CD/DVD Technology
CD/DVD Players/Burners/Media and duplication software/techniques
'Clone' a CD/DVD
I got a sweet deal on The Sims Deluxe Edition (for my wife, I swear!) .. but the discs are pretty scuffed up.. it still installed fine, but I'm worried about the CD1 being so scratched up and wonder how long it'll last.. so I want to 'Clone' th...
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Blu Ray
Isnt it better? lol. It's gonna win :-)
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will this DVD drive work?
I have a dvd R/RW drive that i found laying around that someone from 1st MLG left behind when they went back to the states, it's brand new still in the box.
it's from DELL, the drive itself says it's designed by toshiba/samsung, the model is...
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File Splitting Software
Hi
Can anyone tell me some software that i can use to make a 900MB movie file into 2 smaller files.
Cheers
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CD Drive wont open
The external button on the CD/DVD drive no longer works.
I can only open it by My Computer > right click CD Drive > Eject
I'm running on Windows Vista. on an HP Pavillion dv6000 (laptop)
How can I get the button fixed?
Help please...
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Double-layer dvd's and my comp/dvd player
hi everyone. i have a couple double layer dvd's and a new Samsung HT-TX52 dvd player. i played one of them when i first got it and it took a while to load, but it eventually played just fine. i tried watching it again a while ago, and now my dv...
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"Please insert the correct CD-ROM" :s
Hi
I have the new Civilization patch "Beyond the Sword", when i install it, i have no problems what so ever. But when i try to launch it, even from the image, it says "Plese place the correct CD-ROM".
What can I do? S...
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dvd 9
ok i was useing nero and it said my file was to big to fit and it recomeneded i use a dvd 9... i looked into it finding its a dual layer disc and i thought "hey thats a good idea" so when i go to look for them i cant find them... anyw...
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DVD Drive has a mind of it's own!!!
Had a mate ask me a few days ago 'what would cause the drive to open and close continuously'? Apparently it only does this about 10 minutes after the PC is turned on, so something must be triggering it. It will not stop until the PC is shut dow...
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Please Help Me!!
Well i'm no good at using a computer, and to you guys that must be really funny lol.
But were studying a film in school, and my teacher gave me 1 dvd, and a dvd-r dvd to copy the actualy dvd onto, and to be honest i have no idea how to do th...
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DVD Ripping Question
Is it legal to rip a DVD then use it in a YouTube video? I'm not going to put the actual full episode from the DVD, but I was going to use clips of it for a music video type thing.
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wont read
when i put a cd in my disc drive it does not read it and it says there is nothing in the drive but there is what can i do to fix this
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Corrupted CD?
Hi there everyone,
I left my job a few months ago, and backed up all my personal folders from my work computer to four CD's.
I double checked each CD after I had burnt it to make sure all the files had copied correctly before I deleted t...
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Sony DVD RAM Drive
Heyya ppl.. m new here..
well i assembled a computer for me which has Sony DVD RAM Drive.. its really cool.. it handles any type of CD or DVD... dual layer,etc types... but 1 prob makes me sick...
its that some CD's do not work.. just to find...
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Where did my cd drive go?!
I have a Memorex True8xn dvd burner. It used to work perfectly with windows and nero. Then roughly a week ago it seems as if it just dissapeard. Before I start, system restore is NOT an option (I need to make another thread to fix that too >...
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dvd audio cd's
ok my bro in law made an audio dvd with like 1000 songs and some how he can play the dvd in a regular cd player and a car cd player... how is this done? i would ask him but hes in iraq
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How to Create a DVD-Video from avi and mpeg
I have Nero 6 (or if I need something else it's fine) and I want to burn avi and mpeg files on a DVD so it can be read on my DVD Player. It would be cool if i could do just like a S-VCD with a menu and stuff, but since its a DVD, I cant. Any ...
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Optical Drive Replacment Questions
Hi
Both my DVD RW and DVD ROM drive have been buggered by starforce and now I am left with drives that rarely work reliable and are slow as hell.
So as drives are cheap, I’m looking at replacing them. But I have a few questions as ...
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Convert VHS to DVD
OK, so I've got some old, old vhs home movies that I'd like to get onto dvd to preserve them before they turn to dust. What are my options to get them onto my pc so I can burn them to dvd's? See my sig below for my system specs. I don't really ...
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Is it ok to play bad quality dvds?
First off its been forever since I last posted on computer forum.
How is everybody doing?
I got some dvd movies but they are of very bad quality.
Is it ok to play it on my dvd burner? its not gona damage my burner is it?
Thanks
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.mkv files
hi all. i just need the plugin/driver/program that allows me to convert mkv to avi or iso. i usually use winavi to convert. ANY help is appreciated. thank you.
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Vcr To Pc
Anyone help with info on how to download from Vcr to Pc.
what lead is requied & any info on programs to complete the task.
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Watching a DVD with no Speech WTF!?
I need some help here I have the DVD in the drive, I can hear the music and narrator, just no speech. It's Epic Movie for those of you wondering.
MPClassic and WMP both do it so....
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CD Burning Program
I want to burn some songs to a CD to play it in the cars CD player.
Whats a good program?
Thanks.
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can someone reccomend a dual layer dvd burner
im looking for one on newegg, and i dont see the key words "dual layer"
i think i dont know my terminology very well...
but i know i need a dual layer dvd burner
any help is appreciated
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Computer Not Finding Drive
About 5 days ago, for no apparent reason my DVD-RW drive is no longer in My Computer. It doesn't read anything I put in it.
Does anybody know why this would happen and how I can fix it?
Thanks
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file extension question
Sometimes I record a program off of tv if I can't watch the entire show. The recording is in a .ts format. I found a program to convert it to a dvd format to record it to dvd so that I can watch it on my dvd in the other room. But it makes file...
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