Do people put optical drives in their dash?

**Erock** · 07-04-2007, 10:19 AM

I'm guessing that somebody has done this, but I didn't really know what to search for and I haven't seen one yet. Do people put optical drives in their dash, like a dvd drive to play a dvd someone rented or something? If people do this, do they use a super long IDE cable or do they get a serial ATA optical drive or what?

Thanks
Erock

**tonystoolroom** · 07-04-2007, 10:28 AM

A firewire slot loading drive seems to be the ticket

**Erock** · 07-04-2007, 11:18 AM

Hey thanks for the reply. I couldn't find any of these drives on newegg, what is the most common brand?

**greatwhite** · 07-04-2007, 11:23 AM

There's lot sof these types of install around.
Slot load dvd drives can be had almost anywhere. They're mainly for laptops. I used a laptop DVD drive with an adapter that converted it to usb interface and mounted it just below my screen in the dash.

Cheers

BJ

**Erock** · 07-04-2007, 11:43 AM

Ah that's a good idea as well. That would make it easier then buying a special firewire drive.

**tonystoolroom** · 07-04-2007, 02:49 PM

I thought the MP3 store had them,, but firewire slot load drives can be found here

http://www.gnetcanada.com/vehiclepc-...xternaldvd.asp

and prolly cheaper on ebay...

**gordo** · 07-04-2007, 03:02 PM

there are a few slot loaded drives on ebay but when i searched slot loaded drive only 1 came up so u might have to browse through a few pages in the cd/dvd drive catagory the price wasnt to bad on some of them though

**Erock** · 07-04-2007, 06:20 PM

Do the firewire drives have advantageous over the IDE -> USB drives?

Erock

**we87** · 07-04-2007, 06:34 PM

http://www.meritline.com/usb-to-ide-network-cable.html

If you use something like that, a USB to IDE converter, than you can use a variety of different drives and you can find em cheap usually...

As far as I know, firewire drives are expensive. That would be the only difference that I can think of.

I second that question though, whats the advantages of firewire over usb, and vice versa....