THIS COULD BE THE SAME PIT TRAP I GOT CAUGHT UP IN A YEAR OR SO AGO WITH AN ACER DRIVE THAT WAS ADVERTISED ON THEIR WEBSITE AS SUPPORTING KARAOKE. IT ALL BOILED DOWN TO THEM HIDING BEHIND THE BROAD TERM "KARAOKE" WHEN IN FACT THEY DO NOT SUPPORT KARAOKE IN CDG FORM BUT DO SUPPORT KARAOKE IN VCD FORM. THEY WOULDN'T DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT BECAUSE THEY SAID THEY WERE 'TECHNICALLY CORRECT", EVEN THOUGH THE NATURAL ASSUMPTION ON THE PUBLIC'S PART WHEN SEEING THE WORD "KARAOKE" IS THAT THEY MEAN CDG, THE POPULAR KARAOKE FORM. THEIR SUPPORT PEOPLE KEPT SENDING ME SOFTWARE AND REFERRING ME TO OTHER SOFTWARE COMPANIES. FINALLY GOT TO TALK TO THEIR ENGINEER WHO "STRAIGHTENED ME OUT". CUTE HUH?
SO IT IS POSSIBLE THAT THE TDK DRIVE SUPPORTS KARAOKE, BUT NOT IN CDG FORMAT.
TAKE CARE,
GEORGE
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