Pioneer 106s Slot DVD

_sk · 7th August 2001, 4:29 AM

Hey dudes.
Anyone got one of these? If so, have you had any problems with it? I hope it's not too noisy. Also I heard that it takes less time to read a CD from when you first insert it, is that true?
Any advice/feedback appreciated!

Thanks.
_sk

mrjimmyc · 7th August 2001, 7:15 AM

Ive had a 106S drive for a few months now and must say that it is extremely quiet.. It is a damn site quieter than my Sony 48X cd drive that it replaced which used to sound like a jet taking off...
The drive picks up both pressed and burnt cds very quickly and is very good for digital audio extraction if that is important to you.. I recommend it whole heartedly.

J

AcIlLaTeM · 7th August 2001, 12:47 PM

Hey,

Similar, but I've got a Pioneer 105S slot drive. Upgraded firmware to make it region free, works no problem. Months have gone by now and only recently, it will read DVD's, but put a normal CD in there, music CD, whatever, it won't read it.

Now I can only play DVD's with it.

DeLaw340 · 7th August 2001, 1:56 PM

If your 105S dose not read music CDs youv'e screwed up something. Mine work fine on all kinds of formats.

bobjohns · 7th August 2001, 4:52 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by AcIlLaTeM

Hey,

Similar, but I've got a Pioneer 105S slot drive. Upgraded firmware to make it region free, works no problem. Months have gone by now and only recently, it will read DVD's, but put a normal CD in there, music CD, whatever, it won't read it.

Now I can only play DVD's with it.

Are you sure the anologe out on your sound card ins't screwed. This may prevent you from hearing music from your DVD player. But if you can't play CD's in general my diagnosis would be something/someone is screwed.

_sk · 11th August 2001, 1:36 AM

I got a 106s now and I love it. Have any of you guys who own one flashed it to a region free firmware yet? I know a few places where I can get the fimrware but I hear that once you flash to a new version, you can't go back to an older one if you have problems?
Thanks.

Son Gokou · 15th August 2001, 8:38 PM

Got my 106s dvdrom for about 3 months now and just flashed to region free firmware......so far no problem with it

Bone · 24th August 2001, 10:28 PM

with the slot load dvds, can u play the small discs in them? ie. 2" aprox.

oh and wat does digital audio extraction exactly do? does the normal tray version have digital audio extraction?

Thanx

Funkdafied · 26th August 2001, 9:07 AM

nope, it doesnt take those small CDs...
and it does DAE... don't see why it shouldn't be able to?

emajor · 26th August 2001, 8:23 PM

Bone - DAE means to rip the audio directly off a cd as data. You would use this to convert tracks to MP3. Some drives are better at this than others...

Hope that helped.

Anyone know if the 116 model will read those little 2" cd's?

Andrew

emajor · 26th August 2001, 8:47 PM

Some more questions, is there any noise difference between the slot loading 106 model and the 116 model? You would think that the cover would damp the noise a little bit...

Also, is there any difference between the actual drive in the 106 and the 116? ie do they operate identically, bar the actual way it sucks in the cd?

Thanks

Andrew

DeLaw340 · 26th August 2001, 9:46 PM

The slot model has digital out and the tray does not

emajor · 27th August 2001, 9:32 AM

Can I use that digital out to connect to a Minidisc Player to copy tracks and automatically use the track numbering?

If the cd/dvd-rom doesn't have digital out, can you use the digital out of the soundcard to do the same thing?

Thanks again guys, I love this forum!

