Hello Jay: I'm running SuSE 9.3 / 64-bit mode on an AMD 64 on an Asus K8V Deluxe motherboard. As 9.3 came on a dual-layer DVD, I wanted to burn a backup copy so I purchased a
LG GSA-4163B
CD/DVD player/burner. The mechanical install was easy and, after re-booting, SuSE asked if I wanted to install new hardware (the DVD burner). In less than two hours, I had installed and burned my first dual-layer DVD with no problems. No hunting on the Internet for the right driver, no searching for the right CD/DVD - everything just worked. I'm living in Ottawa, Canada, and I purchased this unit on sale for about Cdn$70. It works fine under SuSE and will burn any flavor of DVD. Hope this helps. Cheers, Mike
On Monday 11 July 2005 2:30 pm, Patrick Shanahan wrote:
* Jay Vollmer
[07-11-05 13:15]: The time has come for me to purchase a DVD recorder. Can anyone offer advice as to which brands/models work well under Linux/K3B, or which to avoid? I also have purchased the LG drive. I chose it because it reads/writes dvd-ram media which is like having an optical hard drive. You read and write by the file, not an iso image. I got mine from shop4tech for $55.00 including shipping. The media is a little pricy compared to dvd-rw ($7-8usd), but i think it is well worth it. I understand that the quality of
On Monday 11 July 2005 12:31, mjroy2416@rogers.com wrote: the media is greater than the dvd-r,rw. My only beef is that the LG drive does not accept cartdidges, and they are the dvd-ram standard. -- John R. Sowden AMERICAN SENTRY SYSTEMS, INC. Residential & Commercial Alarm Service UL Listed Central Station Serving the San Francisco Bay Area Since 1967 mail@americansentry.net www.americansentry.net