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DVD Burners and which one is the best!!!
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24. February 2005 @ 13:12 |
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Back to the thread, I have ended up with a Plextor ROM for the reading (Plextor have a good rep) & 3 108s because Pioneer has a good reputation in making quality gear. Firmware updates seem to improve performance.
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wild77
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24. February 2005 @ 20:12 |
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then there are the semi-fanatical Plextor nuts who'll settle for nothing less :P
Why go semi-fanatical,Plextor is the only drive for me!
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dchet98
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26. February 2005 @ 16:13 |
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Looking for a new DL burner. Any experience with or opinions on the NEC 3520A (16X DVD+R, 8X DVD+RW, 4X DVD+R DL, 16X DVD-R, 6X DVD-RW, 48X CD-R, 24X CD-RW
)? It almost seems too good for the price. ($58 shipped on NewEgg)
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hdee53
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27. February 2005 @ 01:15 |
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Just purchased this burner from I/O-Magic with a nice rebate as said in my earlier thread. However, after reading this forum, I have a feeling that I would be better off returning this burner IOMagic's IDVD16DD to Staple and buy the NEC 3520A, instead. (It would cost me $19 more.) Is this a right feeling?
I am a newbie here and don't have much experiences with dvd burner but would like to buy one with DL capability to burn backup copies for my children's dvds. This burner is to replace my 8x Khypermedia (6 months old) because I am having a lot of problem with backup copies, even with good level of compressing by dvdshrink (78%).
Many thaanks in advance
Dee
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28. February 2005 @ 15:28 |
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Dog_Z123
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1. March 2005 @ 06:08 |
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For unbiased review/opinions check out http://videohelp.com and click on dvd writers. They actually rate the NEC higher than the plextor and it is about $50 less.
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1. March 2005 @ 07:54 |
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How exactly is videohelp unbiased? It's user comments just like this thread.
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Dog_Z123
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1. March 2005 @ 09:04 |
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Well what I meant by unbiased is that they are reviews based on actual results and not preconceived results (i.e. my brand is the best)
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1. March 2005 @ 09:52 |
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Seems to me this thread largely based on personal experience as well.
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DarnIT
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12. March 2005 @ 08:06 |
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hello im back again!
my question of the day is :
now that i have my plextor and all of the software it came with do i need to get any other type of dvd ripping or decrytping or shrinking softwares? or its ok to just use what plextor gave me?
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12. March 2005 @ 11:57 |
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hello im back again!
my question of the day is :
now that i have my plextor and all of the software it came with do i need to get any other type of dvd ripping or decrytping or shrinking softwares? or its ok to just use what plextor gave me?
It all depends what you want to do with the software. If you are in the U.S. or Canada, your Plextor came with the Basic version of Roxio. If you want to do alot of video editing, you will want to get the full version.
The software that comes with any burner will not dupe copy protected discs. If you want to do that, you will still need the free software that is out there. Roxio will burn files from DVD Shrink or DVD Decrypter.
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DarnIT
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14. March 2005 @ 23:04 |
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Thank you so much for the fast help. It really helped a lot and it saved me some cash.
My new question is that sometimes when I shrink it says low on memory, how can i fix this? Ive cleaned as much as I could on my computer, is there something i can buy to give my laptop more free space or memory to save or store some of my backup files? also i recently added a 512mb ram to my laptop so i could use my dvd burner. Hope I make sense, thank u again!
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14. March 2005 @ 23:24 |
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Does it say low on memory, hard drive space or virtual memory? There is a world of difference.
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DarnIT
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15. March 2005 @ 04:25 |
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I think it says virtual memory.
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DarnIT
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15. March 2005 @ 04:50 |
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Sorry let me correct myself:
It says DVD Shrink encountered and error and cannot continue. Out of memory. The paging file is too small for this operation to complete.
Thank u!
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DarnIT
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15. March 2005 @ 09:18 |
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Its my computer that pops up in a small bubble that says low on virtual memory while its backing up. Thank u again!
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15. March 2005 @ 11:41 |
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Ok then, here goes, click on start, right click my computer, go to properties, advanced, performance settings, got to advanced, change virtual memory, enter a value just less than the max possible, say 10-15M, apply, away you go!!
Hope this helps,
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DarnIT
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15. March 2005 @ 11:58 |
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Hi,where do i enter that number? the initial size (mb) box has 576 and the maximum size (mb) box has 1152? thanks again so much!
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15. March 2005 @ 13:49 |
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Go into advanced, press the CHANGE button, enter the new figure in the INITIAL size box, press the SET button. You should then have it.
It is really VERY, VERY simple to do!
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DarnIT
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15. March 2005 @ 16:49 |
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Thanks a bunch.
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DarnIT
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15. March 2005 @ 19:18 |
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Hello back again, even after doing that the disc I am burning seems to be way too large for the shrink to back it up. 33% of the back up overfills the memory. Is there a way to backup half and than do the other half or can I buy more space for my laptop?
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DarnIT
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15. March 2005 @ 20:57 |
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I know I know its me again. This time I tried to write it with Decrypter and the writing worked - however my 4.7 8x ridata blank dvd isnt enough to hold the amount on the file so it wont burn - what can i do to make it fit the disc? or is there another type of disc large enough to fit the large file?
so sorry
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15. March 2005 @ 22:41 |
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Quote,
"Thanks a bunch"
Down our way, that is considered sarcasm.
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15. March 2005 @ 22:42 |
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Sounds like you need a bigger HD for your laptop. You need at least 10gig free.
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DarnIT
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16. March 2005 @ 07:40 |
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no sarcasm intended. any help is great help. thanks again.
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