CD/DVD Technology
CD/DVD Players/Burners/Media and duplication software/techniques
DVD drive disappeared......
I have a Dell E521 only 6 months old, I upgraded to vista but didn't like it so I reinstalled XP and now my DVD drive will not work, it doesn't show up in My Computer, but it says that it's operating correctly in Device Manager. I have unistal...
answer(3) view(513) status(

)
18x Overkill DVD
My burner is a Sata dvd burner that can burn upto 18x. The dvds i have are 1-16x. When i go to burn data too them i can have it on 18x. It seems to burn fine.
Is it really burning at 18x....
answer(2) view(893) status(

)
dvd/cd burner is gone
Hi i buildt a gaming pc but after 2 months the dvd disapaird from my computer and i only get error when i try to add hardware.... Windows cannot load the device driver for this hardware. The driver may be corrupted or missing. (Code 39)
i co...
answer(2) view(175) status(

)
Problem Burning a DVD
Hello,
For sometime now, i've been having certain problems burning either, movies or tv episodes to DVD to watch on my television. Below I have outlined my CPU specs.
AMD Athlon X2 6000+
Asus board
ATI Radeon HD2900XT 512MB
4096MB RAM
...
answer(2) view(869) status(

)
Walmart, bunch of morons....
Did you know Walmart doesn't carry Lightscribe disks? I didn't until I went there and WoW nerd told me that they didn't. Lightscribe is over a year old, WTF!?
answer(17) view(653) status(

)
Data DVD refuses to burn.
I have an HP Lightscribe double layer 16x DVD+/- R/RW drive, and I'm attempting to burn data onto a Memorex brand DVD-R at 4x speed.
Burning the disk goes well for the first, say, a third, and then gets an "Unspecified Recorder Error&q...
answer(3) view(997) status(

)
DVD drive doens't show on "my computer"
hello problem is in the title.
this has happened to me for the third time. it just happeend this morning...i just turned my computer on and my dvd drive stopped showing up...and i'm wondering y...could it be that wires are loose? thanks a bunc...
answer(4) view(781) status(

)
Lightscribe
What is the best software to use if you want to use lightscribe and put a label on a cd/dvd? I'm going to get a second dvd burner (sata) with lightscribe so I'm just looking for advice on what software to use with it.
Thanks
Edit: Not that i...
answer(12) view(692) status(

)
MP3 play? Any suggestion?
Hello, I need a MP3 play,but there are too many of them, I don't know which is better, if you have any suggestion, please let me know. Thanks.
answer(11) view(260) status(

)
need help with an iso image
i have a file that is in iso image format, but i cannot run it, or else open it to see the files in it, what do i do? it is much too large for a cd, im sure of that
answer(15) view(185) status(

)
Really dumb question...
Alright, so if I purchase a Lite-on DVD burner, it needs to be retail if I want to have Nero with it or can it also be OEM ?
answer(6) view(403) status(

)
can some one plz help
i left my house for a night over at my friends house, and i bought a new game, when i came back, i can't install it because i can't find the dvd rom or the cd RWin " my computer"... meaning they don't even display in "my computer...
answer(13) view(422) status(

)
Burning too much
The past few hours I have been trying to burn 13 6 min. DVDs one after another. After 2 or 3 my burner stops working and I need to reboot. Os this because I am burning too many at a time or what?
answer(3) view(16) status(

)
Converting programs crashing my computer!
Hey all. I am using WinAvi and/or VSO CovertXtoDVD to convert movies. both cause my computer to crash randomly. and now after i restart and try to restore my wallpaper, the desktop properties freezes when i click on the 'desktop' tab. im not su...
answer(7) view(667) status(

)
New DVD writer any suggestions for vista
Hi Guys. I need to get a new DVD writer for my system well probably 2, I was just wondering what's the best to go for if I am running Vista or is most companies up to date with their drivers now? I hear LG a very good?
Thanks.
answer(5) view(183) status(

