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Re: Max Builds a PC Series Part VII: Optical Drives

Eculeus — Thu, 10 Jan 2008 00:53:22 GMT

Double post

Re: Max Builds a PC Series Part VII: Optical Drives

Eculeus — Thu, 10 Jan 2008 00:21:00 GMT

@JKrebo

While it's true that much of the distribution of pornography has become online based, I still say that porn on DVDs is quite a substantial market, that would be foolish to ignore. And the winds in the porn industry seem to be blowing towards HD-DVD. If the small studios can't afford blu-ray, it's evident, that they'll go for HD-DVD

Re: Max Builds a PC Series Part VII: Optical Drives

JKrebo — Wed, 09 Jan 2008 05:31:10 GMT

Eculeus: I've been hearing arguments from both sides. The consensus seems to be that while porn definitely helped VHS overtake Betamax back in the 80's, home video at that time was all but unheard of. The ability to privately enjoy this art in the comfort of your own home was a huge driving force in video sales--mainstream and otherwise. Now, with the internet, smut has an entirely new means of distribution. The only real advantage to purchasing media instead of using a download service, especially as connections get faster, is the quality of the content on the disc. This is likely to become less of an issue as time goes on. Hey, just ask Michael Bay.

Re: Max Builds a PC Series Part VII: Optical Drives

Eculeus — Wed, 09 Jan 2008 02:07:14 GMT

I'd stay clear of choosing between HD-dvd and blu-ray - The battly is not won yet. The porn industry have yet to decide which format they'll go for. And that's not just a silly comment, I really mean it - don't underestimate the power of smut.

Another thing is, that I'm not sure I'd even want to have a read-only drive of any kind in the computer if it were mine. What's the point, I have no use for that on my computer, unless I need to rip these kinds of disks, which I don't.

I really like the idea of getting 2 standard DVD/CD-rw burners, except I'd have them be Lite-Ons - I could settle for one burner though, two is just a luxury.

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JKrebo — Mon, 07 Jan 2008 05:59:24 GMT

I am somewhat disheartened by the Warner support of Blu Ray, as I've been a longtime proponent of the HD-DVD format. Microsoft's support notwithstanding, I think it's time to realize that HD-DVD isn't going to replace Blu-Ray anytime soon. That said, having an HD-DVD or Blu-Ray drive as Master and a DVD +/- R/RW/π as Slave would likely make the most sense.

Re: Max Builds a PC Series Part VII: Optical Drives

AndreBoi — Sun, 06 Jan 2008 06:16:12 GMT

Get both

An LG GGC-H20L is a HD-DVD/Blu-Ray/DVD/CD reader aswell as a DVD/CD writer

Re: Max Builds a PC Series Part VII: Optical Drives

Lloyd_Humph — Sun, 06 Jan 2008 02:53:25 GMT

I agree, I've got an External LG DVD burner, and I've gotta say: she's a beauty. Fast, burns everything I could think of and also does lightscribe. I'll have LG on my side for a loooong time... unless I have a run in with them and their customer support sucks :)

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dau_sama — Sat, 05 Jan 2008 21:20:48 GMT

If we go with HD or Bluray the LG Electronics GGCH20L it'll obviously be the best choice we can do.

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Trix — Sat, 05 Jan 2008 20:19:03 GMT

Might as well get the drive patinumacetric is suggesting. LG Electronics GGCH20L

HD is the future, just the format is questionable, but I think almost certain. I dunno what I am going to do with my HD-DVD discs I invested in, the little money my college life gives me. I hope HD-DVD comes back and does something crazy.

Re: Max Builds a PC Series Part VII: Optical Drives

Lloyd_Humph — Sat, 05 Jan 2008 18:41:57 GMT

Having skipped what you said and reading that one, I agree :P

Both would be excellent

Either way, we all have our preferences. What if HDDVD and Bluray decide to live in harmony? </sarcasm> And after all, this computer could well be obsolete by the time the format war is over...

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platinumacetric — Sat, 05 Jan 2008 18:32:21 GMT

this is just a repost since some are still trying to figure out bluray/hd-dvd. if we manage to get a nextgen player LG Electronics GGCH20L is an excellent choice. It suports Bluray / Hd-dvd and burns on to Cd and DVD media. basically it's the best of both worlds and with a price of $299 defeinetly beats alot of other multi-players out there.. .

Sorry just reposted this cause it seemed a few peple might have skipped what i was saying

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madd0 — Sat, 05 Jan 2008 18:20:08 GMT

I don't really care much for HD right now because I don't have any HD material to watch and whether it's HD-DVD or BlueRay, they're both too expensive at the moment...

So all I'd really need is a good DVD burner, double layer. Once again, I'm not versed in brands, but I think a friend just bought a Pioneer that turned out OK.

Of course, if its decided that an HD player (recorder?) must be added to "the beast", then by all means, don't hesitate. As long as the DVD burner's there, everything's alright :)

Re: Max Builds a PC Series Part VII: Optical Drives

Lloyd_Humph — Sat, 05 Jan 2008 18:04:25 GMT

I want bluray to win... because it sounds cool :)

Re: Max Builds a PC Series Part VII: Optical Drives

Trix — Sat, 05 Jan 2008 17:38:25 GMT

Watch some high def stuff, it is hard to go back.

http://www.microsoft.com/windows/windowsmedia/musicandvideo/hdvideo/contentshowcase.aspx

At my parents, I only surf the HD channels on direct tv, at my friends I only watch HD-DVD. It really is a great expirence. It is like trying to use youtube full screen when you could be using stage6.divx.com

As for the format war, I just don't see how you guys don't think it is nearing the end. A format is only as good as the movies produced on it. Blue-ray will have Star Wars, Lord of the Rings, Harry Potter, anything Disney....I really wish it wasn't the case but it is.

