DVD Drive. Need some "fill" in.....

[neoro]

Hi there,
I guess its been long enough, and I have decided to get an Internal DVD Drive...
I need Suggestions.. as I am only familiar with CD and CDRW drives..
DVD is a whole new thing to me...
lol..

Can anyone please fill me in on DVD Drives..
Does the drive sound a loud as any CD rom Drive?
Intallation-Is is the same as Intalling a Normal CD Rom..
Movie-PLayback... different brands...Better Quality?

I am using a Normal CRT screen..
SO i guess I wont have the Clearest Picture... right...?

16X <- is it enough...?
85ms Seek time... I need some explanation here.....
and some recommandation of the Brand and model if possible.

Replies are appreciated...

 

[CurtCold]

I like the slot load pioneers, 16x is plenty of speed, and the install is the same as a regular cdrom drive. I think you can get that slot load pioneer from newegg for about $50.

The drives themselves are no louder than a cdrom, much being quieter, because they aren't turning as fast.

 

[Wolfsraider]

Can anyone please fill me in on DVD Drives.. Does the drive sound a loud as any CD rom Drive?

some are louder than others but most are at acceptable noise levels

Intallation-Is is the same as Intalling a Normal CD Rom..

yes although you need software and some don't come with the software
power dvd xp is the best imho and some drives ship with it

Movie-PLayback... different brands...Better Quality?

this is more limited to the software in most cases

I am using a Normal CRT screen.. SO i guess I wont have the Clearest Picture... right...?

i like my crt dvds better than tv and dvd player imho

16X <- is it enough...?

yes

85ms Seek time... I need some explanation here.....

the seek time is the time it looks for the dvd in the drive and starts reading the dvd
the wait is similar to waiting for a software cd to start

and some recommandation of the Brand and model if possible.

i like cyberdrive liteon pioneer but one thing that may intrest you is cdr cdrw readability etc for drive to drive copies etc

if only for viewing dvds i stand by by original choices


hth

mike

 

[BigToque]

Pioneer 105s is where it's at...

 

[ed21x]

pioneer 106 (non-slot loading)

yeah, personally i don't like the slot mechanism cuz you can't use it with drive bay covers and minicd's.

 

[Maggotry]

I remember reading here that the 16x speed rating does not refer to dvd playback and that all dvd movies play at 1x speed regardless of the drive rating. The 16x dvd drive rating refers to its equivalent cd-rom speed.

Is this correct?

 

[Confused]

DVD movies will play at 1x, yes. However, the 16x is useful when reading DVD Data, navigating the DVD, and also CD-ROM. I believe 16x DVD is about 40-48x CD-ROM.

My NEC 16x DVD is the fastest drive I've seen, it actually DOES 16x extration of a DVD, and has hit 48x actual speed on Audio CD extraction!



Confused

 

[neoro]

Thanks so much guys
I will check around my Area to see what Drives are there for offer and
I'll get further opinion from you Guys..
Thanks Again