From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Message-ID: <200008141744.NAA20710@tonnant.cnchost.com> To: 9fans@cse.psu.edu Subject: Re: [9fans] cdfs FROM: pip@namaste.stricca.org Date: Mon, 14 Aug 2000 17:48:26 -0400 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/mixed; boundary="upas-melkeayexwewhylrkdxoqkmqbq" Topicbox-Message-UUID: fb159498-eac8-11e9-9e20-41e7f4b1d025 This is a multi-part message in MIME format. --upas-melkeayexwewhylrkdxoqkmqbq Content-Disposition: inline Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit > 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. Actually, the new TDK drives rock the socks off the plextor drives. See http://www.velocd.tdk.com. They have performance numbers from a study done by ZDNN(?) pitting the TDK against HP and Plextor drives. For ''ripping" CD's, TDK blew the others away. - pip --upas-melkeayexwewhylrkdxoqkmqbq Content-Type: message/rfc822 Content-Disposition: inline Return-Path: Received: from cse.psu.edu (claven.cse.psu.edu [130.203.3.50]) by hood.cnchost.com id OAA20977; Sun, 13 Aug 2000 14:23:59 -0400 (EDT) [ConcentricHost SMTP MX 1.15] Errors-To: Received: from localhost (majordom@localhost) by cse.psu.edu (8.8.8/8.8.8) with SMTP id OAA23602; Sun, 13 Aug 2000 14:23:55 -0400 (EDT) Received: by claven.cse.psu.edu (bulk_mailer v1.5); Sun, 13 Aug 2000 14:23:52 -0400 Received: (from majordom@localhost) by cse.psu.edu (8.8.8/8.8.8) id OAA23580 for 9fans-outgoing; Sun, 13 Aug 2000 14:23:48 -0400 (EDT) X-Authentication-Warning: claven.cse.psu.edu: majordom set sender to owner-9fans using -f Received: from plan9.cs.bell-labs.com (plan9.bell-labs.com [204.178.31.2]) by cse.psu.edu (8.8.8/8.8.8) with SMTP id OAA23576 for <9fans@cse.psu.edu>; Sun, 13 Aug 2000 14:23:43 -0400 (EDT) Message-Id: <200008131823.OAA23576@cse.psu.edu> Received: from ovid.cs.bell-labs.com ([135.104.50.34]) by plan9; Sun Aug 13 14:23:42 EDT 2000 To: 9fans@cse.psu.edu Subject: Re: [9fans] cdfs From: "Russ Cox" Date: Sun, 13 Aug 2000 14:23:41 -0400 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Sender: owner-9fans@cse.psu.edu Reply-To: 9fans@cse.psu.edu Precedence: bulk X-UIDL: 765 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 --upas-melkeayexwewhylrkdxoqkmqbq--