Re: sync iTunes Music

[John Carmonne]

On Jul 13, 2010, at 9:48 PM, Cliff Rediger wrote:

> 
> 
>> On Jul 13, 2010, at 3:02 PM, Cliff Rediger wrote:
>>> 10.4.11
>>> now with more HD space, I'd like to synce iTMF 1 with iTMF 2
>> 
> 
> On Jul 13, 3:17 pm, John Carmonne  wrote:
>> I just did exactly this with ChronoSync It works like magic. I have several 
>> iTunes libraries very large too.
>> 
> 
> Thanks John. Interesting. A little pricey.
> 
> Anyone have experience with:
> File Synchronization:  http://nemesys.dyndns.org/FileSynchronization_EN.html
> 
> or
> Sync Folders: http://www.apple.com/downloads/macosx/automator/syncfolders.html
> 
Just a word about  iTunes syncing between 2 libraries is that I found it not as 
easy as a folder of files to copy. The iTunes needs some real brains in the 
sync tool to work, or you'll have a mess. Make sure to have a CCC of both 
before you use a sync app on your prize libraries.:-) This is why I settled on 
ChronoSync it's made to do Files like iTunes and a lot more.

John Carmonne
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Re: sync iTunes Music

[John Carmonne]

On Jul 13, 2010, at 9:48 PM, Cliff Rediger wrote:

> 
> 
>> On Jul 13, 2010, at 3:02 PM, Cliff Rediger wrote:
>>> 10.4.11
>>> now with more HD space, I'd like to synce iTMF 1 with iTMF 2
>> 
> 
> On Jul 13, 3:17 pm, John Carmonne  wrote:
>> I just did exactly this with ChronoSync It works like magic. I have several 
>> iTunes libraries very large too.
>> 
> 
> Thanks John. Interesting. A little pricey.
> 
> Anyone have experience with:
> File Synchronization:  http://nemesys.dyndns.org/FileSynchronization_EN.html
> 
> or
> Sync Folders: http://www.apple.com/downloads/macosx/automator/syncfolders.html


I would like to hear about Sync Folder experience.

John Carmonne
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Re: sync iTunes Music

[Cliff Rediger]

> On Jul 13, 2010, at 3:02 PM, Cliff Rediger wrote:
> > 10.4.11
> > now with more HD space, I'd like to synce iTMF 1 with iTMF 2
>

On Jul 13, 3:17 pm, John Carmonne  wrote:
> I just did exactly this with ChronoSync It works like magic. I have several 
> iTunes libraries very large too.
>

Thanks John. Interesting. A little pricey.

Anyone have experience with:
File Synchronization:  http://nemesys.dyndns.org/FileSynchronization_EN.html

or
Sync Folders: http://www.apple.com/downloads/macosx/automator/syncfolders.html

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Re: wireless bridge encryption?

[Chance Reecher]

Replied off-list with instructions.

Chance

On Tue, Jul 13, 2010 at 9:00 PM, John Carmonne  wrote:
>
>
>
> On Jul 13, 2010, at 5:44 PM, Chance Reecher wrote:
>
>> There should be a web configuration page for that Cisco bridge where
>> you can enter your SSID and password. If you give me the model of the
>> Cisco bridge I might be able to find out how to access it for you.
>>
>
>
> The model number on it at says it  is a Linksys Dual Band wireless n gaming 
> WET610N. It wasn't too hard to set up but I don't remember anything about 
> passwords or SSID.
> And of coarse why keep the box or worthless CD that came with it:-)
>
> John Carmonne
> Yorba Linda USA
> Sent from my MBP
>
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Re: Best DVD burners?

[John Carmonne]

On Jul 13, 2010, at 8:42 PM, Bruce Johnson wrote:

> 
> On Jul 13, 2010, at 8:36 PM, John Carmonne wrote:
> 
>> If I relegate a Genesys Logics enclosure to a housing for an opical drive 
>> will it also take a crap like it did with a HDD insie.?? I will be buying a 
>> Lite-On, LaCie or LG  for my PM G5 and so it will leave me with a Pioneer 
>> 118L with out a box.
> 
> LaCie does not make drives. They package OEM mechanisms into their own cases. 
> 
> Lite-On, Pioneer, Samsung all make decent DVD drives, although to be honest, 
> they're pretty much a commodity item nowadaysdon't pay more than $30 for 
> anything...
> 
> Geeks.com doesn't have a single one above that price point.
> 
> ANY IDE one will work in your G5; you may need to install Patchburn to get 
> all the features recognized.


