Well, the book is closed on the mystery of the Nero Dual-Layer burn: I finally found a set-top machine that will play back my "failed" discs. And of course, it's the cheapy no-name brand my father had purchased from (of all places) the grocery store.
Its brand is actually "Accura" and has all the feel of a made-in-taiwan POS. The tray is this heavy-set affair that opens up after what feels like an eternity. There is no LED read-out on the front panel and the only sign of life it will give you is the red light that comes on when you press into the hardwired power switch (no, the remote will not turn it on and off). To its credit, it does have an optical cable for digital sound output. Video signal is limited to RGB component cable. And wow, you can actually hear the drive spinning up the disc (listen to that sound of power). ^_^;;;
As babou said to me, "go figure."
Tuesday, October 10, 2006
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In a grocery store!!!!!!!!!!!!?
Some of the larger grocery store chains here are moving to the "super-store" format where not only do you get food, but also cheaply made small appliances, home electronics, kitchenware, patio-furniture, etc...
Like a true Chinese man that he is, my father figured that the cheaper your hardware, the more likely it'll play bootleg DVDs from Hong Kong... and he's right!
hehe, that's cool!
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