The Mac Minnie, does it have a seperate screen or is the screen built in? and about how much does a mac minnie cost? and what os does it run? ----- Original Message ----- From: "Dane Trethowan" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "PC Audio Discussion List" <[email protected]> Sent: Saturday, November 24, 2007 10:24 AM Subject: Re: understanding Dvd-r discs
> Ok, well I can't answer your last question as I'm not up to speed > with the video side of things but yes, VD-RW's do hold around about 4 > gig of data, just to put that into some perspective regarding MP3 > tracks, you could get say around about 800 tracks on one DVD at > excellent quality, in my case with my cue and FLAC pairing, I get on > average of about a dozen audio CD'S per DVD so a few little points for > you to ponder. > Regarding DVD players? Well I've not heard of a talking DVD player but > I wouldn't be surprised if such a thing was out there. What I'm > actually planning on doing regarding that sort of thing is using a Mac > Mini computer, it has an accesible DVD player as part of additional > software you can get and you can buy accessible software to turn the > machine into a fully-fledged accesible DVD player/recorder or fully > fledged audio recorder. > Having said all that (and assuming that the pending release of Total > Recorder v7 is as accessible as V6 is now) then you could probably do > much the same thing as I plan to do with your PC, of course the > difference here being that PC'S are generally large and don't look too > good in a lounge area whereas Mac Mini computers are about the size of > a Dual CD case, I have mine hidden in my wall unit so no one need know > its there. > I I too have a DVD recording machine which sounds remarkably similar > to the one you speak of, I can operate most functions of the machine > including timer recording setting, editing of DVD'S (I need sighted > assistance if I'm tackling the video side of things <lol>) and > playlist management. Mine is a Panasonic DVD/VCR combo which I've had > for about 2 years now, it has 2 tuners in the machine so its very > flexible. It also has "chase playback" for the DVD recorder side, > start recording something, press the play or press a button to go back > a minute or so in time and there you are, amazing. This recorder can > use a variety of DVD formats but I use DVD-RAM for that, I know the > Pioneer DVD-RW drive on my main PC will read those discs but I haven't > worked out how to edit the files on the disc yet or with what. > Now I'm just talking as it happens to someone who has just installed a > new 20 CD stacker in his car and low and behold, it plays various > types of media including MP3, MP4, AAC+ and Cue/FLAC, what I'm > interested to know from him is whether it will handle content on DVD > Discs so he's going to try it later on today and I'll get back to the > list with his results. > > On 25/11/2007, at 2:43 AM, dan thompson wrote: > >> Thank you Dane for the information and Scott for asking a question I >> long >> thought about how to ask. I also have a few additional questions. >> 1. Is it true you can store four gb of document files such as doc, >> rtf etc >> on a dvdrw? >> 2. If I have a movie someone has sent me via email or put on site >> for me >> to download, can I paste it onto a dvdrw and then view it on a >> standard dvd >> player hooked to a television >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> ? >> 3. Is there a dvd recorder that hooks to a television that will >> truly >> talk even including the menus that appear after the dvd is finished >> recording? These menus usually ask for chapter names etc. I do >> have a >> "one touch" dvd recorder that will record by the press of one button. >> However, it is the menus that come up after the dvd is finished used >> for >> finalizing the actual movie for playing that are not accessible butg >> must be >> used to finalize the disc. So my wife finishes that part. >> >> Thanks for any information in advance and have a great holiday >> season. ---- >> Original Message ----- >> From: "Dane Trethowan" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> To: "PC Audio Discussion List" <[email protected]> >> Sent: Saturday, November 24, 2007 6:11 AM >> Subject: Re: understanding Dvd-r discs >> >> >>> Ok, well my first comment is not to use DVD-R discs rather DVD-RW >>> type, that way you can update things as you go along should you >>> need to. >>> Yes, you can copy-paste your data to a DVD-RW disc as you would a CD >>> and you can store whatever data you like, I suppose a DVD-RW can be >>> thought of as a gigantic floppy disk in the way it can be written to >>> or read from, that's very general of course. >>> Now to the interesting lot of tit-bits which talk about DVD Players >>> and here it seems from my experience, we have no golden rules >>> governing how DVD players will perform with MP3 files or even DVD >>> discs. To illustrate the point, my Pioneer DVD player has no trouble >>> whatever playing MP3/WMA content from a DVD disc but the Panasonic >>> players I have just refuse to acknowledge them, the Panasonic's will >>> only acknowledge or handle CD'S with MP3 or WMa. >>> Now having talked about my DVD players, I do know of some which >>> handle >>> everything which can be played by Windows players such as VLC, my >>> Sister has one of these and it was picked up at one of our local >>> discount stores for $29.00, the queue out the front was amazing >>> <smile> but the trade-off there was that the unit isn't of a very >>> high >>> quality. >>> Possibly the way to go is to get a dVD player which actually uses >>> some >>> form of LINUX, that way you can upgrade the player to match whatever >>> formats you plan to use and I know these players do exist, I think a >>> company called Kiss Technology make some. >>> Good luck with all that, I've gone down that road and I've not had >>> any >>> regrets whatsoever though my storage is slightly different than your >>> in that I don't use MP3 or WMA, I use Cue and FLAC pairs but that's >>> another story for another day. >>> >>> On 24/11/2007, at 8:41 PM, Scott Blanks wrote: >>> >>>> Hi all, >>>> >>>> Forgive my ignorance on this topic, but I'm just now considering the >>>> purchase of dvd-r discs for some of my storage/personal needs. I >>>> realize >>>> however, that I know very little about the technology. Here are my >>>> questions: >>>> >>>> 1. Can dvd-r discs be used to store mp3 and other compresse media >>>> such as >>>> WMA? If so, is the process for burning, if that is the correct term, >>>> the >>>> same as burning a cd? For example, can I copy/paste or send items to >>>> the dvd >>>> drive on my pc, then perform a standard data burn via Windows Media? >>>> 2. Once I've gotten the mp3/WMA files onto the dvd-r disc, >>>> regardless of the >>>> method, can this disc then be played back in most dvd players, >>>> including >>>> video dvd players folks use in conjunction with their televisions? I >>>> realize >>>> there will be exceptions, but if there is a general rule/answer to >>>> this >>>> question, I would love to be enlightened. Also, if I have stored a >>>> large >>>> number of files, contained in multiple folders on this dvd, will a >>>> person >>>> using a video dvd player be able to view the names of those folders >>>> and >>>> their files? >>>> 3. Amazon is offering a spindle of 100 dvd-r discs made by TDK for >>>> $26. Does >>>> this seem a good bargain? >>>> >>>> Thanks all, >>>> Scott >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> 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] >>> >> >> >> >> >> 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] > > Audio List Help, Guidelines, Archives and more... http://www.pc-audio.org To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
