How to burn DVDs on an iBook Clamshell?

Hello,
I've got an 466MHz Clamshell with the built-in Apple combo drive that is not able to burn CDs and DVDs. So I was wondering how to modify or upgrade the iBook to make it burning such media. I found this: http://tinyurl.com/2nodg9 on eBay and as the item descriptions say it can be used in an iBook Clamshell. I know that you are not able to use the drive bezel if you want to use the new drive, of course. Do you think this drive is suitable or are there better alternative? Excuse my poor English, please.

Hi
i inserted a blank dvd-r disk and dragged the imovie events into the blank dvd. then i hit burn and waited until the disk popped out and played it on my dvd player. the videos did not work.
Yes - That's NOT THE WAY to do it - What You made is a DATA-DVD and it can in some cases ber used on a computer - BUT NEVER on a DVD-player any brand any type.
What You should do is
• in iMovie - "Share to Media Browser" ( NOT SHARE to iDVD - as the result will be bad to worse) and here as LARGE (Not HD as result will be bad or worse)
• Close iMovie and start iDVD
• From iDVD Media Browser - Import Your Movie and burn this to a DVD
I use only Verbatim - as Cheap media doesn't work (or last) OK
I use DVD-R
I use Pro Quality encoding
I set down Burn Speed to x4 = DVD will play on more DVD-devices eg PS3 as it is sencitive.
(This set down You do under iDVD menu / Preferences / Advance / Burn Speed (at bottom) )
You now make a Video-DVD and encoded as such. - This will take TIME !
iDVD do not care about Mb or Gbs - only on Duration = Movie time + menu time and as follows
iDVD 08, 09 & 11 has three levels of qualities. (vers 7.0.1, 7,0.4 & 7.1.1)
iDVD 6 has the two last ones
• Professional Quality (movies + menus up to 120 min.) - BEST (Takes x2 to calculate encoding)
• Best Performances (movies + menus less than 60 min.) - High quality on final DVD
• High Quality (in iDVD08 or 09) / Best Quality (in iDVD6) (movies + menus up to 120 min.) - slightly lower quality than above
About double on DL DVDs.
Menu can be 15 minutes or even more - I keep it as simple possibly.
Yours Bengt W

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David Pogue's books
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• iMovie’11 & iDVD The Missing Manual (comming April 2011)
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Ruthless people with cold blood coursing through their veins run Apple - probably descendants of the fictional Mr. Potter from "It's a Wonderful Life"! Ahhhh.. There, that feels better.
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