Hi!

I'm looking for a DVD recorder, one for my XP/2003 server box and the other
for my multi-boot 98SE/W2k, Fedora, Suse and Ubuntu box, or shouldn't that
matter?

Will I need to buy two different DVD's or more? And will I need to make sure
they have the appropriate dirvers? I have done searches on Google for the
DVD and medium but I would like opinions on favourites any of you have.

I just know this is going to be a ruddy nightmare.

Thanks a bundle.

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Skyse Ezeor, <bojymevol@tsuji.uk.orgy>, the straight-out, feathery honky,
and employee who deals in saleable rubbish, averred:

> Hi!
>
> I'm looking for a DVD recorder, one for my XP/2003 server box and the
> other for my multi-boot 98SE/W2k, Fedora, Suse and Ubuntu box, or
> shouldn't that matter?
>
> Will I need to buy two different DVD's or more? And will I need to
> make sure they have the appropriate dirvers? I have done searches on
> Google for the DVD and medium but I would like opinions on favourites
> any of you have.
>
> I just know this is going to be a ruddy nightmare.
>
> Thanks a bundle.

Why not use a VCR?

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Lord Gazwad of Grantham gazwad@my-shit-dont-stink.com, wrote in message
4d633fed44c4596b5311d629ea1e5e1@comp....discharges.of.
pus.and.mucus:
> Skyse Ezeor, <bojymevol@tsuji.uk.orgy>, the straight-out, feathery
> honky, and employee who deals in saleable rubbish, averred:
>
>> Hi!
>>
>> I'm looking for a DVD recorder, one for my XP/2003 server box and the
>> other for my multi-boot 98SE/W2k, Fedora, Suse and Ubuntu box, or
>> shouldn't that matter?
>>
>> Will I need to buy two different DVD's or more? And will I need to
>> make sure they have the appropriate dirvers? I have done searches on
>> Google for the DVD and medium but I would like opinions on favourites
>> any of you have.
>>
>> I just know this is going to be a ruddy nightmare.
>>
>> Thanks a bundle.
>
> Why not use a VCR?

Could do, but it's busted. I tried cooking a toastie in it once. What DVD
drives have you got. Is it any good? And what medium do you recommend?

Do you know when DL/DS capability in medium and recorders is coming out?

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Skyse Ezeor wrote something like:

> Lord Gazwad of Grantham gazwad@my-shit-dont-stink.com, wrote in message
>
4d633fed44c4596b5311d629ea1e5e1@comp....discharges.of.
> pus.and.mucus:
>> Skyse Ezeor, <bojymevol@tsuji.uk.orgy>, the straight-out, feathery
>> honky, and employee who deals in saleable rubbish, averred:
>>
>>> Hi!
>>>
>>> I'm looking for a DVD recorder, one for my XP/2003 server box and the
>>> other for my multi-boot 98SE/W2k, Fedora, Suse and Ubuntu box, or
>>> shouldn't that matter?
>>>
>>> Will I need to buy two different DVD's or more? And will I need to
>>> make sure they have the appropriate dirvers? I have done searches on
>>> Google for the DVD and medium but I would like opinions on favourites
>>> any of you have.
>>>
>>> I just know this is going to be a ruddy nightmare.
>>>
>>> Thanks a bundle.
>>
>> Why not use a VCR?
>
> Could do, but it's busted. I tried cooking a toastie in it once. What DVD
> drives have you got. Is it any good? And what medium do you recommend?
>
> Do you know when DL/DS capability in medium and recorders is coming out?

I have lite-on and LG, they both work fine with linux and windies... Well,
sometimes not quite so good with windies, but that's usually because of the
cruddy software that comes with them...

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Howdy!

"Skyse Ezeor" <bojymevol@tsuji.uk.orgy> wrote in message
news:dohv47.23c.1@133.256.1.103.MISMATCH...
> Hi!
>
> I'm looking for a DVD recorder, one for my XP/2003 server box and the
other
> for my multi-boot 98SE/W2k, Fedora, Suse and Ubuntu box, or shouldn't that
> matter?
>
> Will I need to buy two different DVD's or more? And will I need to make
sure
> they have the appropriate dirvers? I have done searches on Google for the
> DVD and medium but I would like opinions on favourites any of you have.

If by "two different DVD's" you mean "two different DRIVES", well,
for two computers, yes, unless you have a decent external unit on a fast
enough interface (and USB 1.1 ain't fast enough.)

Both drives, unless bought bare, will have software with them for
the Windows side. Dunno about Fedora/SUSE/Ubuntu - those, you might want to
check the appropriate newsgroups for recommendations as to drives and
software.

AND - it depends on what you're planning to do with them. Monster
size CDs for data storage? Self-created movies? Or *ahem* making backups
of DVDs that you've purchased?

>
> I just know this is going to be a ruddy nightmare.

If you know enough to run those Linux flavors, it ought to be a walk
in the park.

RwP

Howdy!

"Skyse Ezeor" <bojymevol@tsuji.uk.orgy> wrote in message
news:doi409.2o4.1@133.256.1.103.MISMATCH...

> Do you know when DL/DS capability in medium and recorders is coming out?

In recorders? About February 2005 is when I started seeing DL
drives.

In media? At that same time - I now have a 15 pack sitting sealed
in my living room for DVD+R DL B) Dunno about in your part of the
multiverse, though.

