S
Sam
Hi there,
I would like to burn some home movies onto dvd that I can send to family and
friends in Europe. They use PAL. I currently have a Toshiba DVD player
that only plays DVD-R's. I don't know what kind -R or +R players they are
using there. So, to be on the safe side, I would like a reliable although
not necessarily fast DVD writer. A dual layer is nice to have but I don't
know if this is really necessary.
I currently own a few computers. The most current is a Dell Inspiron 1150
laptop. It has 2.8G P4 Processor and a 60 G hard drive with 39G available.
I also have a 1.8G Celeron with 256 Ram and a 20G hard drive. Finally, I
have a solid P3 800 mhz 640 M SDRAM with a WD 120G hard drive.
I am trying to figure out the best way to go here. I have a PCI firewire
card that will work in the P3 and Celeron system because that's what I will
need to use to transfer the movies. My laptop doesnt have a firewire. I
would have to buy one.
I really don't want to shell out a lot of money here because the use of the
DVD will be rather limited. It was suggested that I get an external 5 1/2
enclosure and a bitsetting writer such as a Pioneer 108 +-R DVD player. I
didnt see bitsetting in the specs for the Pioneer. I want to ensure that my
home movies will play on most dvd's out there.
What advice is recommended?
I would like to burn some home movies onto dvd that I can send to family and
friends in Europe. They use PAL. I currently have a Toshiba DVD player
that only plays DVD-R's. I don't know what kind -R or +R players they are
using there. So, to be on the safe side, I would like a reliable although
not necessarily fast DVD writer. A dual layer is nice to have but I don't
know if this is really necessary.
I currently own a few computers. The most current is a Dell Inspiron 1150
laptop. It has 2.8G P4 Processor and a 60 G hard drive with 39G available.
I also have a 1.8G Celeron with 256 Ram and a 20G hard drive. Finally, I
have a solid P3 800 mhz 640 M SDRAM with a WD 120G hard drive.
I am trying to figure out the best way to go here. I have a PCI firewire
card that will work in the P3 and Celeron system because that's what I will
need to use to transfer the movies. My laptop doesnt have a firewire. I
would have to buy one.
I really don't want to shell out a lot of money here because the use of the
DVD will be rather limited. It was suggested that I get an external 5 1/2
enclosure and a bitsetting writer such as a Pioneer 108 +-R DVD player. I
didnt see bitsetting in the specs for the Pioneer. I want to ensure that my
home movies will play on most dvd's out there.
What advice is recommended?