Does anyone know of any good DVD burner hardware out there compatible with Windows XP?

[Mike M.]

I don't like beets! Therefore nobody should eat beets. beethaters say that
beets are evil so it must be true. ;-)
P.S. (aren't you glad I didn't make you scroll way down for this innocuous
drivel?)

 

[GraB]

And when is the last time you DID touch it? I am aware that Roxio
developed a bad reputation with some previous products, but products
improve sometimes. I find 7.5 easy to use and I think I can say it has
been virtually flawless. Unless you have personally experienced or seen
some bad performance, you shouldn't blindly repeat negative "common
knowledge".

Yes, it is simple to use, too simple. You don't get the options you
do in Nero Ultra. It came with my burner and I couldn't get updates
for it. The OEM version that came with the burner could not be
updated. Period. I find Nero far superior.

 

[Bob]

Yes, it is simple to use, too simple. You don't get the options you
do in Nero Ultra. It came with my burner and I couldn't get updates
for it. The OEM version that came with the burner could not be
updated. Period. I find Nero far superior.

That's because you know how to use a personal computer.

For people who do not understand computers, Roxio is their only
choice.


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[billh]

Never used AOL and I am well aware it is a Usenet rule. Point is that it is
time the stupid rule got changed.
billh

 

[Bob]

Never used AOL and I am well aware it is a Usenet rule. Point is that it is
time the stupid rule got changed.

It will change only when the vast majority of Usenet posters cause it
to change by top posting.

You are not the representative of that majority and therefore you are
out of place.

I do not like the idea of driving on the wrong side of the street, but
I certainly would not adopt your attitude if I were driving in
Britain.


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[GraB]

That's because you know how to use a personal computer.

For people who do not understand computers, Roxio is their only
choice.

You still have the option of starting it in Wizards mode.

 

[billh]

I wonder to what extent, if any, I am in the minority if we consider all the
newsgroups. About the only place I ever notice somebody complaining about
top-posting is in what might be called a computer-related newsgroup. This
isn't surprising since the computer people are probably the only ones who
have the faintest idea what Usenet is. Although not based on hard data I get
the feeling top posting is more prevalent in non-computer related groups.
billh

 

[bxf]

Yes, it is simple to use, too simple. You don't get the options you
do in Nero Ultra. It came with my burner and I couldn't get updates
for it. The OEM version that came with the burner could not be
updated. Period. I find Nero far superior.

I don't know how anything can be superior to "works flawlessly". Until
I encounter something that I need to do and Roxio can't do, I can't
think of anything as being superior. And, yes, I am aware that it won't
let you create all types of boot disks, such as what is required to
slipstream SP2 into XP.

 

[bxf]

That's because you know how to use a personal computer.

For people who do not understand computers, Roxio is their only
choice.

So, with the exception of creating a boot disk when slipstreaming SP2
into XP, tell me what I am likely to want to do, that Nero will and
Roxio won't?

 

[Sharon F]

Point is that it is
time the stupid rule got changed.

LOL! Love it! That's probably the best argument I've ever seen for top
posting! Reminds of the lady that cuts the end off the ham to bake it
because "momma always did it that way." Later she finds out this is not
momma's secret to making a great ham. Momma cut the end off so the ham
would fit in the darn pan!

I really don't care - top post, bottom post. Although I do like the use of
judicious snipping regardless of the posting style.

 

[Don Schmidt]

The only rule that applies is what you want. If you write a message, it's
your message and you (we) can place the contents in any manner you (we)
wish.

"Freedom of the Press" as I see it. Hmm... or is it a free speech issue?...

Don
Vancouver, USA
Receiver of the coveted "Letter of Literary Commendation"

 

[Ken Blake, MVP]

I really don't care - top post, bottom post. Although I do like the
use of judicious snipping regardless of the posting style.

Absolutely! Some people complain that bottom posting makes them scroll all
the way down to read the message. I usually reply that top posting is even
worse because it makes me scroll *twice*--first down to read the question,
then back up to read the answer.

But if you snip enough, evrything fits on a single screen and I can see both
the question and answer at once. Then it hardly matters whether you top post
or bottom post.

 

[Bob]

You still have the option of starting it in Wizards mode.

LOL.

The last time I used EZ Creator, its wizard crashed Windows.

So I crashed it to the trash bin. That was before Roxio took over and
before Nero got its act together.



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HOMELAND SECURITY TOLD SONY TO CEASE AND DESIST!

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[Bob]

So, with the exception of creating a boot disk when slipstreaming SP2
into XP, tell me what I am likely to want to do, that Nero will and
Roxio won't?

Work properly for one thing.



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[Bob]

Absolutely! Some people complain that bottom posting makes them scroll all
the way down to read the message. I usually reply that top posting is even
worse because it makes me scroll *twice*--first down to read the question,
then back up to read the answer.

But if you snip enough, evrything fits on a single screen and I can see both
the question and answer at once. Then it hardly matters whether you top post
or bottom post.

Top posting is like watching Carnac or Jepardy.

You get the answer first and then the question.


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SONY IS TRYING TO TAKE OVER YOUR COMPUTER!

HOMELAND SECURITY TOLD SONY TO CEASE AND DESIST!

YOU DO THE SAME - BOYCOTT SONY!

 

[billh]

Absolutely! Some people complain that bottom posting makes them scroll all
the way down to read the message. I usually reply that top posting is even
worse because it makes me scroll *twice*--first down to read the question,
then back up to read the answer.

But if you snip enough, evrything fits on a single screen and I can see
both the question and answer at once. Then it hardly matters whether you
top post or bottom post.

Is that the way it really works? I think most people read the first entry to
get the question and then if it is of interest start reading the replies.
They already know the question so why bother sticking it before what you
really want to see - the answer.
I have seen lots of snipping where the original question was long gone.
billh

 

[Ken Blake, MVP]

Is that the way it really works? I think most people read the first
entry to get the question and then if it is of interest start reading
the replies. They already know the question so why bother sticking it
before what you really want to see - the answer.

No, I don't already know the question. Many, if not most, newsgroup
particpants, hide already read messages. I do, for example. If I didn't, I
would have thousands of messages in a big newsgroup to scroll through every
time I went there. I'm not willing to do that, and when I go to a newsgroup,
I want to see *only* those messages I haven't seen before. If a message
doesn't have a quote of what's gone before, and if that quote isn't readily
accessible, the message is unintelligible and I typically quickly pass it
by.

 

[bxf]

Work properly for one thing.

As I said, from my experience it has been working flawlessly. Unless
your own experience with the 7.5 version is diferent, you have no right
to make statements to the contrary.

 

[bxf]

No, I don't already know the question. Many, if not most, newsgroup
particpants, hide already read messages. I do, for example. If I didn't, I
would have thousands of messages in a big newsgroup to scroll through every
time I went there. I'm not willing to do that, and when I go to a newsgroup,
I want to see *only* those messages I haven't seen before. If a message
doesn't have a quote of what's gone before, and if that quote isn't readily
accessible, the message is unintelligible and I typically quickly pass it
by.

Not only that, but I would add that often a response is intended for a
specific comment/question within the thread, not specifically to
whatever was said in the original post, so if that comment/question is
at the bottom, one really does find it necessary to scroll to the
bottom, read the relevant passage, and then go back to the top to view
the response.

 

[Ken Blake, MVP]

Ken Blake, MVP wrote:

Not only that, but I would add that often a response is intended for a
specific comment/question within the thread, not specifically to
whatever was said in the original post, so if that comment/question is
at the bottom, one really does find it necessary to scroll to the
bottom, read the relevant passage, and then go back to the top to view
the response.

Yes, very good point.