Well the only reason for the exchange is to see if a different brand may be a 
lttle less coaster prone. I've had two Samsungs and those went back to OWC the 
second day. I seem to have just a little bit more of a problem on the PM G5 
Dual 2.7 than the MDD or MPB all have Pioneer drives. all Leopard so I'm kinda 
wondering if the drive is at fault.

John Carmonne
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Re: Best DVD burners?

[Bruce Johnson]

On Jul 13, 2010, at 8:36 PM, John Carmonne wrote:

> If I relegate a Genesys Logics enclosure to a housing for an opical drive 
> will it also take a crap like it did with a HDD insie.?? I will be buying a 
> Lite-On, LaCie or LG  for my PM G5 and so it will leave me with a Pioneer 
> 118L with out a box.

LaCie does not make drives. They package OEM mechanisms into their own cases. 

Lite-On, Pioneer, Samsung all make decent DVD drives, although to be honest, 
they're pretty much a commodity item nowadaysdon't pay more than $30 for 
anything...

Geeks.com doesn't have a single one above that price point.

ANY IDE one will work in your G5; you may need to install Patchburn to get all 
the features recognized.

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Re: Best DVD burners?

[John Carmonne]

On Jul 13, 2010, at 3:59 PM, Kris Tilford wrote:

>>> I'd stay away from Lacie as per reviews and/or compatibility and
>>> simply the astronomical price. Why LaCie anyway?
>> 
>> 15 years ago they had a top notch reputation.
> 
> I've had three Lacie products, two external HDs and one external DVD drive. I 
> got mine very inexpensively on clearance, and in my opinion the quality is 
> better than most. I've never had any problems with my Lacie drives. I agree 
> the price is normally too high, but Lacie is like Apple, they're selling both 
> a quality reputation, and stylish design. Their "Porsche Design" and other 
> models must carry a premium price to pay Porsche or those responsible for the 
> design & style. I wouldn't normally buy Lacie, but in my experience the 
> quality and function is very good.
> 


If I relegate a Genesys Logics enclosure to a housing for an opical drive will 
it also take a crap like it did with a HDD insie.?? I will be buying a Lite-On, 
LaCie or LG  for my PM G5 and so it will leave me with a Pioneer 118L with out 
a box.


John Carmonne
Yorba Linda USA
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Re: wireless bridge encryption?

[John Carmonne]

On Jul 13, 2010, at 5:44 PM, Chance Reecher wrote:

> There should be a web configuration page for that Cisco bridge where
> you can enter your SSID and password. If you give me the model of the
> Cisco bridge I might be able to find out how to access it for you.
> 


The model number on it at says it  is a Linksys Dual Band wireless n gaming 
WET610N. It wasn't too hard to set up but I don't remember anything about 
passwords or SSID. 
And of coarse why keep the box or worthless CD that came with it:-)

John Carmonne
Yorba Linda USA
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Re: wireless bridge encryption?

[Chance Reecher]

There should be a web configuration page for that Cisco bridge where
you can enter your SSID and password. If you give me the model of the
Cisco bridge I might be able to find out how to access it for you.

Chance

On Tue, Jul 13, 2010 at 8:11 PM, John Carmonne  wrote:
> Hi All
> I have a Cisco Ethernet wireless bridge for the machines on the other side of 
> the condo, the problem I have is I can't connect if I have the password 
> option enabled on my router. But it works with all the machines with the 
> wireless cards.? I'm I trying to do something I can't?
>
>
> John Carmonne
> Yorba Linda USA
> Sent from my MBP
>
>
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Re: Goodbye Power Macs! Or: Linux on Power Macs

[Clark Martin]

On 7/13/10 3:02 PM, Eric Volker wrote:



I have three main reasons for wanting to run Linux on my G5. Firstly, as
someone else said I want an OS with recent software and updates.
Secondly, I want a server class OS that I can set up services like NFS,
Samba, rsync, DHCP and DNS without paying Apple for the privilege of
loading Leopard Server, which will soon be outdated and unpatched, as
well as being a pain to deal with (or at least so I've heard). Thirdly,
I like tinkering with computers and Linux, which I've been using on an
amateur basis since the 1990's. This G5 was semi-retired, and sat in the
living room only occasionally playing music, movies or music.


