[Pc_Support] Re: AMD 64 DVD / Debian or Suse -- *NO* 8x DL yet

[Bryan J. Smith]

On Fri, 2005-06-24 at 21:04 -0400, Damien McKenna wrote:
> I'm talking about the media and technology as a whole.  If you have to 
> pay extra for them over a non-DL drive
Bryan J. Smith wrote:
> You don't.  The LG Electronics GSA-4163 is $50 today.
> For that, you get:  
> Write-Once:  
> - CD-R 40x
> - DVD-R 8x - DVD+R 16x (CAV) - DVD+R-DL 4x (CAV)
> Rewrite:  
> - CD-RW 16x (CLV) - CD-RW 24x (CAV)
> - DVD-RAM 5x (CLV) - DVD-RW 6x (CLV) - DVD+RW 8x (CAV)

BTW, it look like the DVD+R-DL 4x is "CLV" -- even in the Sony DRU-800A.
I need to research what "Z-CLV" (Zoned CLV -- hmmm, sounds like CAV with
some MO spacing/control) and "P-CLV/CAV" are (especially for my FAQ).

On Fri, 2005-06-24 at 21:04 -0400, Damien McKenna wrote:
> Then again, I didn't realize they'd gotten to 8x on DL yet.
Bryan J. Smith wrote:
> Hmmm, I wasn't aware either.  Must be only in brand new drives.

*NOPE*!  There is _no_ 8x capable dual-layer drive!  Even the Sony
DRU-800A is only 4x.  When people advertise it as a "DVD 16x burner with
dual-layer" they mean 16x for the DVD+R _single_ layer.

On Sat, 2005-07-02 at 20:33 -0400, Homer Whittaker wrote:
> I just purchased a Toshiba SD-R5372 16X DVD for 39.xx from mwave.  Is 
> this 16x the same measurement as the 8X you are talking about?
> Homer Whittaker
>     * 5X DVD+R DL Write
>     * 16X DVD+R Write
>     * 6X DVD-RW Write *
>     * 8X DVD+RW Write*
>     * 16X DVD-R Write Capable*

Hmmm, interesting on the "5x DL DVD+R."  Also looks like they boost the
DVD-R to 12x and 16x and DVD-RW to 8x.  In any case, you've got about
the fastest drive available.


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