Re: Max Builds a PC Series Part VII: Optical Drives

littleguru — Sat, 05 Jan 2008 16:10:33 GMT

The format war hasn't reached Europe too... just something on the horizon that is rolling over fast.

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sriram — Sat, 05 Jan 2008 12:48:50 GMT

I'm really not impressed with the way the whole Next gen hi-def thing is going on. But this might just be me. For someone who is living in Dubai, the format war's haven't really reached the shores yet. I can see all the heat in the US though, with Warner going towards BD-DVD and Paramount going HD-DVD and both the camps going in for 5 free Hi-Def Movies for player purchases.
I would support any SATA DVD+-RW (Maybe lightscribe for additional eye candy, but not Hi-def as yet). For the brand, i've had good experience with Hitachi-LG , and have had to deal with some bad drives from Samsung.

Re: Max Builds a PC Series Part VII: Optical Drives

jbj — Sat, 05 Jan 2008 12:15:06 GMT

I would say you should go with a HD-DVD and DVD burner combo.

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dau_sama — Sat, 05 Jan 2008 11:11:24 GMT

I don't see the need of having a bluray/HD-DVD rightn now, since the war is still open. I'd go with a simple DL DVD
, the brand isn't really a matter. I've had good experiences with NEC,Plextor, Liteon. There isn't a real gap between the quality of these products..

Re: Max Builds a PC Series Part VII: Optical Drives

littleguru — Sat, 05 Jan 2008 10:53:04 GMT

Well. I really never care about the drive. As long as it plays DVDs and CDs I'm happy. For the most stuff I use a tool like daemon tools to mount the ISOs and that's it. It's better to buy the DVD, rip it and mount it from then on... - my opinion.

But since we buy a drvie i would also go with HD DVD instead of blue ray. Blue ray seems to be overpriced and there aren't that much vendors betting on it... or am I wrong?

Re: Max Builds a PC Series Part VII: Optical Drives

akafazov — Sat, 05 Jan 2008 09:45:16 GMT

Blueray with SATA

Re: Max Builds a PC Series Part VII: Optical Drives

Max — Sat, 05 Jan 2008 09:29:19 GMT

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Re: Max Builds a PC Series Part VII: Optical Drives

platinumacetric — Sat, 05 Jan 2008 08:49:09 GMT

wow this is funny i just finishing bashing some guys on engadget about this whole hd-dvd vs bluray stuff. Personally i prefare hd-dvd and, no not because microsoft is behind it but rather i think its a better format and it has a more complete standard/revision than bluray. a video player has to be one that if bought can run all the formats it supports natively without having to force the user to go online and update in order to watch a movie. But alas that is my opinon. although have to make this clear since it seems lots and lots of people are getting this mistake. Which ever format wins, microsoft is really the biggest winner. VC-1 and .h264 are supported on both systems, if hd-dvd wins microsoft gets paid for it's codec and ihd support. if blu-ray wins microsoft gets paided for its VC-1 codec, the real looser if hd-dvd wins is Sony since they have no codec format and their technology is not what is powering hd-dvd players.

either way back to the main point.. Since there is no single reason for me to watch movies on my pc apart from ripping them and storing them on a nas server i see little or no use of bluray/hd-dvd drive, if i need a movie i will rent on netflix or watch on xbox live. as that being the case my recomended dvd recorder drive will be the lite-on LH-20A1L-06 or the pioneer one that trix and aeoth mentioned.

if we do manage to go with blu-ray /hd-dvd then i will suggest LG Electronics GGCH20L

thanks. ohh and the site is now way way better, interms of stability props to the developer(s)

Re: Max Builds a PC Series Part VII: Optical Drives

Trix — Sat, 05 Jan 2008 01:21:06 GMT

I know Microsoft is behind HD-DVD, I would like it to win as well, because I like the region freeness, I like the current better quality, but the facts are there. HD-DVD has less supporters. Microsoft doesn't make the movies, the studios do. It is actually quite upsetting, I have been buy dvds with the dual format (HD-DVD on one side and DVD on the other) and it feels like I just wasted my money. I mean look at the list of Blue-Ray supporters.

Apple Inc.
Dell
Hewlett Packard
Hitachi
LG Electronics
Mitsubishi Electric
Panasonic (Matsushita Electric)
Pioneer Corporation
Royal Philips Electronics
Samsung Electronics
Sharp Corporation
Sony Corporation
Sun Microsystems
TDK Corporation
Thomson
Twentieth Century Fox
Walt Disney Motion Pictures Group / Buena Vista Home Entertainment
Warner Home Video Inc.

HD-DVD has a lot of supporters as well, but they haven't really done much.

http://www.hddvdprg.com/eng/about/member.html

I have gotten used to my friends HD-DVD player, where I watch movies all the time, because Bourne looks so nice in HD, so does harry potter and planet earth.

I mean if you know something I don't.... we could get an HD-DVD player for the computer.

The reason I am suggesting getting an HD capable player, it is obviously the future, and I'm not pay for it, neither is anyone else on this forum ;). You said let you worry about the budget.

By the way, love the new site ;).

Re: Max Builds a PC Series Part VII: Optical Drives

Max — Sat, 05 Jan 2008 01:06:27 GMT

I wouldn't call this a done deal yet, Trix... There are some pretty heavy hitters behind HD-DVD still (*cough* Microsoft *cough*).