I have a G4 DA running OS X 10.4 as my main server.  It has about 2Tb of 
storage via a SATA card.  It has DHCP (ISC), DNS (ISC) and SMB (Tiger 
standard) running on it.  Some day I'll get NFS running on it.  I use 
WebMin to administer DHCP and DNS.





I've successfully loaded Ubuntu 10.04 PowerPC 64-bit on my G5, and so
far it's doing well. I haven't had much time to experiment, but have a
basic desktop loaded. Unlike the x86 version, there is  no hardware 3d
graphics acceleration or eye candy, though the desktop is still
attractive in a 2d fashion. Totem won't play video unless launched from
the command line (?!?), audio was a bit tricky get to my external
speakers (as opposed to the internal speaker.) It's been a much better
experience than Fedora, which I never could get to the desktop.


Between YDL, Debian, Fedora and Ubuntu I'd have to say that Ubuntu has 
been the best experience to date, on a PPC Mac or (non-Mac) Intel box.


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wireless bridge encryption?

[John Carmonne]

Hi All
I have a Cisco Ethernet wireless bridge for the machines on the other side of 
the condo, the problem I have is I can't connect if I have the password option 
enabled on my router. But it works with all the machines with the wireless 
cards.? I'm I trying to do something I can't?


John Carmonne
Yorba Linda USA
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Re: Best DVD burners?

[Kris Tilford]

I'd stay away from Lacie as per reviews and/or compatibility and
simply the astronomical price. Why LaCie anyway?


15 years ago they had a top notch reputation.


I've had three Lacie products, two external HDs and one external DVD  
drive. I got mine very inexpensively on clearance, and in my opinion  
the quality is better than most. I've never had any problems with my  
Lacie drives. I agree the price is normally too high, but Lacie is  
like Apple, they're selling both a quality reputation, and stylish  
design. Their "Porsche Design" and other models must carry a premium  
price to pay Porsche or those responsible for the design & style. I  
wouldn't normally buy Lacie, but in my experience the quality and  
function is very good.




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Re: Goodbye Power Macs! Or: Linux on Power Macs

[Bruce Johnson]

On Jul 13, 2010, at 3:19 PM, Bruce Johnson wrote:

> 
> On Jul 13, 2010, at 3:02 PM, Eric Volker wrote:
> 
>> I have three main reasons for wanting to run Linux on my G5. Firstly, as
>> someone else said I want an OS with recent software and updates.
>> Secondly, I want a server class OS that I can set up services like NFS,
>> Samba, rsync, DHCP and DNS without paying Apple for the privilege of
>> loading Leopard Server

DNS/bind in OS X:


NFS in OSX:


rsync is built in I've used that myself, just follow the man pages.

Samba is built-in, and obeys the /etc/smb.conf file.

Keeping them updated is simply a matter of getting the source and 
configure/make/make install.

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Re: Goodbye Power Macs! Or: Linux on Power Macs

[Kris Tilford]

On Jul 13, 2010, at 5:02 PM, Eric Volker wrote:


I want a server class OS that I can set up services like NFS,
Samba, rsync, DHCP and DNS without paying Apple for the privilege of
loading Leopard Server...



I've successfully loaded Ubuntu 10.04 PowerPC 64-bit on my G5, and so
far it's doing well.


Are you using the Ubuntu server version or the client version?

