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Rich Jeffery CS:Sparks wrote:

I would also add not to buy Philips CD writers!
I went through three CD writers about two years ago and still had
trouble with the third one.
Didn't get any compensation from Dabs.
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Actually, Phillips are the ones that set the standards on CD writers.
The only problems I have seen with the Phillips writers is if you try to
write a CD that does not conform to standards. They don't like it at
all. They also require the cd blanks marked as audio cd's if you want
to create and audio cd.
 
Look up Philips on Planetfeedback.com. Negative comments like no other.

Mark Z.

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Rich Jeffery CS:Sparks wrote:

I would also add not to buy Philips CD writers!
I went through three CD writers about two years ago and still had
trouble with the third one.
Didn't get any compensation from Dabs.

Actually, Phillips are the ones that set the standards on CD writers.
The only problems I have seen with the Phillips writers is if you try to
write a CD that does not conform to standards. They don't like it at
all. They also require the cd blanks marked as audio cd's if you want
to create and audio cd.
Click to expand...
 
The main problem I had with the CD writer was it not being recognised by
the PC and when it was working, it would sometimes mess up the O/S.
 
"Daniel L. Belton" <abuse@spam.gov> wrote in message
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Actually, Phillips are the ones that set the standards on CD writers.
The only problems I have seen with the Phillips writers is if you try to
write a CD that does not conform to standards. They don't like it at
all. They also require the cd blanks marked as audio cd's if you want
to create and audio cd.
Click to expand...
Add the problem that the units just break a lot...


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Actually, Phillips are the ones that set the standards on CD writers.
The only problems I have seen with the Phillips writers is if you try to
write a CD that does not conform to standards. They don't like it at
all. They also require the cd blanks marked as audio cd's if you want
to create and audio cd.

Add the problem that the units just break a lot...

I have an old philips cdd2000 cd writer that I bought in 1997. It worked
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flawlessly right out of the box, and still works to this day. I have never
had to use an audio cd to create an audio cd, just plain cd-r media.

Bill Renfro
Christian Technology
 
I have a cdd3610, and a tracxdata 2260, also both a Philips but both stil
working.

Greetings Peter

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Actually, Phillips are the ones that set the standards on CD writers.
The only problems I have seen with the Phillips writers is if you try
to
write a CD that does not conform to standards. They don't like it at
all. They also require the cd blanks marked as audio cd's if you want
to create and audio cd.

Add the problem that the units just break a lot...

I have an old philips cdd2000 cd writer that I bought in 1997. It worked
flawlessly right out of the box, and still works to this day. I have
never
had to use an audio cd to create an audio cd, just plain cd-r media.

Bill Renfro
Christian Technology
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Actually, Phillips are the ones that set the standards on CD writers.
Click to expand...
Wouldn't that be Philips and Sony?

The only problems I have seen with the Phillips writers is if you try to
write a CD that does not conform to standards. They don't like it at
all. They also require the cd blanks marked as audio cd's if you want
to create and audio cd.
Click to expand...
Philips drives are okay. Some were decent while others were garbage.

Give me a Sony, Plextor, Yamaha, or Pioneer over Philips anyday. - Reinhart
 
I have an old philips cdd2000 cd writer that I bought in 1997. It worked
flawlessly right out of the box, and still works to this day. I have never
had to use an audio cd to create an audio cd, just plain cd-r media.
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You're lucky. - Reinhart
 
These models have different prefixes than their U.S. consumer models, which
begin with "CDR-".
Professional or non-U.S. models, perhaps?

Mark Z.


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"eddumweer" <nospampeternoprincenno@home.nl> wrote in message
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I have a cdd3610, and a tracxdata 2260, also both a Philips but both stil
working.

Greetings Peter

"Bill Renfro" <brenfro@charter.net> schreef in bericht
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"Daniel L. Belton" <abuse@spam.gov> wrote in message
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Actually, Phillips are the ones that set the standards on CD
writers.
The only problems I have seen with the Phillips writers is if you
try
to
write a CD that does not conform to standards. They don't like it
at
all. They also require the cd blanks marked as audio cd's if you
want
to create and audio cd.

Add the problem that the units just break a lot...

I have an old philips cdd2000 cd writer that I bought in 1997. It
worked
flawlessly right out of the box, and still works to this day. I have
never
had to use an audio cd to create an audio cd, just plain cd-r media.

Bill Renfro
Christian Technology
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And Denon.

mz

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"LASERandDVDfan" <laseranddvdfan@aol.com> wrote in message
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Actually, Phillips are the ones that set the standards on CD writers.

Wouldn't that be Philips and Sony?

The only problems I have seen with the Phillips writers is if you try to
write a CD that does not conform to standards. They don't like it at
all. They also require the cd blanks marked as audio cd's if you want
to create and audio cd.

Philips drives are okay. Some were decent while others were garbage.

