VideoHelp Forum




+ Reply to Thread
Results 1 to 11 of 11
  1. I'm looking at laptops at Dell and they come with the following:
    8-24-10-24X SWDVD/CDRW Combo Drive

    I've spent the past half hour looking all over the internet, but I cannot find out what the hell SWDVD is. I can only guess that it means software, or single write?

    Can anybody explain this to me?

    Thanks!
    Quote Quote  
  2. Member
    Join Date
    Oct 2002
    Location
    Huntsville, Ontario, Cana
    Search Comp PM
    --
    Will
    Quote Quote  
  3. Originally Posted by willy_annand
    I can't read chinese.
    Quote Quote  
  4. Babelfish Translation:
    http://babelfish.altavista.com/babelfish/urltrurl?lp=zh_en&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.swdvd.com


    Don't understand the above site's connection to Dell though.
    Quote Quote  
  5. Member The village idiot's Avatar
    Join Date
    Apr 2002
    Location
    Adrift among the STUPID
    Search Comp PM
    Originally Posted by Gil T Pleasure
    Babelfish Translation:
    http://babelfish.altavista.com/babelfish/urltrurl?lp=zh_en&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.swdvd.com


    Don't understand the above site's connection to Dell though.
    It very likely has no connection to Dell.
    Hope is the trap the world sets for you every night when you go to sleep and the only reason you have to get up in the morning is the hope that this day, things will get better... But they never do, do they?
    Quote Quote  
  6. So the original poster's question still stands:

    What is SWDVD?
    Quote Quote  
  7. Member Faustus's Avatar
    Join Date
    Apr 2002
    Location
    Dallas, TX
    Search Comp PM
    I will take a random shot in the dark and says its a DVD Rom / CD burner using a software decoder.

    More to the point, dells laptops come with either cd burners, dvdroms, combo cd burners/dvdrom, or +RW DVD Burners. I know this cause I actually kinda like dells laptops and their decision to not even option an option with a DVD-R makes my sad. of course it was to be expected. But when I get my next laptop it means I get the cheapest option and add a burner myself.
    Quote Quote  
  8. Member The village idiot's Avatar
    Join Date
    Apr 2002
    Location
    Adrift among the STUPID
    Search Comp PM
    Originally Posted by Gil T Pleasure
    So the original poster's question still stands:

    What is SWDVD?
    And if I had found the answer, I would have put it in the post.

    I would lean towards the software decoder idea too.
    Hope is the trap the world sets for you every night when you go to sleep and the only reason you have to get up in the morning is the hope that this day, things will get better... But they never do, do they?
    Quote Quote  
  9. Member
    Join Date
    Dec 2002
    Location
    Texas USA
    Search Comp PM
    Originally Posted by willy_annand
    That's got to be the most useless answer I've ever seen on dvdrhelp.com

    Good job. 8)

    Read the Babelfish translation. It's for Songs of Winds or something.
    I'm not online anymore. Ask BALDRICK, LORDSMURF or SATSTORM for help. PM's are ignored.
    Quote Quote  
  10. Member
    Join Date
    May 2003
    Location
    australia
    Search Comp PM
    would swdvd rom mean SoftWare DVD Rom
    Quote Quote  
  11. Member
    Join Date
    Sep 2001
    Location
    Japan
    Search Comp PM
    Originally Posted by poison
    would swdvd rom mean SoftWare DVD Rom
    = DaemonTools ? 8)
    Quote Quote  
Visit our sponsor! Try DVDFab and backup Blu-rays!