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Re: Goodbye Power Macs! Or: Linux on Power Macs

[Dennis Myhand]

Eric Volker wrote:

On Sun, 2010-07-11 at 21:09 -0500, Dennis Myhand wrote:

I once put Yellowdog on a G-3 266MHz.  It looked and worked like Linux 
on a PC of that speed.  When you have access to OS-X why in God's name 
would you want to put Linux on a G-5?  OS-X is what happens to Linux 
when you pay the programmers!  Since I bought my little G-4 DA I haven't 
touched Linux and don't intend to.  Why would I?  I have a beautiful, 
fully functional, UNIX system that will do what I want, when I want, and 
I don't have to finish any of the programs for my "situation."  Am not 
understanding this.  Peace, Dennis


I have three main reasons for wanting to run Linux on my G5. Firstly, as
someone else said I want an OS with recent software and updates.
Secondly, I want a server class OS that I can set up services like NFS,
Samba, rsync, DHCP and DNS without paying Apple for the privilege of
loading Leopard Server, which will soon be outdated and unpatched, as
well as being a pain to deal with (or at least so I've heard). Thirdly,
I like tinkering with computers and Linux, which I've been using on an
amateur basis since the 1990's. This G5 was semi-retired, and sat in the
living room only occasionally playing music, movies or music.


If you have a need for these daemons and have no desire, or cannot 
afford, to pay for the OS, then Linux is about your only choice.  And, 
it does work well on older hardware.




I've successfully loaded Ubuntu 10.04 PowerPC 64-bit on my G5, and so
far it's doing well. I haven't had much time to experiment, but have a
basic desktop loaded. Unlike the x86 version, there is  no hardware 3d
graphics acceleration or eye candy, though the desktop is still
attractive in a 2d fashion. Totem won't play video unless launched from
the command line (?!?), audio was a bit tricky get to my external
speakers (as opposed to the internal speaker.) It's been a much better
experience than Fedora, which I never could get to the desktop.


This is exactly what drives me nuts about Linux.  Something will not 
work unless you jump through this hoop, then this one, then these two 
over here.  Good luck, Dennis




Eric



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Re: Best DVD burners?

[t...@io.com]

On Jul 13, 3:10 pm, "Michael G.M."  wrote:

> I'd stay away from Lacie as per reviews and/or compatibility and
> simply the astronomical price. Why LaCie anyway?
> Mike

15 years ago they had a top notch reputation.  :-)

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Re: Goodbye Power Macs! Or: Linux on Power Macs

[Bruce Johnson]

On Jul 13, 2010, at 3:02 PM, Eric Volker wrote:

> I have three main reasons for wanting to run Linux on my G5. Firstly, as
> someone else said I want an OS with recent software and updates.
> Secondly, I want a server class OS that I can set up services like NFS,
> Samba, rsync, DHCP and DNS without paying Apple for the privilege of
> loading Leopard Server

You can set up each and every one of those services (indeed they're INCLUDED) 
with Leopard client.

The ONLY differences between OSX Client and OSX Server are:

AFP connections are limited to 5 simultaneous connections in OS X Client.
OSX CLient does not include the large suite of administration tools in OS X 
Server.
OSX Client is pre-set as a client, not a server OS.
OSX Client doesn't come with the unix development tools like gcc; you need to 
install the (free) Developer Tools.

Moreover, if you use MacPorts, Fink or simply compile the server apps yourself, 
any server class software can be enabled in OSX Client.

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Re: sync iTunes Music

[John Carmonne]

On Jul 13, 2010, at 3:02 PM, Cliff Rediger wrote:

> iTunes 8.2
> on Mini G4
> 10.4.11
> 
> I have two iTunes Music folders
> can't remember what I was thinking at the time
> probably space, so created second iTunes library on external drive.
> 
> now with more HD space, I'd like to synce iTMF 1 with iTMF 2
> 
> that is ignore duplicates
> copy tunes and info from iTMF 1 (that is not in iTMF 2) to iTMF2
> and ignore tunes and info already in iTMF2 but not in iTMF1.
> 
> "Sync" may be the term that defines that, but
> 
> suggestions, software recommends and shared experience appreciated
> 
> Cliff
I just did exactly this with ChronoSync It works like magic. I have several 
iTunes libraries very large too.

John Carmonne
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Re: Goodbye Power Macs! Or: Linux on Power Macs

[Michael G.M.]

Andreas,
Big congrats on getting your new Linux Box running well!!

