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TheLandYacht · 07-07-2007, 03:07 PM

Quote: Originally Posted by long.1

Thanks Nislo - I had hoped to hear about something like that. Being able to screw into both sides would be perfect. I'll have to take a browse through Dick Smith / JayCar.

Thanks Pyrex, the optical drive is mostly so that I can watch DVD's - I have two rear headrest monitors. As far as location of the drive goes, I believe it's the most convenient place given I'm trying to keep things relatively concealed. You're right though as far as CD's are concerned, I'll probably never listen to them via the carputer. My car's ICC / Head Unit has a stock in-dash 6-disc CD player.

Cheers,

Long.1

I think what he was getting at was "why put the dvd drive in that box under the seat". That makes it very difficult to get to. An alternate solution that others have come to is either to get an extra long IDE cable & mount an internal drive elsewhere, or get an external drive, run a usb cable to a relatively accessible location, but keep the drive unplugged and stashed except when you're using it.

07-07-2007, 03:07 PM	#7
TheLandYacht Constant Bitrate Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Austin, TX Posts: 218	Quote: Originally Posted by long.1 Thanks Nislo - I had hoped to hear about something like that. Being able to screw into both sides would be perfect. I'll have to take a browse through Dick Smith / JayCar. Thanks Pyrex, the optical drive is mostly so that I can watch DVD's - I have two rear headrest monitors. As far as location of the drive goes, I believe it's the most convenient place given I'm trying to keep things relatively concealed. You're right though as far as CD's are concerned, I'll probably never listen to them via the carputer. My car's ICC / Head Unit has a stock in-dash 6-disc CD player. Cheers, Long.1 I think what he was getting at was "why put the dvd drive in that box under the seat". That makes it very difficult to get to. An alternate solution that others have come to is either to get an extra long IDE cable & mount an internal drive elsewhere, or get an external drive, run a usb cable to a relatively accessible location, but keep the drive unplugged and stashed except when you're using it.