[CUBE] iDVD w/ External DVD-RW Drive?

[Thubten Kunga]

These different, yet intelligent and thoughtful, responses demonstrate 
the "blind men describing an elephant" nature of the Cube. The only 
reason I bought the Cube is because of the way it sounds — it doesn't. 
DBoone bought it because of the way it looks. David bought it because 
it is so compact. All three of us are right. We disagree but we don't 
disagree with why each of us likes different solutions. Because when we 
all look at and listen to the Cube, we each see and hear different 
things.

I never see mine under the desk on the floor and am mainly interested 
in how I don't know it's here and how I can't hear it at all — silence. 
DBoone and David like the way it looks so are not interested in the 
unconventional approach of hooking up a DVR-105 to a pulled Cube set on 
a U shaped set of two by fours. No problem. We all agree to disagree on 
the appropriate solution because we all have different values about 
what is important to us about our true love — the Cube. : ^ )

k

On Friday, January 31, 2003, at 10:33  PM, DBoone wrote:

> I couldn't disagree more, Thunga. The only reason I will buy a Cube 
> system
> is for aesthetics reasons, especially since it has become much more
> economically feasible to buy the new G4s.
>
>> On Fri, 31 Jan 2003 20:09:58 -0800 Kunga wrote:
>>

>> I couldn't disagree more, David. What you suggest involves giving up
>> the silence of the Cube. My Cube is on the floor out of sight and
>> silent. It doesn't matter if it's out of its core. And it is dead
>> silent. I am certainly not going to give up my silent Cube for a noisy
>> PowerMac. I have one of those already and the fan sound (even my quiet
>> one) is a nuisance.
>>
>> Option 1 you list costs $500.
>> Option 2 you list costs $300 and won't work.
>> Option 3 which I explain below costs $200 and three short two by 
>> fours.
>>
>> If it's all about what your Cube looks like you are right and you will
>> pay more to get that solution soon. If you want to run iDVD 3 
>> tomorrow,
>> Option 3 is available immediately and the least expensive and 
>> immediate
>> solution. How does Option 3 "defeat the purpose of the Cube"? The Cube
>> remains silent and cool. You have the added benefit of the DVR-105 and
>> iDVD 3. I don't see the downside excepting the appearance which I
>> consider to be irrelevant. It's a matter of personal taste.
>>
>> k
>>
>> On Friday, January 31, 2003, at 07:55  PM, David Evan Isom wrote:
>>
>>> There's obviously lots of interest about how to use a DVD burner with
>>> a Cube. I think that that interest falls mostly into one of two
>>> categories:
>>>
>>> Option 1. Those who would like to put a slot-loading SuperDrive (such
>>> as the one in the PowerBooks) in a Cube
>>>
>>> Option 2. Those who are interested in using a Firewire DVD burner but
>>> would like to use iDVD, due to its simplicity and far lower price 
>>> than
>>> DVD Studio Pro
>>>
>>> Unfortunately, neither of these options are possible right now.
>>>
>>> Frankly, I don't think there is much interest in running a Cube out 
>>> of
>>> its core with an internal DVD burner mechanism attached, as this sort
>>> of defeats the whole point of a Cube. It seems to me that it would
>>> make more sense to replace the Cube and buy a similarly-powered Power
>>> Mac G4 and replace its optical drive with a Pioneer DVR-A05 mechanism
>>> than to run it out of its core with an internal mechanism attached 
>>> via
>>> ribbon cable.
>>>
>>> On Friday, Jan 31, 2003, at 18:15 US/Pacific, Thubten Kunga wrote:
>>>
>>>> You are not "we". And everybody doesn't know "it" or some wouldn't
>>>> keep asking "how?"
>>>>
>>>> It is a proven way to do it. What are you talking about Boris?
>>>>
>>>> k
>>>>
>>>>>> Kunga wrote:
>>>>
>>>>>> ONE MORE TIME, Here's the HOW to make a DVR-105 work with a Cube 
>>>>>> and
>>>>>> iDVD 3:
>>>>
>>>> 1. Pull the core.
>>>> 2. Build a small 3 sided square of 2x4s just smaller than the core 
>>>> so
>>>> it can sit on top of it with the cable side open.
>>>> 3. Disconnect the optical power and IDE connectors from the internal
>>>> optical drive.
>>>> 4. You will see they are long enough to reach outside the Core and
>>>> plug into the raw 105.
>>>> 5. Reattach everything else and power up.
>>>> 6. Forget about how it looks.
>>>> 7. Leave it on the floor where it belongs in the first place. IMHO
>>>>
>>>> Do that and you're iLife iDVD 3 compliant.