I take it you built your own System? Sounds nice and very fast. What
GPU did you use?
Also, How did you migrate your data to Linux? and any suggestions on
how to do so?
Thx!
Mike

On Jul 5, 3:54 pm, "Mac User #330250"  wrote:
> As the comparison of Mac OS X and Linux: Linux is now on my new Phenom II X6
> fast as hell and very much like Mac OS X is concerning optical features and
> usablility. The Look and Feel is great. I use KDE by the way. In the United
> Stated Gnome is more widely use, I heard.
>
> Anyway – all my programs, settings, accounts and all personal files are now
> moving /again/ to the new computer. With Linux this is possible. Never heard
> of anything like it on other operating systems. (From the PC (to the PC to the
> PC) to the Mac (to the Mac to the Mac) and back to the PC with not much impact
> on the personal settings and files.)
>
> Cheers,
> Andreas  aka  Mac User #330250  aka  Linux User #330250

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Re: Goodbye Power Macs! Or: Linux on Power Macs

[Eric Volker]

On Sun, 2010-07-11 at 21:09 -0500, Dennis Myhand wrote:

> I once put Yellowdog on a G-3 266MHz.  It looked and worked like Linux 
> on a PC of that speed.  When you have access to OS-X why in God's name 
> would you want to put Linux on a G-5?  OS-X is what happens to Linux 
> when you pay the programmers!  Since I bought my little G-4 DA I haven't 
> touched Linux and don't intend to.  Why would I?  I have a beautiful, 
> fully functional, UNIX system that will do what I want, when I want, and 
> I don't have to finish any of the programs for my "situation."  Am not 
> understanding this.  Peace, Dennis

I have three main reasons for wanting to run Linux on my G5. Firstly, as
someone else said I want an OS with recent software and updates.
Secondly, I want a server class OS that I can set up services like NFS,
Samba, rsync, DHCP and DNS without paying Apple for the privilege of
loading Leopard Server, which will soon be outdated and unpatched, as
well as being a pain to deal with (or at least so I've heard). Thirdly,
I like tinkering with computers and Linux, which I've been using on an
amateur basis since the 1990's. This G5 was semi-retired, and sat in the
living room only occasionally playing music, movies or music.

I've successfully loaded Ubuntu 10.04 PowerPC 64-bit on my G5, and so
far it's doing well. I haven't had much time to experiment, but have a
basic desktop loaded. Unlike the x86 version, there is  no hardware 3d
graphics acceleration or eye candy, though the desktop is still
attractive in a 2d fashion. Totem won't play video unless launched from
the command line (?!?), audio was a bit tricky get to my external
speakers (as opposed to the internal speaker.) It's been a much better
experience than Fedora, which I never could get to the desktop.

Eric

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sync iTunes Music

[Cliff Rediger]

iTunes 8.2
on Mini G4
10.4.11

I have two iTunes Music folders
can't remember what I was thinking at the time
probably space, so created second iTunes library on external drive.

now with more HD space, I'd like to synce iTMF 1 with iTMF 2

that is ignore duplicates
copy tunes and info from iTMF 1 (that is not in iTMF 2) to iTMF2
and ignore tunes and info already in iTMF2 but not in iTMF1.

"Sync" may be the term that defines that, but

suggestions, software recommends and shared experience appreciated

Cliff

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Re: Best DVD burners?

[Michael G.M.]

I've used RiData DVD+R DL with success from the egg.

On Jul 13, 1:38 pm, Albert Carter  wrote:

>  Also you might want to make sure you are using high quality media some of 
> the cheap
> stuff causes problems.
>
> 
> On Jul 12, 9:53 pm, JOHN CARMONNE  wrote:
>
> >  I wish I  
> > could hit on the magic combination. I get tired having to watch the  
> > DVDs on a set top to be sure they play OK. They almost always play  
> > right on the Mac, Any info on a LaCie? or are they in name only?
I'd stay away from Lacie as per reviews and/or compatibility and
simply the astronomical price. Why LaCie anyway?
Mike

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RAID 1 on USB2 Drives?

[t...@io.com]

Does the Mac OS X included RAID feature work with USB2 external
drives?  Would it be usable (not too slow).

I'm building a home music server out of a G4 Mac Mini running Tiger
and was going to get one external 2 GB drive to sit under it in a
MiniStack case, but then I started thinking about back up, and
realized I might like to run mirrored drives.   So I could add a
second drive and MiniStack and just make the stack a little higher,
but I've never done RAID on anything but internal drives.  I think it
should work, but I'm not sure.

