[mythtv-users] Rip while listening to a CD?

[Marco Nelissen]

>> You can't play the CD whilst it's ripping (it usually rips at more  
>> than 1x speed) You can play the 'just ripped' tracks though.
>
>Actually, I'm not sure, but I assume that it's also technically  
>possible to play a track WHILE it's being ripped. Like you said, it's  
>pretty much almost impossible to play from the CD while ripping (lots  
>of seeking...), yet programs like iTunes and RealJukebox used to be  
>able to play from the moment ripping began. I assume that it's  
>playing from the file as it's ripping.

You can go one step further and play any track from the CD while
ripping other tracks off the same CD. All you need is a good CD
drive. On my several year old Plextor 40x drive, I can play about
7 tracks simultaneously from the same CD before it starts breaking
up.