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plunar

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when hi8 or whatever came out there were special VHS cassettes that weren't really cassettes so much as adaptors - you'd put the mini tape inside it, then put it inside your vcr and wala - your VHS vcr is playing hi8 on your tv.

isn't there some sort of dvd ring thingy that you use to have mini dvds load in a slot drive?
 
There was NEVER an adapter made to play a 8mm or Hi8 tape in a VHS machine. Perhaps you're thinking of the VHS-C format. There was and still is an adapter available to play VHS-C cassettes in a VHS VCR.

There are rings made for MiniDVDs, but that ring is to help stabilize the small discs in tray-loading players and drives. All of the one's I've seen (so far) have a declaimer stating they are not to be used in slot loading drives.

If there is one available that's recommended for slot loading drives, I've yet to see it.

-DH
 
If there is one available that's recommended for slot loading drives, I've yet to see it.-DH

Memorex make an adapter that they say will work for slot loading drives [link]. But they add a disclaimer that it may not work with vertical slot drives. Therefore while it should be good for a Mac Mini, MB, or MBP, it may not be a solution for the iMac.
 
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Probably cheaper and safer to buy an external dvd drive rather than risking damaging your internal one which could cost hundreds to repair.
 
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