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

[Thubten Kunga]

I forgot to mention that Option 2, the external FireWire Drive is the 
one that most violates the point of the Cube, the external case has a 
noisy fan in it.

k

On Friday, January 31, 2003, at 08:09  PM, Thubten 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.