[mythtv-users] DVD Recording with a 8x DVD+R drive

[Andrew Dodd]

Quoting "Robert E." <robert at journeyonline.com>:

> I'm new to this DVD recording and hoped a few of you DVD pros could
> answer a few questions for me.  I have a Cyber Drive DX082D drive that
> was packaged by Hypermedia from OfficeMax.  I wanted to know if any one
> knows if this drive is useable with Myth and if I can rip my DVD
> collection with it onto Myth.  
Basically any DVD-ROM (whether it also has DVD+-R functionality is irrelevant)
works for ripping.  Some drives have a hardcoded limitation to 2x CLV reading
from CSS-encrypted discs though.  (Supposedly this was added to prevent the
drive from spinning up and down to/from full speed during video playback, but
the real reason is to slow down piracy...)

For burning recordings to DVD, this isn't yet directly integrated into myth in
any way.  It is easy to do it externally with the right tools, look in the
archives, the subject has been covered 2-3 times in the past two weeks.

Note that DVD-R recording works with slightly modified versions of cdrecord,
while +R recording seems to require some oddball tool called growisofs.  I use
-R myself, my Pioneer DVR-105 works great.