350MHz G4 and suggestions--MacDV Digest #2672

[Ted Langdell]

Bruce,

I'd recommend spending the thousand dollars on a 1GHZ G4eMac.

It COMES with a superdrive, and all the latest software.  The SPEED of 
the processor will really make a difference compared to your 350 MHZ 
machine.  Load it with a Gig of RAM... and you're set for a while.

Mine is working fine for using FCP4 and burning DVD's via iDVD.  iDVD 
comes with the package! :)

Ted Langdell
Ted Langdell Creative Broadcast Services
Marysville, CA


On Apr 15, 2004, at 5:28 AM, Macintosh Digital Video List wrote:

>
> Date: Wed, 14 Apr 2004 15:41:58 -0400
> Subject: DVD writing on *really low* G4?
> From: Bruce Pillman <bpillman at rochester.rr.com>
> Message-Id: <CA994880-8E4B-11D8-93B9-0050E4392533 at rochester.rr.com>
>
> I own a 350 MHz G4, bought back before I was thinking of DV.
> Since then, I've acquired a DV camcorder and an analog to digital
> video converter (firewire) that do a nice job with my home videos.
> The converter is to convert video my old 8mm and VHS VCRs to DV.
>
> I now want to write my home movies to DVDs. My first thought was to buy
> a Pioneer superdrive. But, it seems Apple won't support iDVD on a 350
> MHz G4,
> probably for good reason.
>
> It looks like I can get an external Firewire drive (EZQuest Boa 4x2x12)
> that will work with Toast on my system, though I don't want to plunk
> down money just on my reading of their web site. Further, I wonder
> if the performance would be so abysmal I'd regret it.
>
> I presume I could get a CPU upgrade and a Superdrive, but that is
> hundreds of dollars and I've never messed with a CPU upgrade before.
> It looks like I could get a used G4 (say 500 MHz to 1 GHz) for under
> $1000, but that's the upper limit of my price range.
>
> Can anyone confirm how well a 350 MHz G4 would create DVDs?
> If it won't, I'd appreciate any suggestions you have for getting from
> here to there.
>
> Thanks!
> Bruce Pillman
>
>