
1x DVD-ROM = 1354KBytes per second (roughly 9x CD-ROM) Hope this clarifies things.  |
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