"Le Artiste" wrote in message
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"Keith G" emitted :

Speed? As always, when one is a relatively early adopter, you end up
stuck
with slower speeds than people who tap in at a later generation. All my
kit
is oriented to 2x for 'minus' stuff and 2.4 for 'plus' stuff. (No idea
what
the bitrates are - I see them every time I burn a dsik but I'm suffering
from 'unit blindness' these days and don't take much notice!) The new 4x
stuff will be with us very soon, if it isn't already......!!

Already out, sailor.


Oooh, suits you!



8x is on it's way.. ;-)


I was really referring to the hardware available atm....



Out of interest for anyone who is looking to get into the game, the name
Lucky Goldstar (LG) is the one to watch - if you do not need to change
Book
Type, you will find the LG GSA4040 multiburner (plus, minus and RAM) very
hard to beat at about £85 as an OEM unit from places like Dabs.com.

The Pioneer 106 is a PC unit I've seen recommended again and again..
how does this compare? Apprently it doesn't matter what you throw at
the 106, it will burn successfully.. branded, unbranded, frisbee's..


Indeed, I understand the 106 is a star performer, not sure what formats are
covered....


Maybe you can help me out?


Play yer cards right and you never know.... :-)


I'm looking to get into the DVD archiving
game, with a little bit of editing, but I don't want to spend the rest
of my life sitting in front of a computer.


You don't have to. With kit as it is atm the vaious stages of the operation
take about half an hour each pass. You don't have to crank a handle - if
you've got summat else to do (within reach, as it were) you can get on with
it. Right now, I'm a) ****ing about in here, b) cleaning vinyl, c) listening
to (someone else's) excellent vinyl rips on my valve gear, d) smoking
cigarettes and drinking tea......


I fancy a standalone - but
can you just drop the disc into a PC burner, rip the video, tweak it,
and pop it back on? [Type of thing..]


Yes. Needs one or two different little software packages according to what
exactly you want to 'archive' and where it's coming from (hence a +/-/RAM
burner is handy to have)......


NP Marius Salsa Album (theh theh theh.... :-)