DVD-RW?
I have just downloaded the Jaguar 10.2 preview video from osrumors.com...and have a quick question...
I haven't as yet used a superdrive equiped mac (although my next power mac will be, when apple pull their fingers out!), but was under the idea that it was not a DVD-RW system....merely a DVD-R and CD-RW combined drive...
However in the 'disk copy' video at exactly 1 minute 15 seconds, one of the menus clearly states as an option "Erase CD/DVD-RW Disc"
Just wondering if anyone knows if this a normal menu option on Superdirve macs, or an indication as to a DVD-RW superdrive 2??
Marc
[ 01-25-2002: Message edited by: Marcus ]</p>
I haven't as yet used a superdrive equiped mac (although my next power mac will be, when apple pull their fingers out!), but was under the idea that it was not a DVD-RW system....merely a DVD-R and CD-RW combined drive...
However in the 'disk copy' video at exactly 1 minute 15 seconds, one of the menus clearly states as an option "Erase CD/DVD-RW Disc"
Just wondering if anyone knows if this a normal menu option on Superdirve macs, or an indication as to a DVD-RW superdrive 2??
Marc
[ 01-25-2002: Message edited by: Marcus ]</p>
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But the Pioneer drive Apple uses does have DVD-RW capabilities, Apple just hasn't implemented the software side. So it does not mean a new SuperDrive. By the way, the SuperDrive in the new iMac is a new version of the Superdrive, and it does have faster DVD rewrite speed.
<strong>By the way, the SuperDrive in the new iMac is a new version of the Superdrive, and it does have faster DVD rewrite speed.</strong><hr></blockquote>
iMac:
? SuperDrive (combination DVD-R/CD-RW drive; writes DVD-R discs at 2x speed, reads DVDs at 6x speed, writes CD-R discs at 8x speed, writes CD-RW discs at 4x speed, reads CDs at 24x speed,)
Powermac:
? SuperDrive (combination DVD-R/CD-RW drive; writes DVD-R discs at 2x, reads DVDs at 4x, writes CD-R discs at 8x, writes CD-RW discs at 4x, reads CDs at 24x)
Wow. It reads DVD's at 6x instead of 4x. So THIS is the blazing new Superdrive II. Wonder why apple didnt make a huge deal about it
my iMac DVSE has 4x dvd-rom
my friends athlon 1600xp has a 16x dvd-rom
guess which one skips
his computer has 512 megs of ddr-ram
he has 120 gig HD
1.4 ghz AMD athlon
basically he has a top o the line PC
and it was hardcore skipping and wasn't very in synce(a/v) while playing the Victor wooten live at bass day '98 dvd, which I jstu got wednesday and have watched twice so far
isn't that ridiculus?
it also takes a long time to open up folders
and if he leaves his computer on for too long it gets INCREDIBLY slow(way slower than my dinky little 500 mhz DVSE)
<a href="http://www.macrumors.com/" target="_blank">Macrumors...</a>
The video is linked from the current first story about X.2 'Jaguar'...
I believe it is also now at Spymac.com, (however it looks genuine this time !)
The precise video I'm talking about is called "disk_copy.mov", and the DVD-RW reference is 1 min 15 secs through...
Hope this helps,
Marcus
<strong>I'm not sure, but I think that the SuperDrive can read and write and rewrite DVD-RWs as well. Not DVD-RAMs, nor DVD-R+ or whatever it is called. It can rewrite one of the versions of the competing DVDs tandards,</strong><hr></blockquote>
It can't do DVD-RAM and DVD+RW (stupid panasonic!)
But it can do DVD-RW which has a bettter chance of being able to be played in set-top-box DVD players...
I guess it's pretty simple - it just re-writes (doesn't ask or anything)...I'm not sure, but that's what I've heard.
Andrew
PS-it's a software thing, so it doesn't work like that under OS9
DVD+RW technology allows you to write to discs like you would a HDD. DVD-RW forces you to write a session, then maybe another session...then erase.
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DVD+RW technology allows you to write to discs like you would a HDD. DVD-RW forces you to write a session, then maybe another session...then erase.</strong><hr></blockquote>
Are you sure? I was under the impression that DVD-RAM could be treated like an HDD (i.e. true random access), whereas *all* the other standards work like CD-RWs (i.e. sessions or packet writing) with increased capacity. I'll try to find a link somewhere, but maybe you happen to have one at hand proving me wrong?
Bye,
RazzFazz