DVD rom?s (1 Viewer)

[Bill Crosthwait]

Hey Everyone, I am going to buy a DVD drive for my system this weekend. I am looking for an inexpensive drive (less than $150). Any recommendations? Also would I have to upgrade my agp video card (8 mb)? If so what do you recommend. Thanks for the info.
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Bill
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[Paul S Gregory]

Post your hardware and OS specs and we'll see!

 

[Bill Crosthwait]

OS - Win 2000 pro
hardware specs- 256k of ram, 8mb video card, 56k modem, Monster sound card, Pent. III processor. Let me know if you need more info. Thanks
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Bill
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My DVD, Home Theater page

 

[Paul S Gregory]

Any one of the drives should do the job. I have a Pioneer slot drive that I've never had any problems with.
You will have to use a software decoder if your video card does not have a hardware DVD decoder to watch movies, or you can get a Hollywood Plus decoder.
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[Ian Wilson]

DVD drives are not created equal. Some sound like a chainsaw when playing DVDs. I can recommend the ASUS E-616, its a newly released drive with an emphasis on noise reduction. I just bought one and its almost silent when playing DVD's.
I'm guessing with that graphics card you don't use your PC as an HTPC i.e hooked up to a FP etc. The current favorite is the ATI Radeon with regard to PQ. Software players are now far ahead of hardware based decoding such as the Hollywood plus.
Ian

 

[Jeff_smart]

Dude, don't spend too much on dvd rom drive...I just purchased one recently and I have done some research.
My system spec's are:
800Mhz Athlon
ASUS A7V mobo
and
Geforce2 Mx 32 videocard w/tv out
I bought a Samsung 12X for like $40 US which is really good.
Its quite and loads up fast. I mean, DVD movies don't even use 16X.
I do recommend a RealMagic Hollywood Decoder PLus, if you plan on watching DVD movies on your TV.
Jeff