[CUBE] My [CUBE] Thinks DVR-105 Outside Is Inside

[Thubten Kunga]

No, the barrier is that iDVD 3 won't burn DVDs without the burner 
connected to the inside bus. So if you want to burn DVDs, from your 
Cube or superfast rip and/or write CD-RWs, this mod is necessary. We're 
probably looking at the same Cube in two different ways. I think what 
you're saying is that you want no external drive at any price — the 
price of not being able to do either of the aforementioned things in 
exchange for the aesthetic of a Cube only environ — simplicity over 
functionality. That's cool. I can see that.

k

On Sunday, February 23, 2003, at 09:31  AM, Hal wrote:

> Well, the barrier is still whether or not you want the "internal" 
> drive outside or not.
>
> No barrier is still something of an exaggeration. If I wanted an 
> external drive, I'd get an external drive.
>
> -Hal
>
> On Sunday, February 23, 2003, at 09:18 AM, Thubten Kunga wrote:
>
>> Well the iDVD 3 patch has taken care of running iDVD 3 without a 
>> SuperDrive. I've burned a Video CD but I don't have any DRD-R/RW 
>> media yet to burn DVDs yet. My point is there is no barrier between 
>> anyone and a DVD burner or Combo drive "inside" their Cube. 12 Screws 
>> and the aforementioned cables. That's it. End of story.
>>
>> FYI: I found a Samsung 16x DVD read 48x24x48x CD-RW Combo drive for 
>> $70 after $30 rebate in another CenDyne Box at Fry's last week that 
>> the Cube and Toast recognizes as well. When I want to rip MP3's or 
>> burn CD-Rs FAST, I just swap the drives out in 15 seconds and I'm up 
>> and running with that superfast CD=RW that can also read DVDs real 
>> fast. $240 for both drives.
>>
>> k
>>
>> On Sunday, February 23, 2003, at 07:21  AM, Bill Fox wrote:
>>
>>> Excellent. Thanks, Kunga. Have you used iDVD 3 and burned from it 
>>> yet?
>>>
>>> On Saturday, February 22, 2003, at 11:38 PM, Thubten Kunga wrote:
>>>
>>>> Booted up and the Apple System Profiler says:
>>>>
>>>> "CD-RW/DVD-R
>>>> Disc Burning Fully Supported.
>>>> Product Identification DVD-RW DVR-105
>>>> Vendor Identification PIONEER".
>>>>
>>>> Eject key/F12 works perfectly to both open and close the drawer. 
>>>> I'm a happy camper.