[P1] DVD burners and G3 chips

[Harry D. Corsover]

----- On 7/8/03 5:48 PM MDT (-0600), Brian Olesky <brian4 at sbcglobal.net> 
wrote, in part:

>I recently looked into buying one of these to transfer some commercial
>videos to DVD, since the result looks so much better than VHS. I did all the
>research on the various models, made my choice (a LaCie I believe), called
>their tech support to make sure it would perform correctly with my iBook,
>and was disappointed to learn that, with the G-3 processor, burning a 7 or 8
>minute video would take about 15 or 16 hours! So much for that idea.
>
>Funny thing is, up to that moment, I had never been the least bit
>disappointed with the quality and capabilities of my iBook and I use it for
>business 8 to 10 hours a day. Guess I see now why the future of the G3 is
>probably going to be somewhat short.
>
>Brian

I don't expect to be using my iBook for that. My eMac has a 700 MHz G4, 
so it makes more sense to use it for burning CDs and DVDs (assuming I 
ever get around to it).

Thanks,

Harry

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