dvd burner

[W. Blake]

(e-mail address removed) wrote in 4ax.com:

I'd also recommend Nero burning software, and I think you can get it
bundled with the Lite-On drive.

As far as software goes, Nero works, but you'll need to couple it with
DVDShrink or another program to do the compressing before you can burn
anything. Lots of people do that, and it does work, but I question whether
it's the best choice. I recently downloaded 123 Copy DVD, which AFAIK is
the only remaining full-service burner. It decrypts, shrinks and burns.
There's a free trial on Download.com, and the full version is around 30
bucks. The last time I checked the price on Nero, it was somewhere around
70. 123 Copy is a good program, and I've been very pleased with it so far.

Hope that helps,
W. Blake

 

[David Chien]

Today, two choices:

Dirt-cheap: eg. Staples this week for the 8x burner at $49.
+ cheap
- burns may not be as reliable

Expensive but great: eg. Plextor 12x px-712a $199
+ one of the best burn PI/PO results around, esp. good at 8x+ burns
and better than the other burners. see www.cdrinfo.com review.
- expensive