Andrew

DeLaw340 · 27th August 2001, 1:23 PM

The d-out plugs in your sound cards d-input if it has one Then your sound cards d-out would plug into your mini diskif it has a digital input. This gives you Digital to digital instead or analog to digital recordings like a regular CD-Rom would give you.

frombrosis · 27th August 2001, 1:27 PM

i have a pioneer 106s... i wholeheartedly recommend it

it's pretty quiet when reading cds/dvds and the slot mechanism is sweet

7th August 2001, 4:29 AM	#1
_sk Member Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: Perth Posts: 27	Pioneer 106s Slot DVD Hey dudes. Anyone got one of these? If so, have you had any problems with it? I hope it's not too noisy. Also I heard that it takes less time to read a CD from when you first insert it, is that true? Any advice/feedback appreciated! Thanks. _sk

24th August 2001, 10:28 PM	#8
Bone Member Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: Sydney Posts: 1,119	with the slot load dvds, can u play the small discs in them? ie. 2" aprox. oh and wat does digital audio extraction exactly do? does the normal tray version have digital audio extraction? Thanx __________________ sig

27th August 2001, 1:27 PM	#15
frombrosis Member Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: Sydney Posts: 109	pioneer 106s i have a pioneer 106s... i wholeheartedly recommend it it's pretty quiet when reading cds/dvds and the slot mechanism is sweet

7th August 2001, 7:15 AM	#2
mrjimmyc Member Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: Penrith Posts: 383	Ive had a 106S drive for a few months now and must say that it is extremely quiet.. It is a damn site quieter than my Sony 48X cd drive that it replaced which used to sound like a jet taking off... The drive picks up both pressed and burnt cds very quickly and is very good for digital audio extraction if that is important to you.. I recommend it whole heartedly. J

7th August 2001, 12:47 PM	#3
AcIlLaTeM Member Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: Sydney, Australia Posts: 122	Hey, Similar, but I've got a Pioneer 105S slot drive. Upgraded firmware to make it region free, works no problem. Months have gone by now and only recently, it will read DVD's, but put a normal CD in there, music CD, whatever, it won't read it. Now I can only play DVD's with it.

7th August 2001, 1:56 PM	#4
DeLaw340 Member Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: Baton Rouge, Louisiana Posts: 58	If your 105S dose not read music CDs youv'e screwed up something. Mine work fine on all kinds of formats.

11th August 2001, 1:36 AM	#6
_sk Member Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: Perth Posts: 27	I got a 106s now and I love it. Have any of you guys who own one flashed it to a region free firmware yet? I know a few places where I can get the fimrware but I hear that once you flash to a new version, you can't go back to an older one if you have problems? Thanks.

15th August 2001, 8:38 PM	#7
Son Gokou Member Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: Melb Posts: 612	Got my 106s dvdrom for about 3 months now and just flashed to region free firmware......so far no problem with it

26th August 2001, 9:07 AM	#9
Funkdafied Member Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: Sydney, NSW Posts: 774	nope, it doesnt take those small CDs... and it does DAE... don't see why it shouldn't be able to?

26th August 2001, 8:23 PM	#10
emajor Member Join Date: Aug 2001 Posts: 5	Bone - DAE means to rip the audio directly off a cd as data. You would use this to convert tracks to MP3. Some drives are better at this than others... Hope that helped. Anyone know if the 116 model will read those little 2" cd's? Andrew

26th August 2001, 8:47 PM	#11
emajor Member Join Date: Aug 2001 Posts: 5	Some more questions, is there any noise difference between the slot loading 106 model and the 116 model? You would think that the cover would damp the noise a little bit... Also, is there any difference between the actual drive in the 106 and the 116? ie do they operate identically, bar the actual way it sucks in the cd? Thanks Andrew

26th August 2001, 9:46 PM	#12
DeLaw340 Member Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: Baton Rouge, Louisiana Posts: 58	The slot model has digital out and the tray does not

27th August 2001, 9:32 AM	#13
emajor Member Join Date: Aug 2001 Posts: 5	Can I use that digital out to connect to a Minidisc Player to copy tracks and automatically use the track numbering? If the cd/dvd-rom doesn't have digital out, can you use the digital out of the soundcard to do the same thing? Thanks again guys, I love this forum! Andrew

27th August 2001, 1:23 PM	#14
DeLaw340 Member Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: Baton Rouge, Louisiana Posts: 58	The d-out plugs in your sound cards d-input if it has one Then your sound cards d-out would plug into your mini diskif it has a digital input. This gives you Digital to digital instead or analog to digital recordings like a regular CD-Rom would give you.