CD/DVD Technology
CD/DVD Players/Burners/Media and duplication software/techniques
Portable DVD Players
Hi all, I was wondering if I could get some opinions on portable DVD players, I'm going to be taking a 28 hour train trip and then 24 hours coming back. So I'm thinking of picking one up.
Have any good brands to look for or bad ones to stay a...
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Cassette to CD
i need cheap salution to doing getting songs of of a tape onto a CD and i need to do it in, like, 3 days. Any ideas?
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Windows activation Problem need HELP !!!
The other day I had my friends re-boot the whole computer for me. The only problem is that I have a HP pavil;ion vf52 but I didn't have the disk that the pc brought along with it. So my friend used his Dell one and re booted the pc for me that ...
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DVD+R problem?
hi,
i'm haveing trouble with some format, or program technicalitys, and everyone that i know who is computer savy is out of ideas, so i turn to you.
I am trying to take pictures put them into a slideshow with music, useing DVD slideshow, put ...
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Hide a file on CD-R
Is there a way to simply hide a file on a CD-R. I would like to burn a data CD with normal viewable files on it with one file that does not show up unless the user is told it is there or actually digs for it. Is that possible?
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DVD won't read
I've got an Acer TravelMate 3000 Series laptop which has an external DVD/CD-RW combo drive. When I inserted a DVD movie, Windows Media Player 10 automatically opened but then displayed a message saying I had no DVD Decoder. Hence I downloaded D...
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audio recording
came across some old LPs in the loft and a record deck (no amp). is it possible to connect up to my hp pc and record onto cd disc. pc does have a cd/dvd burner. other problem seen is record deck as phono plugs on and pc as mini jack sockets
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need knowledge
I'm interested in coping some of my older DVD's. Is this called burning or coping. What external hardware is the best. I need some help. I'm a novice at this. Thanks to anyone who can lead me.
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Are DVD movies DVD ROM?
I know this is for computers, but I dont know where else to find out.
I was going to buy a "Samsung VR-330 Multiformat DVD Recorder and VCR Combo" on ebay,
but when I read the user manual from the Samsung website
http://www.sa...
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Printable Media ???
Where can I find the cheapest printable blank dvd media.
I just bought an Epson R260 and I want to print covers.
Media must be DVD's and 4.7 gb.
What media can I use.
Does it have to be white inkjet printable only
or can it also be whit...
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Burning a previously burnt dvd?
I am having a problem and I am hoping someone will be able to help me. I will try and explain my problem the best I can. I bought a burnt copy of a movie from the flea market, I am now trying to make a copy of this burnt dvd. When I used nero t...
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Blue Ray vs. HD DVD
Which new DVD format do you think will win the DVD battle? I'm guessing 1 of 3 things will happen. 1) Ether Blue Ray or HD DVD will win, 2) Both will fail and a new DVD will come out and have a little bit of Blue Ray and HD DVD in it, or 3) Com...
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Does this work?
I have this guy:
http://www.compusa.com/products/prod...L_DVD_RW_Drive
and use it with my laptop. But now that I'm building a desktop I don't need it as an attachment to my laptop... so what I'm thinking is pulling it out of the external case ...
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sata optical drives
i just noticed that a shop near me stocks sata dvd-rw drives - first i've heard of them!
its probably a stupid question, but they are worth the extra $10, right?
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dvd problems on dell laptops
I have 2 dell somputer that have the same problem. One i tryed to upgrade to office 2007 and it kept giving me error messages (and yes it can handle dvd's) then i used a use drive and it worked fine. On a different computer i am trying to insta...
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One chance left before region change is permanent
Hi there
really hope someone can help!
My dvd drive is set to region2 but i watched a couple of region1 dvd's on it but when it said last chance to change i stopped as i did not want to permanently change it to region1.
I have tried to p...
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How 2 burn AVI files ?
1. How do I burn 700mb avi files to a 700mb cd ?
2. How do I burn 700mb avi files to a 4.7 gb dvd ?
I'm really more interested in burning them to cd's.
I would like to learn both methods though.
I know I can just burn the AVI files ...
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Driver Updating
I'm not sure what update driver is? Is it like windows update, but for hardware, and you need to update your drives once a week? Also what will it update?
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Nero 7 Essentials
I Have bought a new DVDRW and a nero 7 essential is included,I dont know if im just being lazy but I cant find the option where you can create a bootable cd...help pls tnx tnx
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CD player problem:confused:
Everytime I put a disc into my computer, no matter what kind of disc(cd, dvd, software) nothing happens, at all. This just recently started happening and I need help. Anyone know what is wrong?
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Looking for Bluray or HD DVD for laptop
I have an alienware m9700 fully loaded. It runs my whole home theater but all I am really missing right now is High def movies. Any suggestions on an HD dvd tray for my lappy? Alienware is coming out with a bluray one for 600 bucks in a few ...
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2 x DVD problems
Hi folks, first post, so please be gentle!
I've just done a self build, and I'm having a few various problems, and this is just one of them!
This is what is new...
Gigabyte S-series GA-965P
Core 2 Duo E6600
2 gig Corsair Ram
Leadtec...
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DVD burning problem
Im using nero to burn my dvds. i ran into this problem. It would analyze the media and it would start burning it but after it makes me wait to burn the dvd i get the attempt failed. So i was thinking if i was 2 change the the write speed would ...
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Buying DVDs
Hello Everyone,
I am new to this forum and I am very glad such forums exit for people like moi
My question relates to buying blank DVDs. In the past, I was able to buy blank 8X DVDs for my Toshiba laptop's DVD burner. Information about my...
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CD burner stopped working
I have a 6 year old Gateway computer and recently when trying to burn something to a disc, I get the message "There is no disc in the drive. Please insert a writable CD into the drive E :\."
I tried using several different blank di...
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Is diffrent speeds ok when using 2 burners?
Hi Guys Long time since I last posted, hope you can help me with this one.
I am looking to add a second burner to my PC to Speed up buring times and all that.
I have at the moment a pioneer DVR 111D at X16 DVD R+/R- write speeds now I was...
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