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10-31-2001, 08:02 PM
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advice on DVD player please!
i want to get a DVD player, but am not sure what to look for. I have a 5.1 sound card and i guess the moagor concern if the smootness of dvd playing for watching movies. I would also like to be able to rip DVD somewhat fast to make Dvix files. how importandf it the buffer size and speed(ie 12X or 16X)
what is a good buffer size to get, example... is it better to have a 12X with 1MB or 16X with 128kB? help me out, any specific one would be helpful too, let me know what u think |
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10-31-2001, 08:43 PM
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Get a Pioneer, have yet to get a return on one.
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10-31-2001, 08:51 PM
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I have a hitachi 6x(GD2500) and it plays movies fine - a 12x or 16x will do fine and as Hal said pioneer is a very good drive.
Check the 116 model out at Newegg.com here
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10-31-2001, 09:08 PM
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buffer???
what about he buffer size?
i know it is very important on burners, is it the same with DVD players? |
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11-01-2001, 12:21 AM
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My GD2500 (6x) has 512k buffer - that pioneer 116 (16x) has 256k buffer and both play dvd movies w/o a hitch.
The buffer isn't as important with the dvd drive. The buffer is more important with cdrw drives as the buffer is an inbetween for the reading and writing function. The dvd drive is just reading. As we said the 16x pioneer is the best ide dvd drive available. |
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11-01-2001, 09:13 AM
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thanks guys
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11-01-2001, 06:32 PM
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i bought a dvd drive for my pc, but after the fact wish i would have saved a few extra bucks and bought one for my tv instead...i don't want to watch movies on my pc, on a 18" screen when i can watch them on my tv 27" screen, but i thought it would be 'cool' to have one...oh well
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11-02-2001, 12:58 AM
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make sure that the one you buy comes with the DVD Decoder (Program CD)
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