Give me a Sony, Plextor, Yamaha, or Pioneer over Philips anyday. -
Reinhart
Click to expand...
 
These are U.S. consumer models. Mine was one of the first ones available in
my area (West Tennessee). It is an external SCSI drive. By the time the
CDR models came out mine was obsolete.

Bill Renfro
Christian Technology

"Mark D. Zacharias" <mzacharias@yis.us> wrote in message
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These models have different prefixes than their U.S. consumer models,
which
begin with "CDR-".
Professional or non-U.S. models, perhaps?

Mark Z.


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"eddumweer" <nospampeternoprincenno@home.nl> wrote in message
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I have a cdd3610, and a tracxdata 2260, also both a Philips but both
stil
working.

Greetings Peter

"Bill Renfro" <brenfro@charter.net> schreef in bericht
news:vvlnfrngnubfcb@corp.supernews.com...

"Leonard Caillouet" <lcailloNOSPAM@devoynet.com> wrote in message
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"Daniel L. Belton" <abuse@spam.gov> wrote in message
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Actually, Phillips are the ones that set the standards on CD
writers.
The only problems I have seen with the Phillips writers is if you
try
to
write a CD that does not conform to standards. They don't like it
at
all. They also require the cd blanks marked as audio cd's if you
want
to create and audio cd.

Add the problem that the units just break a lot...

I have an old philips cdd2000 cd writer that I bought in 1997. It
worked
flawlessly right out of the box, and still works to this day. I have
never
had to use an audio cd to create an audio cd, just plain cd-r media.

Bill Renfro
Christian Technology
Click to expand...
 
"LASERandDVDfan" <laseranddvdfan@aol.com> wrote in message
news:20040107000932.03823.00002732@mb-m07.aol.com...
Actually, Phillips are the ones that set the standards on CD writers.

Wouldn't that be Philips and Sony?

The only problems I have seen with the Phillips writers is if you try to
write a CD that does not conform to standards. They don't like it at
all. They also require the cd blanks marked as audio cd's if you want
to create and audio cd.

Philips drives are okay. Some were decent while others were garbage.

Give me a Sony, Plextor, Yamaha, or Pioneer over Philips anyday. -
Reinhart
Click to expand...

I've had as good of luck with the cheapo brand Lite-On as anything else, got
my 52x burner for $40 about a year ago, I've burned hundreds of CD's with it
without a glitch.
 
LASERandDVDfan wrote:

Actually, Phillips are the ones that set the standards on CD writers.


Wouldn't that be Philips and Sony?
Click to expand...
Sony came into the picture later. Philips were the ones that actually
set the standards in the beginning of the CD technology.

BTW... I did make a little error on what I said about Philips drives
needing to use the CD blanks for audio cd. the computer cd writers
don't need to use them, but their audio only recorders do.
The only problems I have seen with the Phillips writers is if you try to
write a CD that does not conform to standards. They don't like it at
all. They also require the cd blanks marked as audio cd's if you want
to create and audio cd.


Philips drives are okay. Some were decent while others were garbage.

Give me a Sony, Plextor, Yamaha, or Pioneer over Philips anyday. - Reinhart
Click to expand...
I agree with you on this... I prefer the Plextor drives over any of the
others, with second choice going to the Yamaha and Sony. The Pioneer
would be my third choice.
 
Ah. A computer drive. I was thinking of standalone models.

mz

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"Bill Renfro" <brenfro@charter.net> wrote in message
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These are U.S. consumer models. Mine was one of the first ones available
in
my area (West Tennessee). It is an external SCSI drive. By the time the
CDR models came out mine was obsolete.

Bill Renfro
Christian Technology

"Mark D. Zacharias" <mzacharias@yis.us> wrote in message
news:btgsol$6ndd7$1@ID-180484.news.uni-berlin.de...
These models have different prefixes than their U.S. consumer models,
which
begin with "CDR-".
Professional or non-U.S. models, perhaps?

Mark Z.


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"eddumweer" <nospampeternoprincenno@home.nl> wrote in message
news:bteoea$3bj$1@news2.tilbu1.nb.home.nl...
I have a cdd3610, and a tracxdata 2260, also both a Philips but both
stil
working.

Greetings Peter

"Bill Renfro" <brenfro@charter.net> schreef in bericht
news:vvlnfrngnubfcb@corp.supernews.com...

"Leonard Caillouet" <lcailloNOSPAM@devoynet.com> wrote in message
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"Daniel L. Belton" <abuse@spam.gov> wrote in message
news:0hqKb.34197$Dp5.25164@fe3.columbus.rr.com...
Actually, Phillips are the ones that set the standards on CD
writers.
The only problems I have seen with the Phillips writers is if
you
try
to
write a CD that does not conform to standards. They don't like
it
at
all. They also require the cd blanks marked as audio cd's if
you
want
to create and audio cd.

Add the problem that the units just break a lot...

