[NBLUG/talk] Experience with Artec DVD+/-RW drive?

[Cal Herrmann]

Thanks to you both.  I have started now to look around, I suppose you mean 
Liteon SOHW-832S, one PriceGrabber review says the single-layer model 812S 
can be flash-upgraded to double-layer, Liteon's site has flash upgrades for 
windows, with severe warning! Another rev says NEC  2500A better; I see and 
external DL version from PC4USA that looks interesting.  Any chance of an 
NBLUG meeting on the DV issues for Linux?  Cal
On Friday 22 October 2004 10:53, Bob Blick wrote:
> > Has anybody tried to use a Artec 12x DVD+/-RW (model VOM-12E48X I
> > think) under linux?  (Or can anybody provide a recommendation of others
> > that will?)
>
> I'm pretty much sold on Liteon drives, I've installed and used 5 of them
> and they work great. Also their DVD+-RW drives support dual-layer media,
> although currently blanks are overpriced eventually they'll become
> commonplace. Newegg.com always has a good price and delivery from them is
> fast and easy.
>
> Ritek blanks are very good and a good value as well.
>
> The choice of whether to use + or - media is one I still haven't got a
> handle on and only have my limited experience to guide me. Compatibility
> with old drives and especially old DVD players really varies. Pretty much
> I've settled on DVD-R and DVD+RW, not DVD+R or DVD-RW. The brand of blanks
> (see previous Ritek comment) makes a difference too.
>
> My old Apex DVD player will not play any DVD I've burned but new ones read
> them all.
>
> > I'm thinking of upgrading my main box to FC2 and throwing one of those
> > in it, but I'm fairly new at using CDRWs as well as
> > playing/ripping/reading/burning DVD's under linux.  Can anybody give me
> > a hint what packages I'll need (cdrecord and ????)
>
> K3b is a pretty good frontend. I've never ripped DVDs but I expect you'll
> need libdvdcss just as you would for a player to work.
>
> Cheerful regards,
>
> Bob
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