Question on Pioneer Slot load DVD's.

[HaloEighty8]

Hey all just picked up a SCSI version which is the DVD-305s and it's kind of loud. Are all these slot load drives kind of on the loud side? Just curious.. Thx!!

 

[HaloEighty8]

no one?

 

[Supergax]

Yes. Well, for DVD's they are fine since it's spinning at a lower speed, as well as audio-cd's. But they are kinda noisy for regular cd-rom usage. The Pioneer tray loading models on the otherhand are quiet.

 

[Rpower]

I have the same drive. It is a little louder than my Plextor CD-ROM on data cd's at high speeds. but I do not use the drive for that most of the time. I use it for the special features on DVD movie disks.

 

[Marine]

The 305S is the earlier generation of DVD player and is very loud. The latest the 106S (ATAPI) is much quieter, less than half as loud as the 305S. I have an all SCSI system and wanted the 305S to keep everything on the SCSI bus, but it's so loud, I traded it in for a 106S. Lower CPU utilization and better performance than the SCSI drive. I never thought I'd use an EIDE/ATAPI device, but it's in the machine and coexists very well. With WinDVD, movies are smooth and it's faster at ripping CDs than the 305. Go figure.