I have an old philips cdd2000 cd writer that I bought in 1997. It
worked
flawlessly right out of the box, and still works to this day. I
have
never
had to use an audio cd to create an audio cd, just plain cd-r media.

Bill Renfro
Christian Technology
Click to expand...
 
Sony came into the picture later. Philips were the ones that actually
set the standards in the beginning of the CD technology.
Click to expand...
Sony came into the picture because Philips was unable to make a properly
working prototype. While Philips had the idea for CD, Sony had the means to
make the CD practical.

Although the idea of the audio compact disc was definitely Philips, the concept
was based on the reflective optical disc originally devised for the LaserVision
system, with the patents to the whole concept owned by MCA DiscoVision, now
Discovision Associates. The idea was originally conceived in the late 1960s by
Gauss Electrophysics, before its acquisition by MCA.
(Yes, the MCA which owned Universal Pictures until its acquisition by Vivendi
was also responsible for LaserDisc!)

http://www.discovision.com/pictoral_history.htm

Mind you, Discovision owns the patents to the concept of the reflective optical
disc. They did own the patents to the LaserVision system, but they were
acquired by Pioneer when Discovision's LaserDisc business closed in 1981.
Although, in 1989, Pioneer acquires DVA outright. As a matter of fact, they
won an infringement case against the CD format in 1998 because of the fact that
it used the idea of a reflective optical disc!

Anyways, before the prototype was made, Philips considered using FM modulation
for the audio, but then decided to go on with PCM.

The prototype specs called for 14-bit wordlength with 44 KHz sampling with no
error correction. The disc could not play without excessive skipping from
minor shock to the player, minor defects on the disc, and even light dust on
the irridescent side. While the prototype worked, it was not practical and
showed that the development of the CD had a ways to go. They asked for help,
and Sony came to the rescue.

When Sony got into the picture, they wanted 16-bit wordlength with 50 KHz
sampling, and also devised CIRC (Cross Interleaved Reed-solomon Code) which
allowed a player to play a disc that was less than perfect. Philips insisted
on 44 KHz sampling, Sony wanted 50 KHz. Both would compromise for 44.1 KHz.

Also, Sony would be the company to make the first CD player in 1982: the
CDP-101.

Now, it is fair to say that both companies played major roles in getting the CD
to market and to its ultimate success. But, I hold Sony in higher regard to
the success of CD than Philips. Even though Sony didn't have the idea, they
did supply the technology and experience that was necessary to make it work.
Technology and experience that Philips didn't have. - Reinhart
 
Also look for a metal cover that covers one of the coils in the pincushion
circuit that falls off. It's easy to tilt the chassis forward enough when
replacing the vert output to have this cover fall off, and you'll get a severe
pincushion problem without it in place.
 
Please name the book without a file and someone might get back to you.

Pretty much none of us will DL a file from this server, this is not only for
our protection, but also to discourage uploads. This is a place for text, and
almost every ISP provides you webspace for pictures etc., learn how to use it
and post a link. We'll be happy to take a look then.

In other words, very very few people are going to see what it is you want.

Words to the wise I hope.

JURB
 
He was trying to be cute with the post. It's about a ficticious book. :(

"JURB6006" <jurb6006@aol.com> wrote in message
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Please name the book without a file and someone might get back to you.

Pretty much none of us will DL a file from this server, this is not only
for
our protection, but also to discourage uploads. This is a place for text,
and
almost every ISP provides you webspace for pictures etc., learn how to use
it
and post a link. We'll be happy to take a look then.

In other words, very very few people are going to see what it is you want.

Words to the wise I hope.

JURB
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I have a UMAX Astra 2200 scanner that has stopped working.
The power LED flickers, but won't stay on solid.
The User's Manual says this might be caused by
failure of the scanner lamp, but the UMAX Tech support said
'Don't know what the problem is, but it's not the lamp"
and "if it's out of warranty it's not worth repair
since repair is $85 + parts,
and parts are not available to the public."

Before I send it to the land fill,
I thought I'd ask around to see if anyone can suggest something.
The power supply (wall-wart device) gets a little warm,
but seems to put out a good steady 12.00 volts DC.
Ed (Jag Man)

This is the wrong newsgroup. Try news:sci.electronics.repair
Michael A. Terrell

Actually, I did that too. I cheated and cross-posted!
Ed (Jag Man)
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Actually, what you did was make 2 independent posts,
each to a different newsgroup.
Cross-posting (putting the name of both groups on the Newsgroups: line
or adding a response to the original post and adding the 2nd NG
--as I have done) would have been a better route.

That way, when a useful answer is given in 1 group,
folks in the other group will know it
and will stop wasting time giving answers to an answered question.
The readers of each group will also gain from the wisdom of both
(and can correct errors, if necessary).
 
At the nearest bookstore selling "...For Dummies" titles of course!

;-)

William
 
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