Drive swap for Apex 600a to enable DVDRam playback-possible?

[NG]

Hi - I just got a Panasonic DVD Recorder shortly ago and found that usually only Panasonic DVD Players will actually play the RAM discs.

I have my old 600a 9/99 LH 600a as well as the crappy 500 that looks like it can't be changed inside - but am not 100% sure.

If I get a DVD-Rom drives that is capable of playing DVD-Ram (like the LG models) and swap it with the one in the 600a would that enable the unit to playback dvd-ram or would it be a no go no matter what?

Thanks for any information

Gordon

[ofbarea]

Try posting your question in here. http://www.nerd-out.com/forum/

Personally I do not think it will work because DVD-RAM video files do not have the same format of plain MPEG or VOB files. In addition the Apex player may not recognize the naming convention of these files.

[QuaiBoy]

If you have a DVD-RAM compatible drive, give it a go. I seriously doubt that any damage could be done in trying. Lots of PC drives can read them... Lite-On/JLMS drives for instance.

Best of Luck,
-Evan-

[Madz]

I have my doubts because the player's factory firmware doesn't recognize DVD data disks (only DVD Video). The OFFA (modifed Sampo 631CF), however, can recognize a DVD data disk (+/-R[W]) filled w/ MP3's or MPG files if setup to do so (and assuming the reader will load it!). What do you get if you offload a ton of MP3's to a DVD-RAM (assuming these would be data disks)?

[wulf109]

There's another problem,the 600A verifies the DVD-ROM on bootup and some DVD-ROM drives will not respond and the 600A will not work. I had a 600A and I know that my Hitachi and Sony DVD-ROM's would not work.