You are correct sir. There's<br>latitude here. I will consider <br>something up to $300 if it, <br>for example, has a hard drive.<br>For something that writes <br>DVD+/-RW, probably $150<br>or less, depending on features.
<br><br>A big part of what I am willing<br>to spend will be predicated on<br>the success and experience anyone<br>here has had with a particular<br>unit. i.e., I'd prefer to get something<br>that someone else is already happy
<br>with.<br><br>I only got about 18 months of admittedly<br>heavy use from the Panasonic. But being<br>Panasonic, I expected more. All to say,<br>you never know. Brand is not necessarily<br>an indicator of quality or product lifetime
<br>any more.<br><br>If nothing surfaces, I will try to get in<br>to the Myth approach. Well supported on<br>Ubuntu I read.<br><br> -Bob<br><br><br><p><DEFANGED_div class="gmail_quote">On Oct 30, 2007 2:35 PM, Don Wood <<a href="mailto:dond@standalelumber.com">
dond@standalelumber.com</a>> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" DEFANGED_style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;">You left out a big factor. How much are you willing to spend? I've been
<br>investigating build a myth box with an Asus Terminator for a reasonable<br>figure.<br><p><DEFANGED_div><p><DEFANGED_div></p><DEFANGED_div><p><DEFANGED_div class="Wj3C7c"><br><br>On Tue, 2007-10-30 at 14:29 -0400, Bob Kline wrote:<br>> Not Linux, but since one option is
<br>> Myth, Linux related. Linux application<br>> anyway.<br>><br>> My Panasonic DVD-RAM unit went dark<br>> and died yesterday. Suiting my needs for<br>> recording programs, and then removing<br>> the 12 to 15 minutes of ads from each 30
<br>> minutes of programming, I first thought<br>> of simply replacing it.<br>><br>> But not so simple. A look around shows<br>> that Panasonic and its partners that<br>> spearhead the DVD-RAM approach have
<br>> apparently abandoned the business. One<br>> sees ads for "refurbished" units, which<br>> can be OK, but I'd rather get something<br>> new.<br>><br>> Anyone have any suggestions for a stand
<br>> alone unit that might make a good<br>> replacement? I suspect many units that<br>> record DVD +/- RW would suffice. But<br>> the units take a beating when used in the<br>> way I described, and some will probably
<br>> last longer than others.<br>><br>> A unit with a hard drive is an option too,<br>> but not one that has a monthly fee.<br>><br>> -Bob<br>><br>><br>><br></p><DEFANGED_div></p><DEFANGED_div>> _______________________________________________
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