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Hitachi GD 2500

DVD-ROM drive - Internal - IDE - Read speed: 24x (CD) / 4x (DVD) more

Today, Hitachi leads the DVD revolution by offering high-performance DVD drives for the latest PC multimedia applications. Hitachi DVD drives feature full read compatibility with...
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Reviews of Hitachi GD 2500

An Excellent Investment!

A review by thomed on Hitachi GD 2500
July 10th, 2000

Author's product rating:

Reliability	Excellent
Ease of Installation
Value For Money	Excellent

Advantages:	Very fast, great for movies
Disadvantages:	None to speak of !

Recommend to potential buyers:

yes

Full review

When I got my PC it came with a DVD Drive – which at first seemed a bit of a waste of money. Then I started buying some movies for it and haven’t looked back! If you do have one and don’t think it’s that great for movies then go out and buy a Surround Sound - SoundBlaster card. This WILL make the difference as I found out!! Though of course it is not just the movies you can get that make it so worthwhile but also the new software, which is starting to be released in the states only on DVD! This media is definitely the future, especially with the price of recordable DVD falling fast.

Product Information

Hitachi GD 2500

Optical storage

Type: DVD-ROM - 5.25" x 1/2H

Read Speed: 24x (CD) / 4x (DVD)

Media Load Type: Tray

Buffer Size: 512 KB

Compliant Standards: 2nd generation, Kodak PhotoCD, CD-DA, CD-XA, CDi, 3rd Generation

Hard drive

Type: None

Expansion / connectivity

Interfaces:

1 x headphones - output - mini-phone stereo 3.5 mm
1 x audio - line-out - 4 PIN MPC

Connections: 1 x storage - IDE/ATA - 40 PIN IDC

Compatible Bays: 1 x front accessible - 5.25" x 1/2H

Manufacturer's product description

Today, Hitachi leads the DVD revolution by offering high-performance DVD drives for the latest PC multimedia applications. Hitachi DVD drives feature full read compatibility with today's DVD-RAM, DVD-R, DVD-ROM and CD-RW, CD-R, CD-ROM media . Used in conjunction with an MPEG-2 decoder board, the DVD drive takes full-motion video and audio to a new level.

Software / system requirements

Software Included: Drivers & Utilities

Environmental parameters

Min Operating Temperature: 5 °C

Max Operating Temperature: 45 °C

Humidity Range Operating: 15 - 85%

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Listed on Ciao since : 10/07/2000

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