I've never tried Lighton drives for DVD tasks but I reckon they're damn impressive for audio extraction and burning, I use one on my system with EAC and they'll take the "c2" error standard, that is the drive is capable of finding errors on audio CD'S rather than the software having to detect them, of course your audio extraction or ripping software has to know that the drive is "C2" compatible or know about the "C2" feature for this to work affectively. The "C2" error correction method speeds up reliable extraction considerably. Both EAC and Max will check to see if a drive is "C2" compatible.
On 01/07/2007, at 11:22 PM, Don Ball wrote: lots of people like the nec drives. I have one of the liteon dvd drives and while I don't like its performance while extracting a dvd I do like its cd burn feature. It works as well as my old liteon does. I have the same drive you have and I have put it in three different machines and it is still going. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Larry Higgins" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <pc-audio@pc-audio.org> Sent: Saturday, June 30, 2007 10:01 AM Subject: buying a new cd drive, some questions Hi listers, It looks like my Lite-On drive of a bit over three years is on the fritz. I have tried running a cd cleaner from memorex through the thing a number of times, but no major improvement if any when it comes to the consistent reading of cds, so I'm going to buy another drive. Since the trend has gone to dvd drives, I am a bit concerned as to what I should be on the look out for as it concerns working with my version of Nero 6. I don't want to get home with a drive, only to find out that it will not be compatible with my burning software. And, I really like Nero, but don't really want to have to invest another 80 bucks or so for an upgrade. After all, that price may be twice that of the driver unit. Anyway, if anybody can shed any helpful light on my above stated concerns, I will be eternally grateful. Now, I doubt that I will be watching any movies with this new drive. I'm only planning to maybe back up files to a dvd disc on occasion, but there's always that eventuality. Is there a drive that will work well with both standards, and how much should such a drive set me back? Oh well, guess that's it. If anybody can come up with any possible concerns that I should be aware of in making such a switch, please let me know. Thanks, Larry Audio List Help, Guidelines, Archives and more... http://www.pc-audio.org To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Audio List Help, Guidelines, Archives and more... http://www.pc-audio.org To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ****************************** Dane Trethowan From Melton Victoria Australia Email [EMAIL PROTECTED] phone uk 0121 288 4976 Phone/tty (+61 3) 9747 975 Fax +61 3 9743 7954 mobile/sms: +61425 777 508 Skype: callto:grtdane12 msn: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ****************************** -------------------------------- Join the fight against spam! Have your ISP enable client/server authentication. -------------------------------- Audio List Help, Guidelines, Archives and more... http://www.pc-audio.org To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