RwP

Ralph Wade Phillips ralphp@techie.com, wrote in message
12ddsF1d790dU1@individual.net:
> Howdy!
>
> "Skyse Ezeor" <bojymevol@tsuji.uk.orgy> wrote in message
> news:doi409.2o4.1@133.256.1.103.MISMATCH...
>
>> Do you know when DL/DS capability in medium and recorders is coming
>> out?
>
> In recorders? About February 2005 is when I started seeing DL
> drives.

Specifically double layered - double sided, is what I pointed to.

> In media? At that same time - I now have a 15 pack sitting
> sealed in my living room for DVD+R DL B) Dunno about in your part of
> the multiverse, though.

UK

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Ralph Wade Phillips ralphp@techie.com, wrote in message
12dbkF1cjnvjU1@individual.net:
> Howdy!
>
> "Skyse Ezeor" <bojymevol@tsuji.uk.orgy> wrote in message
> news:dohv47.23c.1@133.256.1.103.MISMATCH...
>> Hi!
>>
>> I'm looking for a DVD recorder, one for my XP/2003 server box and
>> the other for my multi-boot 98SE/W2k, Fedora, Suse and Ubuntu box,
>> or shouldn't that matter?
>>
>> Will I need to buy two different DVD's or more? And will I need to
>> make sure they have the appropriate dirvers? I have done searches on
>> Google for the DVD and medium but I would like opinions on
>> favourites any of you have.
>
> If by "two different DVD's" you mean "two different DRIVES",
> well, for two computers, yes, unless you have a decent external unit
> on a fast enough interface (and USB 1.1 ain't fast enough.)

Firewire or USB 2.0 for externals? Which would you go for WinLux?

> Both drives, unless bought bare, will have software with them
> for the Windows side. Dunno about Fedora/SUSE/Ubuntu - those, you
> might want to check the appropriate newsgroups for recommendations as
> to drives and software.

You mean each one is likely to have different software? Not universal? Damn,
and blast!

> AND - it depends on what you're planning to do with them.
> Monster size CDs for data storage? Self-created movies? Or *ahem*
> making backups of DVDs that you've purchased?

All of the above. But initially I want to put video of my own creation with
various music I like then play them on my HiDef's and Plasma's over Xmas at
shindigs I'm holding.

>> I just know this is going to be a ruddy nightmare.
>
> If you know enough to run those Linux flavors, it ought to be
> a walk in the park.

Let's hope it's not a kernel rebuilding exercise.

Cheers, Bud! Any brand preferences on both, while you're there?

> RwP

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amosf (Tim Fairchild) usenet@bcs4me.com, wrote in message
9bt73-8b7.ln1@shiva.home:
> Skyse Ezeor wrote something like:
>
>> Lord Gazwad of Grantham gazwad@my-shit-dont-stink.com, wrote in
>> message
>>
>
4d633fed44c4596b5311d629ea1e5e1@comp....discharges.of.
>> pus.and.mucus:
>>> Skyse Ezeor, <bojymevol@tsuji.uk.orgy>, the straight-out, feathery
>>> honky, and employee who deals in saleable rubbish, averred:
>>>
>>>> Hi!
>>>>
>>>> I'm looking for a DVD recorder, one for my XP/2003 server box and
>>>> the other for my multi-boot 98SE/W2k, Fedora, Suse and Ubuntu box,
>>>> or shouldn't that matter?
>>>>
>>>> Will I need to buy two different DVD's or more? And will I need to
>>>> make sure they have the appropriate dirvers? I have done searches
>>>> on Google for the DVD and medium but I would like opinions on
>>>> favourites any of you have.
>>>>
>>>> I just know this is going to be a ruddy nightmare.
>>>>
>>>> Thanks a bundle.
>>>
>>> Why not use a VCR?
>>
>> Could do, but it's busted. I tried cooking a toastie in it once.
>> What DVD drives have you got. Is it any good? And what medium do you
>> recommend?
>>
>> Do you know when DL/DS capability in medium and recorders is coming
>> out?
>
> I have lite-on and LG, they both work fine with linux and windies...
> Well, sometimes not quite so good with windies, but that's usually
> because of the cruddy software that comes with them...

Yeah, software is about the only thing that messes with my Windows boxes,
linux is another matter though, as that to can sometimes be problematic.

I like LG, all round OK products, Samsung are beginning to come up through
the rank and file too.

What media do you prefer?

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Skyse Ezeor wrote:
> Hi!
>
> I'm looking for a DVD recorder, one for my XP/2003 server box and the other
> for my multi-boot 98SE/W2k, Fedora, Suse and Ubuntu box, or shouldn't that
> matter?
>
> Will I need to buy two different DVD's or more? And will I need to make sure
> they have the appropriate dirvers? I have done searches on Google for the
> DVD and medium but I would like opinions on favourites any of you have.
>
> I just know this is going to be a ruddy nightmare.
>
> Thanks a bundle.
>


I'm using a Sony DVD recorder (yeah-yeah, I know about the CD's with
the DRM stuff). The model is something like DRU-720A or something. I
bought it about a year ago at NewEgg.com for $74 and it came with a
free copy of Nero burning ROM. (Latest Windows version of Nero...
full-featured, not some stripped down demo.) They even give you black
and beige bezels so that the color matches your case.

The DVD supports all the DVD formats, DVD+R, DVD-R, DVD-RAM, CD-RW,
etc. It requires no special drivers (the generic ATAPI drivers work
perfectly). Just install it and power-up the machine. Work with both XP
and Mandriva 2005LE and Ubuntu.

Despite the DRM issue with Sony, this product actually works pretty
darn well. The recording speeds are fast too.