Does it work?

Jeff Walther

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Re: Best DVD burners?

[Mark Sokolovsky]

I have had the same problem whenever I burn dvds, even at lower speeds, it
still has trouble. I was wondering if it was some kind of format error, but
I checked through disk utility on my beige G3 and i knew you were right. I
did burn at a lower speed and it worked, but still sometimes the DVD drive
overheated.



 Sent from my Power Mac G4 Sawtooth

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Re: Best DVD burners?

[Albert Carter]

If you sometimes burning at a low speed helps older players to work better with 
the recorded DVDs. Also you might want to make sure your player supports the 
media you are using. Some only support DVD-R and now DVD+R and vice versa. Also 
you might want to make sure you are using high quality media some of the cheap 
stuff causes problems.







On Jul 12, 9:53 pm, JOHN CARMONNE  wrote:

>  I wish I  
> could hit on the magic combination. I get tired having to watch the  
> DVDs on a set top to be sure they play OK. They almost always play  
> right on the Mac, Any info on a LaCie? or are they in name only?


  

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Re: Big screen TV for PM G5

[Kris Tilford]

A third option is to use something like SwitchResX to create a  
custom setting to match your HDTV input, but I don't believe this  
is a good option.


Why?


SwitchResX is rather pricey (€14=$17.80 today). I'd rather put the  
money into a more compatible hardware. SwitchResX can be difficult to  
setup because specific information about the exact technical details  
of the custom timing you require often isn't readily available. Some  
custom timings can cause problems which are very difficult to recover  
from.


There's also the freeware alternative of DisplayConfigX. It's also  
difficult unless you know the exact settings you require.


By exact settings, I mean for either SwitchResX or DisplayConfigX you  
may need to know details about the pixel clock, TDMS rate, the front &  
back porch, or other technical specifications which can be difficult  
to obtain. Small errors can make big problems.


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Re: Best DVD burners?

[JOHN CARMONNE]

On Jul 13, 2010, at 9:49 AM, Michael G.M. wrote:


Hi John,
I've used mainly Pioneer for Mac. But, I'd be willing to try Lite-on,
Asus, and LG for Mac. Heck, it's only a $20 item! Check out reviews
and specifications of what they can burn. Heck, buy 2.
-Mike

On Jul 12, 7:06 pm, John Carmonne  wrote:

Hi All
I want to hear from folks who do mostly DVD burning with external  
drives I've always had the best luck with Pioneer drives like the  
116 and 118 L. But I've made my share of coasters and am open to  
some new drives, so I'd like to get some brand and model opinions?  
Also the best media for DLs.



Yeah you're right  they aren't too expensive. I want to get another  
Lightscribe capable unit so I can skip the HP transfer.


JOHN CARMONNE
Yorba Linda USA
From TiBook 800




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Re: Best DVD burners?

[Michael G.M.]

Hi John,
I've used mainly Pioneer for Mac. But, I'd be willing to try Lite-on,
Asus, and LG for Mac. Heck, it's only a $20 item! Check out reviews
and specifications of what they can burn. Heck, buy 2.
-Mike

On Jul 12, 7:06 pm, John Carmonne  wrote:
> Hi All
> I want to hear from folks who do mostly DVD burning with external drives I've 
> always had the best luck with Pioneer drives like the 116 and 118 L. But I've 
> made my share of coasters and am open to some new drives, so I'd like to get 
> some brand and model opinions? Also the best media for DLs.
>
> John Carmonne
> Yorba Linda USA
> Sent from my MBP

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Re: Big screen TV for PM G5

[Bruce Johnson]

On Jul 13, 2010, at 12:53 AM, Kris Tilford wrote:

> 
> A third option is to use something like SwitchResX to create a custom setting 
> to match your HDTV input, but I don't believe this is a good option.

Why?

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Re: Best DVD burners?

[t...@io.com]

On Jul 12, 9:53 pm, JOHN CARMONNE  wrote:

>  I wish I  
> could hit on the magic combination. I get tired having to watch the  
> DVDs on a set top to be sure they play OK. They almost always play  
> right on the Mac, Any info on a LaCie? or are they in name only?