)
simple writing question
ok hi to all....
i have a movie on my computer..
there's a VIDEO_TS folder, and in it are two .IFO files, and a couple .VOB and .and couple .BUP files.
how can i get this onto a disc, to watch with a dvd player?
and second, ho...
answer(20) view(822) status(

)
Which one to choose? Who can tell me ?
I have seen two similar softwares in http://www.sharewaredown.com/plus/se...mageField2.y=4, I want to choose one, but I don't know which one is better. I have downloan both and have a try. By now I havn't found wrong with them .So I don't konw ...
answer(1) view(314) status(

)
Modify Your CD-ROM to Watch DVD Movies
just want to know if anyone here has done these
found this in some forum
Modify Your CD-ROM to Watch DVD Movies
There are two types of CD-ROM drives we can mod:
24x to 40x
40x or higher
Drives slower than 24x are too old to be...
answer(9) view(673) status(

)
Need help!
I want to buy a DVD Creator for Mac which can convert popular video formats to DVD and burn DVD movies with fast speed.Can you give me some advice.Thank you for your help!
answer(3) view(104) status(

)
Holo disk
http://www.joystiq.com/2005/11/26/bl...aphic-storage/
i found it to be rather interesting. ^^ I mean, its from 2005, but anyone knows how far the development is now on them? I mean, i heard they are cheaper than blu ray's to make, and the...
answer(4) view(661) status(

)
MP3 to CD playing in car inquiry
Hi,
If I have MP3 music files, what program(s) do I need in order to turn them into a file format that will play like a normal CD in a car that does not have MP3 playing capabilities?
Thanks in advance!
SM
answer(4) view(325) status(

)
answer(3) view(23) status(

)
Burner not working
I recently built a comp for a friend, it's using Tiny XP which cuts down on most of the unneeded windows things. I run the samething and have never had a problem so I don't think it's that. Anyways, in my computer it shows the drive labeled as ...
answer(9) view(717) status(

)
Need a new DVD Burner, help with recommendations please!
I'm looking for one that burns every type of CD, DVD+R, DVD-R, DVD+RW, DVD-RW, DVD+R DL, DVD-R DL, DVD+RW DL, DVD-RW DL, and DVD-Rom that also has LightScribe. I really don't know what brand to buy and was wondering what you guys suggest.
Al...
answer(9) view(688) status(

)
LightScribe help ???
how do you use it , i know u have to use special lightscribe CDs, but how do u tell the computer to light scribe it ?
answer(7) view(327) status(

)
New computer won't play/read discs
I bought a new HP dv9535nr notebook the other day and it has Windows vista home premium installed on it (the only option i had)
anyway...now, i cannot get the computer to read/play/open/etc ANY form of dics...not cds, dvds or program install...
answer(2) view(650) status(

)
Boot CD errors
Ive burned about 20 boot CD's all different kinds (Linux, Windows, Other stuff)
And Nero says the CD burned successfully, and the CD passed the verification, then I stick it in my completely dead laptop with no OS and boot.
It start up, asks ...
answer(2) view(649) status(

)
DVD Problems
Hi
I have movies on my computer in .avi and .mpg formats. When I burn the .avi formats to a dvd using the standard dvd burn software or even drag and drop, they never play in my dvd player but will still play on the computer.
Do I need an...
answer(8) view(163) status(

)
VHS to DVD
Okay,
I need to transfer my VHS collection into a DVD collection. How would I go about doing this? What I see I need to do is:
- Buy some sort of VHS to Computer adapter;
- Transcode all videos into AVI format;
- Burn onto DVD, without losing...
answer(7) view(644) status(

)
DVD Writing program keeps crashing?
It gets that error. Used Power2Go and also my Cyberlink PowerProducer that came with my DVD writer, and that crashes also. Uninstalled and reinstalled both of them.
I have two gig of ram and 2.4ghz dual core processor.
Does anyone h...
answer(15) view(321) status(

)