[MacDV] Re: DVD-R question

[Mark O'Brien]

On 7/27/04 9:08 PM, "Mark M. Florida" <markf at squareblue.com> wrote:

> Like I said, make sure you have the Apple patch applied so you don't burn up
> your drive (literally).  Here's the support doc:
> 
> http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=120161

Looks like my internal DVD-R is a slightly newer DVR-104 and doesn't require
the patch according to that document.
> 
>> I just saw an ad for an MCE-installed 8x DVD±RW while researching my specs
>> this morning: <http://www.mcetech.com/dvdr8xdt_imacg4.html>. $149 plus
>> shipping.
> 
> External FireWire drive I guess?  Might be good for making copies of DVDs if
> you use iDVD to burn the original, or you could use it with Toast, but you
> won't be able to use it with iDVD directly (without a hack, anyway).  ;-)

No, it's internal. That's why you have to ship the iMac to MCE to install.
Works with all the Apple apps.


> Hope that helps.

That it did - Thanks!

Mark