On 12/8/08 9:53 AM, Anne Keller-Smith of [EMAIL PROTECTED] sent > > OWC has two internal optical drives listed for my Quicksilver, a > Samsung and a Pioneer. I'm not as sold on the Lightscribe because you > have to use their media and I'm always running off to the Staples for > extra CDs, guess they would be DVDs now. > > Would either of these play movies? Don't need this capability but > just curious. Well it would be pleasantly distracting while working > to have a movie playing up in the corner of the screen, eh? > > My son has an iMac that plays movies :@* > > http://eshop.macsales.com/shop/optical-drives/superdrives/powermac/ > > Samsung DVD 20X DVD Burner light scribe > Burn DVDs up to 20X, DVD-DL (8.5GB per disc) 12X, CDs up to 48X, DVD- > RAM up to12X Includes LightScribe software for Mac > > Pioneer DVR-116D-BK > Burn DVDs up to 20X, DVD-DL (8.5GB per Disc) 12X, > CDs 40X, (DVD-RAM READ ONLY, no burn) > > On Dec 8, 2008, at 6:09 AM, Paul wrote: > >> The Pioneers from the DVR-112 and newer improved their ability to read >> scratched discs. I've seen the improvement from the 111 to the 112, >> and I was impressed. >> > > > Anne Keller Smith Hello Anne, My personal guess is that the Pioneer model would generally be regarded as a more dependable model "de facto' since they were the original manufacturers of the SuperDrive design for Apple. Personally, I have used them and other manufacturers (inc. a current TSSTCorp. Dual-layer in a LaCie external housing) with no hitches. I have played movies on Pioneer 106, 111, and 112 models, so the 116 should not be a problem. For what it's worth, having a LightScribe supported unit does not mean you HAVE to use LightScribe-capable media - they will use any appropriate DVR and CDR media for your tasks. Hope this helps, Dana
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