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dvd-rw drive
Name: chai mf Date: July 6, 2004 at 18:42:23 Pacific OS: winme CPU/Ram: 300/128
Comment:
I plan to buy DVD-RW drive to install on my AMD k6/2 300MHZ pc, will it be able to run and how long will it take to encode a hour home movie
Name: Ralph Zulli Date: July 6, 2004 at 19:24:23 Pacific
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Before buying the drive you should check the requirements for it. I seem to remember that most DVD burner drives require at least a 800mhz CPU or better. I can't be sure but I would check before buying as I was going the DVD route when my CD went out but changed my mind when I saw the requirements. I have a DVD recorder with a 80gb hard drive not with my PC but with my home theater equipment, so I decided against the PC one as I would need a new updated PC.
Ralph
Ralph(jazzbo)
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Response Number 2
Name: chai mf Date: July 6, 2004 at 20:10:06 Pacific
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you mean it will not run at 300MHZ at all? or it will run slower.
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Response Number 3
Name: Nick R (by Nick Ritchie) Date: July 7, 2004 at 07:24:52 Pacific
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I just read the system requirements on 3 differant DVD burners and 2 of them had 800MHZ listed as the required speed of the processor, one had a minimun requirement of 400MHZ, recomended 800MHZ ! I myself have been considering installing a DVD burner on my P3 750MHZ ! It appears , I could probably install one ,however performance will most certainly be a concern ! Good Luck Nick
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Response Number 4
Name: chai mf Date: July 8, 2004 at 21:33:58 Pacific
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can it still burn data without fail? slower still ok, but cannot fail.
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Response Number 5
Name: tobegone Date: July 20, 2004 at 22:37:35 Pacific
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...not to sound cruel, but - take the money you were gonna spend on the DVD burner and put it toward purchasing a computer with a faster processor...
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Response Number 6
Name: chai mf Date: July 22, 2004 at 02:31:16 Pacific
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what for, my present pc work just fine, I don't have to upgrade if DVD burner can work
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