IEEE Spectrum article on DVD modding

macboy · 4th July 2005, 02:11 PM

Some exposure for our hobby:
The IEEE Spectrum magazine has published an article on DIY'ers performing modifications to low end gear like cheap DVD players. The article even goes into detail on how to mod a Toshiba SD4960 (or Samsung DVD-HD841). I like this passage from the article: "The three places where tweaks to an inexpensive player can make the most difference are the power supply, the power supply, and the power supply.".

Even though it's not a mainstream publication, it is still interesting to see some exposure for our hobby (and our forum, which is mentioned in the article). I'm sure that many who read it didn't realise that there were so many people out there doing this.
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SY · 4th July 2005, 04:09 PM

Nice plug for us! Thanks for the link.

janneman · 4th July 2005, 05:47 PM

I didn't know the IEEE had sunk so deep. They must be desperate for copy...

Jan Didden

mlloyd1 · 5th July 2005, 08:24 PM

Jan

I agree. I find this rather surprising ...

mlloyd1

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Originally posted by janneman I didn't know the IEEE had sunk so deep. They must be desperate for copy...

gmarsh · 5th July 2005, 11:57 PM

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Then spin a disk on auto-repeat for a day or two to "burn-in" the unit; the sound will surely improve during burn-in.

last thing I expected in an IEEE article...

mb · 8th July 2005, 06:09 AM

Don't be too harsh -- the author's one of us on diyaudio.com

Extreme_Boky · 8th July 2005, 06:19 AM

It appears to me the Forums are actually full of useful informations. Some members, but not all, are starting to open-up their box of secrets which is really nice to see.

There are many nice discussions for those who have time to read and are interested in variety of fields - power supplies being only one very small part of Forum subjects.

I don't think anyone is writing the history here, but many manufacturers should login from time to time with their notepads ready to write down a hint or 2.

Extreme_Boky

4th July 2005, 02:11 PM	#1
macboy diyAudio Member Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Ottawa, Canada	IEEE Spectrum article on DVD modding Some exposure for our hobby: The IEEE Spectrum magazine has published an article on DIY'ers performing modifications to low end gear like cheap DVD players. The article even goes into detail on how to mod a Toshiba SD4960 (or Samsung DVD-HD841). I like this passage from the article: "The three places where tweaks to an inexpensive player can make the most difference are the power supply, the power supply, and the power supply.". Even though it's not a mainstream publication, it is still interesting to see some exposure for our hobby (and our forum, which is mentioned in the article). I'm sure that many who read it didn't realise that there were so many people out there doing this. .

4th July 2005, 04:09 PM	#2
SY diyAudio Moderator Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Austin, TX Blog Entries: 1	Nice plug for us! Thanks for the link. __________________ “Listening to records is like ****ing a picture of Brigitte Bardot.” - Sergiu Celibidache

4th July 2005, 05:47 PM	#3
janneman diyAudio Member Join Date: May 2002 Location: Where Germany, The Netherlands and Belgium meet Blog Entries: 6	I didn't know the IEEE had sunk so deep. They must be desperate for copy... Jan Didden __________________ /Another new issue: Linear Audio Volume 3!

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8th July 2005, 06:09 AM	#6
mb diyAudio Member Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Singapore	Don't be too harsh -- the author's one of us on diyaudio.com

8th July 2005, 06:19 AM	#7
Extreme_Boky diyAudio Member Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Sydney	It appears to me the Forums are actually full of useful informations. Some members, but not all, are starting to open-up their box of secrets which is really nice to see. There are many nice discussions for those who have time to read and are interested in variety of fields - power supplies being only one very small part of Forum subjects. I don't think anyone is writing the history here, but many manufacturers should login from time to time with their notepads ready to write down a hint or 2. Extreme_Boky

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