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why do you think they never caught on? I have been using my pioneer 106s since I got it over a year ago and I still love it!

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Maybe most people are brainwashed by the myth that tray is more safe for the discs than slot. You don't see many CD-ROM drives, burners and home CD or DVD players with similar design.
 

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it's too bad, slot drives save space and effort. I am one lazy bastard, I dont want to push the button to eject the tray. I can just slide the disc right in!

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I was gonna get one of those but it was sold out so I settled for the tray one. But how would you get the disc out if it was stuck like the little hole you push a pin into on the tray one.

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that is only with tray drives as only trays get stuck, but if ever it happened (never has) you can always open it up and remove it that way

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Yeah, I don't see any problem using slot drives. Also it's really cool to see how the discs got sucked in by the machine...
 

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I had a 106S up until late last year. Unfortunately murphies law kicked in and it stopped reading DVD's after 1 year and 1 month of operation. :frown: oh well.

I would have liked to get another, but they are devilishly hard to find with black faceplates.

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Hi LHGPooBaa, I found this site which might have the product you need:

<A HREF="http://www.ocsystem.com/cuscolpion10.html" target="_new">http://www.ocsystem.com/cuscolpion10.html</A>
 

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LOL thanx for the info, but unfortunately your almost 3 months too late hehe.
I found some super fast liteon drives that came with optional black facia's so i got them.
a liteon 16x dvd and 48x24x48x cd-rw.

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that is what krylon is for!

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Oh it is... there is nothing more sensual to see the slot suck in your 8 inches of hard...err... plastic :smile:

Ive been a fan of slot drives ever since i got a pioneer 32x cd-rom.

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krylon? sounds like a brand of somehting nawdy!

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I'm trying to get hold of a Pioneer DVD-106 in the UK at the moment but am not having much luck. Slot models are so much better than tray, I couldn't go back to trays!
 

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For Uk <A HREF="http://www.scan.co.uk" target="_new">http://www.scan.co.uk</A> sells pioneer dvd-106s, though it is only in standard grey sort of colour.
I'm getting mine there if I can't find somewhere that sells black ones.
 

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There is another option: GO to a hardware store and buy this stuff called 'vinyl dye'.
Its different to simple paint as it actually soaks into the plastic. giving it a streak free colouring AND its impossible to scratch or flake off.


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I havm't tried this yet, but I think i'll probably give it a go. <A HREF="http://www.modthebox.com/vinyldye3.html" target="_new">http://www.modthebox.com/vinyldye3.html</A>
 

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thats the stuff yeah.

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