Compatibility list

Brendan · Post by **Brendan** » Sun Dec 30, 2007 1:58 pm

I'm looking fot an external cdg burner/player for my Mac. The compatibility list says the HP dvd1040e will work but on the box of the drive it say its only compatible for Windows? Does this work with Mac?

Post by **dave** » Sun Dec 30, 2007 2:41 pm

if it says it is compatible on THIS web site, then it is.

remember: 90% of the world does not even know that macintosh exists, do not be dismayed that they are unaware of us. do not be mislead by their insistence that there is no such thing as mac.

Brendan · Post by **Brendan** » Tue Jan 01, 2008 7:58 pm

Thanks Dave, i am new to the Mac world myself. I got fed up with Windows and took the dive. I love your software, i will be purchasing it as soon as i get my drive. Thanks for the support during my transition into the Mac world.
Thanks again! Brendan

Post by **dave** » Tue Jan 01, 2008 11:57 pm

it is utterly my pleasure

Brendan · Post by **Brendan** » Sat Jan 05, 2008 10:03 pm

I just purchased the HPDVD1040e and it works, i was a little nervous about buying it, but you were right! I performed a test burn on two songs, i can play it back in Kjams but when i try to play it in my Karaoke component player it says "No disk" Do i need to change the format when i burn or is it the cheap karaoke player?

Post by **dave** » Sun Jan 06, 2008 1:26 am

burn on CD-R, not CD-RW
do not use color discs
if it still does not work, please test two more hardware players before blaming the disc burner.
if it is the burner, i need to know so i can warn people.

Brendan · Post by **Brendan** » Sun Jan 06, 2008 2:41 am

Okay, i'll try a buddies player. The filles on the CD say AIFF. files, is this right? I am using CD-R's , not colored. I played them on my Mac Book and imac through Kjams with no problem.

Post by **dave** » Sun Jan 06, 2008 11:33 am

yes on the mac a CD pretends to contain AIFF files

there are some burners which create CD audio discs that play in computers but NOT in real hardware. These are the impostors IMHO and must be weeded out from the herd. or something.

-dave

Brendan · Post by **Brendan** » Sun Jan 06, 2008 12:39 pm

Okay, so you think it could be my Drive? Are you confident i did everything right? I know someone else in the forums purchased this drive. I can't find the post now. I would like to contact him to see if he has the same problem. Anyone know who this is? I will report back if this CD does not work on another player. Thanks

Post by **dave** » Sun Jan 06, 2008 12:48 pm

yes it *could* be your drive but at this point it could be your hardware player, so we need more info.

Brendan · Post by **Brendan** » Sun Jan 06, 2008 10:46 pm

I played the cd on a friends machine, It works! but the video is not great. Hard to read some of the text and part of the sound was distorted. When i got home , i tried to burn another test but it did not play on my machine either, it says "No disc" When i burn, i place two songs in a folder and go to flie/burn playlist. Is this the right way?
Cheers

Post by **dave** » Mon Jan 07, 2008 12:24 pm

By "folder" you must mean "playlist" right? yes that's the right way. i'm beginning to suspect your burner. The video should come out PERFECT (if the original plays perfect), and the audio should as well. always.

-dave

Brendan · Post by **Brendan** » Mon Jan 07, 2008 8:43 pm

Okay, well thanx for the timely response Dave, i'll be returning my drive Manana! On the hunt for another Drive Thank you

Brendan · Post by **Brendan** » Mon Jan 07, 2008 9:07 pm

And yes, i did mean playlist

Brendan · Post by **Brendan** » Sun Apr 27, 2008 4:39 pm

Does the disc burner plug in support de interleaving? If i remember right, my drive is able to copy cdg's but not burn them from Kjams. I would like to create mix cdg's. I have not purchased the plugin because i have been unable to use it due to my drives limitations.
Thanks

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