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Subject: Re: [9fans] cdfs
From: "Russ Cox" <rsc@plan9.bell-labs.com>
Date: Sun, 13 Aug 2000 14:23:41 -0400
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Cdfs should work with any MMC2 compliant
drive, which is most drives being sold these
days.  They usually say whether they are on
the box/web page.  It would not be hard to
port any of the old pip drivers over to it, but
there hasn't been a need.

I'm quite happy with my writer, which is
either an HP 7100i or a Philips CDD3610.
(I suspect it is a Philips because it doesn't
say HP on it, but I'm not 100% sure; they're
the same drive.)  I've used it to read and write
data and audio CDs, and it work decently,
although I tend to get a couple pops per
CD when reading audio.

I know cdfs has been used on a number of
Yamaha drives with no problem, and they
have a good reputation.

I'm told that if you want to read audio
reliably at high speeds, the Plextor drives
are the way to go, but I've not used them.
The report came from a friend who was not
using cdfs, but he was encoding his entire ~2000
CD collection, and taking it very seriously,
so I trust the advice.

When I was looking to get a writer, I found
the CDR faq at www.fadden.com/cdrfaq
most helpful.

As for writing DVDs, I don't think it would
be hard to add (MMC2 covers them too), but
I'm under the impression that DVD writers are still
not really mainstream.  Lots of people were
talking about DVD-RW and DVD+RW a year
ago but I've seen nothing hit resellers yet.

Russ