[G4] USB Question

[bigthor at webzone.net]

Thanks, Ronald, for your solid answers.

When you say you use an external FireWire Box, is that combined with an 
external hard drive or is it a separate box?  I am not familiar with 
that product.  I guess my Fantom doesn't qualify?  From my profiler, my 
Fantom external hard drive:

Max    6Y250P6:

   Capacity:	233.76 GB
   Manufacturer:	DMI
   Model:	Max    6Y250P6
   Removable Media:	No
   Detachable Drive:	Yes
   BSD Name:	disk1
   OS9 Drivers:	Yes
   Speed:	400 Mb/sec Speed
   Unit Spec Id:	24734
   Firmware Revision:	4.61
   Unit Software Version:	10483

Fantom:

   Capacity:	233.76 GB
   Available:	225.34 GB
   Writable:	Yes
   File System:	Journaled HFS+
   BSD Name:	disk1s9
   Mount Point:	/Volumes/Fantom

Yes, the Sony DVD burner is a standalone that can be used either with 
VCRs or with the Mac.  Since over the years I have downloaded mpegs, 
wmvs, movs etc. on my Mac, I would also like to be able to burn those 
onto disc for viewing on my TV.  I experimented with creating an iMovie 
and then used Toast to burn it to a CD for a test.  During the last 
minute of the 6 minute video I created, there were compression errors, 
i.e., white blocks popping across the middle of the screen, like screen 
noise.  I definitely don't want that to happen when I copy my VHS and 
Beta tapes.  That's why I'm buying a standalone DVD burner that will 
connect directly to my VCRs.

I will look for MacTheRipper, thanks.  I won't worry about the DivX 
format right now.  What I really want is to transfer my aging VHS and 
Beta tapes to DVD format with as high a quality as possible and with no 
compression errors, I hope (??).

Your answers have been very helpful.  I'm still unsure about the 
external FireWire Box you mention to get the USB 2.0 function.

Thanks!
Don
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