Liteon introduces the fastest CDROM drive in the market, the LTN 382. Using the PCAV (Partial Constant Angular Velocity) technology, the data transfer rate will increase from 32X... more
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1 x headphones - output - mini-phone stereo 3.5 mm
1 x audio - line-out - 4 PIN MPC, 1 x audio - line-out - 4 PIN MPC
1 x headphones - output - mini-phone stereo 3.5 mm
Connections: 1 x storage - EIDE/ATAPI - 40 PIN IDC, 1 x storage - ATA-33 - 40 PIN IDC
Compatible Bays: 1 x front accessible - 5.25" x 1/2H
Manufacturer's product description
Liteon introduces the fastest CDROM drive in the market, the LTN 382. Using the PCAV (Partial Constant Angular Velocity) technology, the data transfer rate will increase from 32X in the inner track to 40X in the outer track.
Software / system requirements
Software Included: Drivers & Utilities
OS Required: Microsoft DOS, Microsoft Windows 95, Microsoft Windows NT 3.51, IBM OS/2, Microsoft Windows 3.1, Microsoft DOS, IBM OS/2, Microsoft Windows 3.x/95/98, Microsoft Windows NT 3.51 or later, IBM OS/2 Warp, Microsoft Windows 3.x/95/98, Microsoft Windows 2000 / NT4.0, Microsoft DOS 6.0 or later
Advantages: Cheap, can be made multi-region. Works well. PC Pro Best Buy Disadvantages: Doesn't alter the fact that dual layer media is not cheap! Possible dual-layer compatibility issues with home DVD players
...spring to mind alongside LiteON. On closer inspection of the small print on the case, LiteOn does indeed turn out to be a Taiwanese division of JVC.
LiteON does have one advantage over the 'rest' and that's the existence of a little utility programme called "LtnRPC.exe" which is a free download from the web, and therefore, no doubt very little to do with LiteOn themselves.
This file only important if you watch movies on your PC, and if your DVDs come from more than one DVD 'region'. Regions were intended to carve the Earth up, geographically, with the intention of gearing DVD movie availability to real movie circulation, usually resulting in the DVD being issued some time after the box-office returns have been milked for all they're worth.
Intended or not, the effect is to prevent us buying US-import DVDs (at lower prices, what...
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Advantages: Fast speeds, value for money Disadvantages: none
...Lite-on are a well respected company that have been around for a while.
LITE-ON oringinated from a team of scientist and engineers from ITRI (Industrial Technology Research Insitute) in 1995. LITE-ON Information Technology corportation are constantly devoloping anit-vibration mechanical design, advanced circuit design and increased performance. LITE-ON Information Technology Corporation (LITE-ON I.T.) this was a big part of the LITE-ON group which concentrated on the optical storage devices which then led to the creation on these fine CDROM drives we have today.
This LITE-ON CD-RW is a very good drive and after purchasing one for personnal use I have purchased many more for computers I have built for friends and family. Very easy installation, driver support is excelent.
With dvd-rw's coming down alot in price recently I...
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Advantages: Fast burning, can copy nearly anything Disadvantages: Er.. boring fascia??
...I was looking to upgrade my 16x burner to something with a little more punch. My friend's dad had bought a Lite-On 24x speed burner and it came highly recommended.
After a little more research, the 40x Lite-On seemed the way to go, and for a reasonable price.
Once it had arrived, I opened the bright red box and peered in. Contained within was the drive itself, 4 screws to install in it your system case, an audio cable, an 80-minute CD-R, an 80-minute CD-RW, a CD containing Nero Burning Rom and the instruction manual (useless till you install the drive of course!), and a slip of paper containing basic installation procedures.
No IDE cable is included with this drive, so unlike some manufacturers, Lite-On expect you to be replacing another CD drive, or have a spare connector already available.
Installing the drive is no hassle...
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Being a typical sceptic, I deliberated over which DVD Recorder to get for ages, six months in fact! During that time, I read reviews, visited forums, looked in my local electrical stores and dreamed about the day when I could finally ditch my old... more
I found this to be an excellent drive as i picked up one for around £30 and that was when it came out(last year, june). I think that this is an excellent drive for the fact it has a wide range of DVD and CD writing features; 20 speed writing, my... more
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