DP, thanks.. I know what a fortnight means.. I've just not heard/read it in ages!

Hehehe, we use it all the time here in good ol' Blighty.

In fact, I think I used it about a fortnight ago...

yeah and you guys call elevators lifts and apartments flats...and you guys spell color - colour. The english language is whacky.

No, the American-English version is wacky... You sailed from Plymouth with a copy of the English dictionary, and somewhere along the way - maybe some water splashes, I dunno - the 'u's were lost!!! ;)

"Lifts" and "flats" are quicker to say and type ;)

Anyways, back to the subject. I can recommend http://www.blankdiscshop.co.uk for blank DVD-Rs. 4x ICE Branded certified for use with the Pioneer A05/105 drive... and they do work!

Don't you know, in Puritan society the u is the symbol of the devil? Well, except in Puritan. :)

ok ok so putting a drive it lost its alure
 

ok ok so putting a drive it lost its alure, but a whole page of drift...

I tried valiantly to get it back on topic with my link for blank DVD-Rs... ;)

I'm not sure if this is the cheapest drive you can buy, but I found a cendyne DVD-R drive, for only 179.99. After installing it in a G4, apple system profilers says its a pioneer a05 drive.

PS just kidding about the english jokes :)

Yeah, that's 179.99 USD yeah? Bit difficult to get a drive over to the UK, especially with shipping and import taxes. £139.99 with £3.99 P&P is a real bargain... (Check my earlier post.)

Yeah, VAT is a killer on stuff like that.

I thought the original poster was from the US???:confused:

Yeah that was $USD

iDVD
 

The big question is......Will any aftermarket DVD burner like the A05 or the 105 or the 106 work with apples software. I bought a lacie that works with studio pro, but I like the ease of iDVD because of the iLife suite that it works with. Any help on this would be great. Thanks in advance

Most DVD Burners Particualry Pionner and Sony
 

Most DVD Burners Particualry Pionner and Sony work inside but not outside.

Apple does not sell Externals and does not want its Mostly Free Software to be used by people that did pay for an Apple Drive.

Course with IDVD being a For Pay product now and part of the ILife suite it seems if Apple wants you to pay twice (once for the Software and once for the Hardware).

*** And yet this is a legacy of the previously free status of All the Apps. And that you can upgrade IDVD2 to 3 for Free.

So in a nutshell does it work? I'm thinking of getting the 106 (seen it for £128 on blankdiscshop.co.uk) and installing into my Mac Quicksilver. Will it work with

iMovie 2 or 3
iDVD3 2 or 3
Will it record + and – format on the Mac

Adios

Martinos

Yes the pioneer drives will work fine. Apple just recently switched over to a sony that does + and -. Apple uses the pioneer, the sony's, and hitatchi combo and dvdrw drives in their laptops and desktops. So there is support written in the OS for them.

I don't see why the 106 (A06) won't work.

do you know what sony drive they are using for the + and -, that would be a lot better bet over the A05/6!! But I think im going to get a 105 I saw them for 153 online today off of pricewatch, anyone else seen them lower?

I forget which model it is but its sony's newest + - drive.

so that should work inside huh, I may have to go get one to check it out, and if it doesn't work bring it back. That's going to be my thing for this weekend, find one that works!!!

Inside Worky OutSide No Worky
 

Inside Worky OutSide No Worky