The problem may be with your set top box, not with your DVD writer.
Many AV equipment DVD players, especially older ones, do not play
recordable DVD's very well.   I think the media is less reflective or
some such and they have trouble picking up the signal.

My older Toshiba DVD player will play recordable media until the
player gets hot.  After about four hours powered on, it starts having
errors and video artifacts, with recordable media.   My somewhat newer
CyberHome player plays just about anything.   The still newer Toshiba
in the living room doesn't have any problems with recordable media
either.  But that first oldest player is right on the edge of being
able to play recordable disks.

Jeff Walther

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Re: Big screen TV for PM G5

[John Carmonne]

On Jul 13, 2010, at 1:18 AM, Kris Tilford wrote:

> On Jul 13, 2010, at 2:48 AM, Clark Martin wrote:
> 
>> you can use a simple cable to go from DVI to HDMI on the TV.
> 
> Not all DVI-to-HDMI adapter cables are identical in the way they handle the 
> conversion. Some adapter cables are made to handle the audio that's lacking, 
> while others aren't. Some DVI output ports don't have audio at all, while 
> others do. In theory a DVI-to-HDMI adapter cable should be a straightforward 
> solution. In practice this can be a very frustrating experience if you have 
> the wrong combination of DVI output port and DVI-to-HDMI adapter cable. If 
> you get lucky and have the right combination it will be "simple" (plug & 
> play), but I think it's likely to be more complicated in most circumstances, 
> and nearly impossible in some circumstances.
> 
> I lean toward the "keep it simple" method which in this case would be to use 
> the VGA input port on the HDTV, and either a VGA output port on the Mac, 
> combined with a standard VGA cable. If the Mac doesn't have a VGA output 
> port, use a DVI-to-VGA adapter to provide a VGA output port. Then handle the 
> audio with a standard 3.5mm mini jack audio patch cable from the Mac speaker 
> output to the HDTV audio input jack or Mic jack. This is about as foolproof 
> as possible, but there still is the issue of matching the video card output 
> resolution/refresh to the acceptable inputs of the HDTV.
> 
 OK. simple you say? I'm sure going to try to. I guess the trick here is 
getting the right cable. So to start how can I check positively the capability 
of my two DVI ports on my Radeon 9600 card? Then from there I should have part 
of the required info to choose a cable? I think I will want to also have the 
sound ported to the stereo or can it go to the TV and then the stereo?



John Carmonne
Yorba Linda USA
Sent from my MBP



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Re: Big screen TV for PM G5

[Kris Tilford]

On Jul 13, 2010, at 2:48 AM, Clark Martin wrote:


you can use a simple cable to go from DVI to HDMI on the TV.


Not all DVI-to-HDMI adapter cables are identical in the way they  
handle the conversion. Some adapter cables are made to handle the  
audio that's lacking, while others aren't. Some DVI output ports don't  
have audio at all, while others do. In theory a DVI-to-HDMI adapter  
cable should be a straightforward solution. In practice this can be a  
very frustrating experience if you have the wrong combination of DVI  
output port and DVI-to-HDMI adapter cable. If you get lucky and have  
the right combination it will be "simple" (plug & play), but I think  
it's likely to be more complicated in most circumstances, and nearly  
impossible in some circumstances.


I lean toward the "keep it simple" method which in this case would be  
to use the VGA input port on the HDTV, and either a VGA output port on  
the Mac, combined with a standard VGA cable. If the Mac doesn't have a  
VGA output port, use a DVI-to-VGA adapter to provide a VGA output  
port. Then handle the audio with a standard 3.5mm mini jack audio  
patch cable from the Mac speaker output to the HDTV audio input jack  
or Mic jack. This is about as foolproof as possible, but there still  
is the issue of matching the video card output resolution/refresh to  
the acceptable inputs of the HDTV.


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Re: Big screen TV for PM G5

[Kris Tilford]

On Jul 13, 2010, at 2:11 AM, pdimage wrote:

most newish large screen tvs have vga or dvi input and will take a  
straight connection as a second monitor.


