I like LaCie's internal DVD burner (even comes with OS9 software), but
they claim it requires a G4. I'm wondering if they're just covering
their ass regarding video performance, or if it really does need one.
I just want to write CDs and data DVDs on my old G3/266. Think it'll
work?

Michael

Michael Dunn wrote:
> I like LaCie's internal DVD burner (even comes with OS9 software), but
> they claim it requires a G4. I'm wondering if they're just covering
> their ass regarding video performance, or if it really does need one.
> I just want to write CDs and data DVDs on my old G3/266. Think it'll
> work?
>
> Michael
Sony just came out with an external burner.

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In article <TYpyd.9978$fe5.5200@trndny06>, Marshall
<notmkatzman@verizon.net> wrote:

> Michael Dunn wrote:
> > I like LaCie's internal DVD burner (even comes with OS9 software), but
> > they claim it requires a G4. I'm wondering if they're just covering
> > their ass regarding video performance, or if it really does need one.
> > I just want to write CDs and data DVDs on my old G3/266. Think it'll
> > work?
> >
> > Michael
> Sony just came out with an external burner.

Lots of people have external boxes, but without firewire or USB2,
that doesn't do me a lot of good. And, I'd still have the same
question...

Michael

In article <231220041142215221%president@whitehouse.gov>,
Michael Dunn <president@whitehouse.gov> wrote:

> In article <TYpyd.9978$fe5.5200@trndny06>, Marshall
> <notmkatzman@verizon.net> wrote:
>
> > Michael Dunn wrote:
> > > I like LaCie's internal DVD burner (even comes with OS9 software), but
> > > they claim it requires a G4. I'm wondering if they're just covering
> > > their ass regarding video performance, or if it really does need one.
> > > I just want to write CDs and data DVDs on my old G3/266. Think it'll
> > > work?
> > >
> > > Michael
> > Sony just came out with an external burner.
>
> Lots of people have external boxes, but without firewire or USB2,
> that doesn't do me a lot of good. And, I'd still have the same
> question...
>
> Michael

I've got a Pioneer DVRW AO8 / DVR 108 hanging off a G3 iMac, and it
works no worries!

Go to xlr8yourmac.com and search their database ...

Hope you had a Merry Christmas, and will have a happy new year!

Mike

On 12/22/04 4:01 PM, in article 221220041601373726%president@whitehouse.gov,
"Michael Dunn" <president@whitehouse.gov> wrote:

> I like LaCie's internal DVD burner (even comes with OS9 software), but
> they claim it requires a G4. I'm wondering if they're just covering
> their ass regarding video performance, or if it really does need one.
> I just want to write CDs and data DVDs on my old G3/266. Think it'll
> work?
>
> Michael

It probably won't work at full speed because it can't move the data fast
enough to keep the DVD write buffer full. You can probably use it at 1x
speed and maybe a little higher. How fast is the internal drive you
mentioned? 4x? 8x? I doubt that a G3/266 can keep up at 8x.

- Mike

On Sun, 13 Feb 2005 08:00:33 GMT, "M. Pender" <mpender********.com>
wrote:

>It probably won't work at full speed because it can't move the data fast
>enough to keep the DVD write buffer full. You can probably use it at 1x
>speed and maybe a little higher. How fast is the internal drive you
>mentioned? 4x? 8x? I doubt that a G3/266 can keep up at 8x.
>
>- Mike

Why wouldn't it work at full speed? Firewire, and IDE don't matter to
the processor. It should burn just fine. Playing back a DVD is a
problem because the video stream requires a lot of processing power to
decode. If you have a Video card that does it like the newer ATI
9200PCI, even that's no problem.

The problems of an internal DVD-R have to do with the Beige
s ROM searching for a particular identification string from the CD
Drive. Otherwise it won't boot or in many cases load drivers for it.

This has nothing to do with speed or the hardware architecture. It was
Apple trying to force you to buy apple approved parts by sabatoging
the Apple ROMs.

Simular tacticts are use to make sure Final Cut and iMovie only work
with the "right" drives.