Best CD-rw for DC

Ultimate1 · #1 28-07-2001, 14:40

I have a Ricoh9060A and it doesnt seem to be able to burn self-boot dreamcast games with disc juggler. I wanted to buy a new CD-rw drive and i was just wondering what you guys think are the best drves for burning dc self-boots wit discjuggler. I want a burner that can is able to write and read RAW. Thanx

sixdsix · #2 28-07-2001, 20:00

plextor and yammy

Ultimate1 · #3 28-07-2001, 23:02

which drive from plextor?
what is a yammy?
And is it true that plextor recently added something in their burners so that games could not be copied?

Thanx

TheMaskedm0m0 · #4 29-07-2001, 00:01

All drives from Plextor are the best, it's just a matter of how much you want to pay. I have never heard anything about them adding a feature that prevents CD-to-CD copies. The only new feature is PoweRec II, which guarantees consistent and high quality burns at all speeds.

I currently have a Plextor PlexWriter 12/10/32A EIDE, Plextor released their 16/10/40A EIDE burner awhile back and now are proud to introduce their 24/10/40 EIDE burner, which produces a 650 CD in under 4 minutes. Like I said before, you pay a little more for Plextor's, but you pay more for high quality.

As for what a Yammy is, it is a Yamaha, they were the first to bring us the 16x CD-RW on a consumer level. There were a good bit of problems during it's initial launch, but all kinks have been worked out through firmware patches. You also pay a little more for Yamaha's, but, like the Plextors, your paying for quality.

~The Masked M0M0~

Wayne · #5 29-07-2001, 01:58

Also, isn't Yamaha the one who came out with the double-density CD-RW? Seems like I recall reading somewhere that Sega uses Yamaha technology in their GD-ROM.

TheMaskedm0m0 · #6 29-07-2001, 02:11

I'm not sure who came out with the DD-ROM. I also read something recently, where thie group of guys took apart a DC and intricately looked at how it was designed. They came to the conclusion, that it's nothing more than an old Yamaha 12X CD-ROM with a tweaked laser, marketed as a GD-ROM. They also claimed it is very possible to tweak your own CD-ROM to read GD-ROMs.

*Shrug*

~The Masked M0M0~

BrAvO_BoY · #7 29-07-2001, 14:51

Quote:

Wayne (29-07-2001 09:58):
Also, isn't Yamaha the one who came out with the double-density CD-RW? Seems like I recall reading somewhere that Sega uses Yamaha technology in their GD-ROM.

I think Sony developed it, though i'm not 100% sure