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Bryan J. Smith |
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[Dvdrtools-users] Re: MATSHITA DVD-RAM LF-D310 -- 3G DVD-RAM (with 1x DVD-R) |
Date: |
17 Feb 2003 23:05:28 -0500 |
On Mon, 2003-02-17 at 23:00, Kyle Schmitt wrote:
> Ok, I did something stupid. I saw this drive on sale,
> and I had the cash, so i bought it, without
> researching it first.
> After my inital failure with cdrecord and later
> dvdrecord, I dug through the mailing lists and found
> several other people have purchased this drive, and
> had no success. But all those posts are over 4 months
> old. Some almost 8.
> Has there been any more luck getting this drive to
> work for dvd r or dvd rw burning?
> Or should I pack it up and return it from the hell
> (compusa) from wence it came?
> ...
> Does read DVD-R media
> Does write DVD-R media
> Does read DVD-RAM media
> Does write DVD-RAM media
> ...
3rd-Gen DVD-RAM -- I have the exact same drive. It does:
Rewritable: 2x DVD-RAM -- supported by stock kernel since 2.2 (1998)
Recordable: 1x DVD-R(G) -- supported by CDRecord-ProDVD since 1.11a
FYI, 4th-Gen DVD-RAM just came out. It's basically a 1G DVD-RW (2/1x
DVD-R/RW, 12/8x CD-R/RW) + DVD-RAM rewrite functionality.
Here's my latest comparison tables ...
"CURRENT-G" DRIVES (mid-2002+):
Panasonic Pioneer Sony (Philips?)
4G DVD-RAM 2G DVD-RW 3G DVD+RW
-------------- --------------- ---------------
Lowest Price: ~$300 ~$200 ~$300
Record Formats
DVD-R (99%) 2xCLV 2xCLV/4xCAV 2xCLV/4xCAV*1*
DVD+R (??%) - - 1xCLV/2.4xCAV
Rewrite Formats
DVD-RAM (<10%) 2xCLV*2* - -
DVD-RW (70%) 1xCLV 2x CLV 2xCLV
DVD+RW (70%) - - 1xCLV/2.4xCAV*3*
CD Support
CD-R 12xCLV 16xCLV 24xCAV
CD-RW 8xCLV 8xCLV 10xCLV
Linux Compat
RW/kernel STOCK patch patch
DVDRTools no YES no
ProDVD (beer/$) yes (?) yes yes (?)
CURRENT-G "MINUS 1" DRIVES (2000+):
**YOUR DRIVE**
Panasonic Pioneer Sony/Philips
2G-3G DVD-RAM 1G DVD-RW 1G-2G DVD+RW
-------------- --------------- -----------------
Lowest Price: ~$150-200 ~$150 ~$150-200
Record Formats
DVD-R (99%) 1xCLV*4* 2xCLV/4xCAV -
DVD+R (??%) - - 1xCLV/2.4xCAV*5*
Rewrite Formats
DVD-RAM (<10%) 2xCLV*2* - -
DVD-RW (70%) - 2x CLV -
DVD+RW (70%) - - 1xCLV/2.4xCAV
CD Support
CD-R - 12xCLV 16xCAV (?)
CD-RW - 8xCLV 10xCLV
Linux Compat
RW/kernel STOCK patch patch
DVDRTools no YES no
ProDVD (beer/$) yes yes yes
NOTES:
*1* 3G DVD+RW drive had (?) small, nagging DVD-R issues (gone?)
*2* 1-3G DVD-RAM verify cuts performance by 40% (but not 4G?)
*3* Firmware update to DVD+RW 2xCLV/4xCAV now available (?)
*4* 2G DVD-RAM drives do _not_ support DVD-R at all (only 3G+)
*5* 1G DVD+RW drives do _not_ support DVD+R at all (only 2G+)
> yet no matter what I do when trying to burn a disc
> (even a plain cd)
> /usr/local/bin/dvdrecord: Sorry, no CD/DVD-Recorder or
> unsupported CD/DVD-Recorder found on this target.
3rd-Gen DVD-RAM doesn't support recording/rewriting CD-R/RW.
4th-Gen DVD-RAM does though, because it now adds full DVD-RW drive
capabilities.
Understand that DVD-RAM was the first rewritable and not designed for
consumers. It was designed for long-term archiving and maximum media
reliability.
1-2G DVD-RAM didn't even offer _any_ recorder functionality, only its
own rewrite. Again, 3G DVD-RAM added 1x DVD-R(G), 4G DVD-RAM added all
1G DVD-RW drive functionality.
--
Bryan J. Smith (suffix-free title for your protection)
mailto:address@hidden http://www.thebs.org
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- [Dvdrtools-users] MATSHITA DVD-RAM LF-D310, Kyle Schmitt, 2003/02/17
- [Dvdrtools-users] Re: MATSHITA DVD-RAM LF-D310 -- 3G DVD-RAM (with 1x DVD-R),
Bryan J. Smith <=
- [Dvdrtools-users] Re: MATSHITA DVD-RAM LF-D310 -- BTW, how much did you pay?, Bryan J. Smith, 2003/02/17
- [Dvdrtools-users] Re: MATSHITA DVD-RAM LF-D310 -- BTW, how much did you pay?, Kyle Schmitt, 2003/02/18
- Re: [Dvdrtools-users] Re: MATSHITA DVD-RAM LF-D310 -- BTW, how much did you pay?, Bryan J. Smith, 2003/02/18
- Re: [Dvdrtools-users] Re: MATSHITA DVD-RAM LF-D310 -- BTW, how much did you pay?, Robert M. Stockmann, 2003/02/18
- [Dvdrtools-users] Re: MATSHITA DVD-RAM LF-D310 -- I am actively soliciting new info, Bryan J. Smith, 2003/02/18
- [Dvdrtools-users] Re: MATSHITA DVD-RAM LF-D310 -- I am actively soliciting new info, Robert M. Stockmann, 2003/02/19
- [Dvdrtools-users] Re: MATSHITA DVD-RAM LF-D310 -- I am actively soliciting new info, Bryan J. Smith, 2003/02/19
- Re: [Dvdrtools-users] Re: MATSHITA DVD-RAM LF-D310 -- I am actively soliciting new info, Simon, 2003/02/21
- Re: [Dvdrtools-users] Re: MATSHITA DVD-RAM LF-D310 -- BTW, how much did you pay?, Kyle Schmitt, 2003/02/18
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