I've never used a DVI port on an HDTV, but I've read reports that say  
that some DVI input ports on HDTV are not compatible with computer DVI  
output. There are many different types of DVI (too many), so this  
might be a problem depending upon which type of DVI output port your  
Mac has, and which type of DVI input port your HDTV has. If you plan  
upon using DVI, I'd check to be absolutely sure the two ports are  
compatible. Similarly, there are many types of DVI cables, so if your  
setup doesn't work, it could be you have the wrong type of DVI cable.


HDTV VGA input works with computer VGA output, BUT, it's important to  
remember that the resolution/refresh rate combinations that are  
acceptable on HDTV are normally VERY limited over any type port. An  
HDTV isn't a multi-sync monitor, it has only a few setting that don't  
stretch or compress the image. There needs to be a match between the  
required "native resolution/refresh rate" of your HDTV and the output  
available from your Mac.


One thing I learned when hooking my G4 Mini to my HDTV was the strange  
fact that Tiger & Leopard have different sets of output resolution/ 
refresh rate pairings for the same video card, in my case a Radeon  
9200 mobility of the G4 Mini. If you can't find the exact correct  
combination to work with your HDTV, you can try the alternative OS  
version to see if it has what you need.


A third option is to use something like SwitchResX to create a custom  
setting to match your HDTV input, but I don't believe this is a good  
option.


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Re: Big screen TV for PM G5

[Clark Martin]

On 7/13/10 12:11 AM, pdimage wrote:

On 12/7/10 22:07, "John Carmonne"  wrote:


Hi All
I want to get a large screen TV that I can connect my PM G5 Dual 2.7 to and be
able to watch DVD images. What do I need to be able to do this? ,I don't want
to watch iTunes stuff just full on DVD images like I do now by mounting them
with Toast and playing on my VIZIO display. Any solutions would be
appreciated.




 There are a myriad of converters out there to enable this - most newish
large screen tvs have vga or dvi input and will take a straight connection
as a second monitor. The audio can go straight from the G5 minijack
headphone port to a hifi or music system if you have one via a minijack to
stereo left and right rca (red and white) plugs. If you want the audio into
the tv also - you can use a scart adapter (one comes with every Xbox) on an
external port of the tv with composite video and audio rca sockets - then
you just need a vga to composite (single yellow) rca cable from the mac and
you can run video and sound through the tv. Resolution shouldn't be a
problem as HDTV is still pretty low res compared to monitors.


HDTV isn't low res by any stretch.  If you go through composite or 
S-Video it's going to be crappy regardless of screen resolution.  It 
will be okay for DVD but VGA or DVI is going to be nicer.


Also you can use a simple cable to go from DVI to HDMI on the TV. 
Pretty much any HDTV will have VGA, DVI or HDMI.


For watching video it's a good idea to limit the video resolution to 
something a little more than the required resolution.  This way the TV 
is handling the load of scaling the image up rather than having the Mac 
do the work.  If you want to use the TV as a large screen for other 
stuff then set the video out to match the screen resolution.



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Redwood City, CA, USA
Macintosh / Internet Consulting

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Re: Big screen TV for PM G5

[pdimage]

On 12/7/10 22:07, "John Carmonne"  wrote:

> Hi All
> I want to get a large screen TV that I can connect my PM G5 Dual 2.7 to and be
> able to watch DVD images. What do I need to be able to do this? ,I don't want
> to watch iTunes stuff just full on DVD images like I do now by mounting them
> with Toast and playing on my VIZIO display. Any solutions would be
> appreciated.
> 
> 
> John Carmonne
> Yorba Linda USA
> Sent from my MBP
> 
> 

There are a myriad of converters out there to enable this - most newish
large screen tvs have vga or dvi input and will take a straight connection
as a second monitor. The audio can go straight from the G5 minijack
headphone port to a hifi or music system if you have one via a minijack to
stereo left and right rca (red and white) plugs. If you want the audio into
the tv also - you can use a scart adapter (one comes with every Xbox) on an
external port of the tv with composite video and audio rca sockets - then
you just need a vga to composite (single yellow) rca cable from the mac and
you can run video and sound through the tv. Resolution shouldn't be a
problem as HDTV is still pretty low res compared to monitors.

Pete


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