RE: [Sheflug] DVD Read/Writers

["Morris, David (Allvac, UK)" <david [at] xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

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> From: shef-lug-admin [at] list.sheflug.org.uk 
> [mailto:shef-lug-admin [at] list.sheflug.org.uk] On Behalf Of Peter Collier
> Sent: 11 July 2005 19:51
> To: shef-lug [at] list.sheflug.org.uk
> Subject: Re: [Sheflug] DVD Read/Writers
> 
> On Sunday 10 July 2005 09:40, lesleyb wrote:
> > Hello
> >
> > I'm thinking of buying a DVD Reader at least if not a Read/Writer
> >
> > Has anyone else had any experience with such things?  Any models to 
> > avoid and are any really well regarded?
> >
> > Lesley
> > _
> 
> Lesley,
> 	  Over the last few years I've had a Freecom dvd 
> reader/cd writer combo and now I use a sony DVD reader. Again 
> over the years I've used redhat, fedora, suse, debian, ubuntu 
> and in all cases I've never had to do any tweaking, the 
> instalation of the operating system found and set up the drives.
> 	I don't recall seeing anyone having woes with any 
> particular make/model on any mailing lists that I've been 
> subscribed to over the years.

Likewise. I've got a Benq dual-layer writer in my Suse 9.2 server at
home. 9.2 doesn't have the necessary versions of the software to support
dual-layer, but it is (apparently) easily updated.

I'm waiting for my free SuSE 9.3 discs from Novell before I do so though
:-)

> 
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