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cd drive noise
i have a sony dru-530A dvd/cd writer drive. i've been bothered by the noise
it makes when i play a audio cd or a data cd with video on it, although watching dvds and playing cd-rom games is ok. is there anyway i can reduce the noise? |
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cd drive noise
Noise levels during recording can be considerable with some drives, and
depending on how old or how much use it has seen, playback sometimes too. I had a Plextor burner that had an awful noise level, and they are considered among the best. I had an early Yamaha burner that was terrible, even when brand new. I use LG drives exclusively now, and except for a random unbalanced disc (you do get bad ones) LG is very quiet. I don't know how new or old your Sony burner is, but if you care to invest in a new one; buy an LG, you will not be disappointed and you will like the $$. Liteon burners are very popular and they also crap-out unexpectedly...Some ask me who the hell "LG" is, never heard of 'em, but they know Liteon and Plextor and other major names. LGs specs are as good as any burner and the newer dual layer burners also burn RAM discs, the only burner I know that does. Most people would say who cares about RAM discs (and what are they good for?) well, you can rewrite a RAM disc and I use them for data. If this sounds like I'm pimpin' for LG, you're correct. "keisuke" wrote in message ... i have a sony dru-530A dvd/cd writer drive. i've been bothered by the noise it makes when i play a audio cd or a data cd with video on it, although watching dvds and playing cd-rom games is ok. is there anyway i can reduce the noise? |
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well, it does make alot of noise when im burning a dvd or cd, but i dont care
about that. well my burner is pretty new, couple months old, and its a 150$ sony one, not like those cheap ones on ebay or online. all i am concerned is playing cd's (dvd playback is surprisingly very quiet). perhaps there must be something about lowering the read speed? because on the box, it says that my drive reads cd's at 40x, so maybe if i could find some way to lower it to 24x, thatll solve my problem... or would that have some kind of risk or not work? "Sandman" wrote: Noise levels during recording can be considerable with some drives, and depending on how old or how much use it has seen, playback sometimes too. I had a Plextor burner that had an awful noise level, and they are considered among the best. I had an early Yamaha burner that was terrible, even when brand new. I use LG drives exclusively now, and except for a random unbalanced disc (you do get bad ones) LG is very quiet. I don't know how new or old your Sony burner is, but if you care to invest in a new one; buy an LG, you will not be disappointed and you will like the $$. Liteon burners are very popular and they also crap-out unexpectedly...Some ask me who the hell "LG" is, never heard of 'em, but they know Liteon and Plextor and other major names. LGs specs are as good as any burner and the newer dual layer burners also burn RAM discs, the only burner I know that does. Most people would say who cares about RAM discs (and what are they good for?) well, you can rewrite a RAM disc and I use them for data. If this sounds like I'm pimpin' for LG, you're correct. "keisuke" wrote in message ... i have a sony dru-530A dvd/cd writer drive. i've been bothered by the noise it makes when i play a audio cd or a data cd with video on it, although watching dvds and playing cd-rom games is ok. is there anyway i can reduce the noise? |
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What you are looking for is Nero DriveSpeed. www.nero.com
r. "keisuke" wrote in message ... well, it does make alot of noise when im burning a dvd or cd, but i dont care about that. well my burner is pretty new, couple months old, and its a 150$ sony one, not like those cheap ones on ebay or online. all i am concerned is playing cd's (dvd playback is surprisingly very quiet). perhaps there must be something about lowering the read speed? because on the box, it says that my drive reads cd's at 40x, so maybe if i could find some way to lower it to 24x, thatll solve my problem... or would that have some kind of risk or not work? "Sandman" wrote: Noise levels during recording can be considerable with some drives, and depending on how old or how much use it has seen, playback sometimes too. I had a Plextor burner that had an awful noise level, and they are considered among the best. I had an early Yamaha burner that was terrible, even when brand new. I use LG drives exclusively now, and except for a random unbalanced disc (you do get bad ones) LG is very quiet. I don't know how new or old your Sony burner is, but if you care to invest in a new one; buy an LG, you will not be disappointed and you will like the $$. Liteon burners are very popular and they also crap-out unexpectedly...Some ask me who the hell "LG" is, never heard of 'em, but they know Liteon and Plextor and other major names. LGs specs are as good as any burner and the newer dual layer burners also burn RAM discs, the only burner I know that does. Most people would say who cares about RAM discs (and what are they good for?) well, you can rewrite a RAM disc and I use them for data. If this sounds like I'm pimpin' for LG, you're correct. "keisuke" wrote in message ... i have a sony dru-530A dvd/cd writer drive. i've been bothered by the noise it makes when i play a audio cd or a data cd with video on it, although watching dvds and playing cd-rom games is ok. is there anyway i can reduce the noise? |
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For Sandman,
LG GSA-4120b :-) r. "keisuke" wrote in message ... well, it does make alot of noise when im burning a dvd or cd, but i dont care about that. well my burner is pretty new, couple months old, and its a 150$ sony one, not like those cheap ones on ebay or online. all i am concerned is playing cd's (dvd playback is surprisingly very quiet). perhaps there must be something about lowering the read speed? because on the box, it says that my drive reads cd's at 40x, so maybe if i could find some way to lower it to 24x, thatll solve my problem... or would that have some kind of risk or not work? "Sandman" wrote: Noise levels during recording can be considerable with some drives, and depending on how old or how much use it has seen, playback sometimes too. I had a Plextor burner that had an awful noise level, and they are considered among the best. I had an early Yamaha burner that was terrible, even when brand new. I use LG drives exclusively now, and except for a random unbalanced disc (you do get bad ones) LG is very quiet. I don't know how new or old your Sony burner is, but if you care to invest in a new one; buy an LG, you will not be disappointed and you will like the $$. Liteon burners are very popular and they also crap-out unexpectedly...Some ask me who the hell "LG" is, never heard of 'em, but they know Liteon and Plextor and other major names. LGs specs are as good as any burner and the newer dual layer burners also burn RAM discs, the only burner I know that does. Most people would say who cares about RAM discs (and what are they good for?) well, you can rewrite a RAM disc and I use them for data. If this sounds like I'm pimpin' for LG, you're correct. "keisuke" wrote in message ... i have a sony dru-530A dvd/cd writer drive. i've been bothered by the noise it makes when i play a audio cd or a data cd with video on it, although watching dvds and playing cd-rom games is ok. is there anyway i can reduce the noise? |
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On Fri, 31 Dec 2004 23:05:02 -0800, "keisuke"
wrote: well, it does make alot of noise when im burning a dvd or cd, but i dont care about that. well my burner is pretty new, couple months old, and its a 150$ sony one, not like those cheap ones on ebay or online. all i am concerned is playing cd's (dvd playback is surprisingly very quiet). perhaps there must be something about lowering the read speed? because on the box, it says that my drive reads cd's at 40x, so maybe if i could find some way to lower it to 24x, thatll solve my problem... or would that have some kind of risk or not work? Did you upgrade the firmware yet? Have a nice one... Trent Budweiser: Helping ugly people have sex since 1876! |
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