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Mr Woo · 17-10-2004

Cheers, looks like a top place I can see me spending a lot of time here!
I frequent the MSI forums a lot and they have a lot fo helpful people there too so I've pointed them in this direction

FernandoKN · 17-10-2004

Hello, All! Greetings from Brazil!

I live in Sao Paulo, Brazil's largest city, and I work as a Systems Consultant. I have been using computers for more than 20 years, starting with a Sinclair ZX81 clone. My current configuration is an Abit KR7-133A with an Athlon XP 1700+, which I intend to replace soon with an Athlon 64.

Although I have joined this forum today, I have been reading its posts for several months. Since the information I gathered here helped me countless times, and the reports on the hardware section helped me choosing my current burner, I decided to spend some time and register, so that I can be able to share my experiences.

I have been using burners since 2000, when I bought an HP9100i. Actually, the first one I bought was an HP8100i, in 1999, but it never worked with the configuration I had then (Soyo MB and Pentium 166), so I quickly resold it to a friend, who is still using it as a spare burner.

The HP9100 had never produced a coaster, but its slow writing speed started to bother me. So, in 2002 I replaced the HP with an LG DVD/CD-RW combo, GCC4320B. By then, I had broadband access, and the amount of recording material was increasing. The LG is still working, with a good record: one coaster produced in more than two hundred burns, and that coaster was caused by media degradation, not bad writing.

Two months ago, I bought my first DVD Writer, a Sony DRU700A. I based my choice on availability (not all the quality brands can be found here), price and, as I said, the reports I have read in this forum. The number of utilities and the good community support for LiteOn drivers were also important factors. I started burning some DVD+R's, mostly backups of my DVD movies and data files. The record is 20 OK DVD's/0 coasters until now, and I hope this 0 remains for a long time.

It's been difficult finding good quality DVD+/-R media here. I remember that, back in 2000, we could find HP-labeled Mitsuis in retail stores and supermarkets, but now they only sell cheap media, and it's almost impossible to find MAM-E or Taiyo Yuden products. I have been using Daxon and Ritek DVD+R, which are sold for US$ 1~US$1.3 per unit. I intend to post, on the following days, the K-Probe2 tests on those, as well as tests with my "old" (3~4 y.o.) CD media (HP-Mitsui, TDK, etc).

That's all for now. Thanks for reading until here. I promise my next posts won't be this long!

Regards.

PJAYONER · 18-10-2004

hi all my name is pjay and iam a dvd burning aholic

neatodotcom · 19-10-2004

Hello,

Newbie to the forum. I work for a Media Labeling company so I am looking forward to helping people out with any questions in this forum.

Thank you

Carlos_Me · 19-10-2004

Hello,
My name`s Carlos and live in Bilbao.
I`ve just registered in this great forum although i´ve been reading its posts during a couple of months but I didn`t register cause first I tried to understand most of explanations about backing Up and now I think I`m a prepaired as there are people here who knows a lot about backUps (Thanks to them for helping me and learning so much)
I expect to help you if I can.

lfcrule1972 · 21-10-2004

Ok - Hi, my nickname is lfcrule1972 - a few of you might be able to work out that lfc stands for Liverpool Football Club and 1972 is the year of my birth. I follow Liverpool through the season but would probably watch most footie matches given the chance. Also like Rugby Union and am lucky that in my job I get offered corporate tickets to Twickenham a couple of times a year. My job ? Ah well not very exciting - I work for the Uk's most succesfull holiday company - that last year sponsored "Im a Celebrity get me out of here" unfortunately I didn't get to meet Jordan !!

Have used computers for years but it wasn't until last year when I bite the bullet (better than a pillow

) and got myself a half way decent one for home that I got really into backing up DVD's. I found the DVD Decrypter site, learnt about DVD Shrink and have been hooked ever since. I am a proper newb here but have been on the Decrypter forums for almost a year and am a beta tester - so if you are using the latest version and it doesn't work for you - its really not my fault ! ha ha

Will do my best to remember forum ettiquette and enjoy myself at the same time - would like to be able to help out where I can but don't hold your breath !

See you around.

direneedotherapy · 21-10-2004

Hi, I'm Jean from Canada. Other than my computer and my husband, there's not much of interest in my life to write about.

**Dee-ehn** · 21-10-2004

Hi all you newbees

Welcome to the forums. Feel free to post around and supply us with nice stuff

And of course, enjoy the massive knowledge our users have!

lone_wolf1911 · 23-10-2004

hi my name is chris i'm from uk and am 24, new to this forum, newish to burning dvds and am having real problems

bullrush · 23-10-2004

Hi all plugged in to the www

I am new to the DVD backup game, have young kids who treat DVD media with little affection (they are getting better), I am also a teacher and feel the DVD copy/backup game will save my originals. I live in Tasmania Australia and love the net for keeping in touch with the world!!!!

cheers now

Kent

SGT115 · 23-10-2004

Hey Guys,
I just found your site, and I think it you guys are doing a great job keep it up. A little about myself, I was born and raised in N.J.(USA) I have been in Law Enforcement for 16 years, currently as a Patrol Sergeant. I have a wife and 2 sons. I have been using burners for the past 1-1 1/2 yrs, so I have some knowledge about them I will try to help out when I can. I look forward to talking with you guys in the future.

**Da_Taxman** · 23-10-2004

Quote:

Originally Posted by SGT115

I have been in Law Enforcement for 16 years

And, do we do a good job in upholding the law here too?

Looks like we have the smiley for you:

SGT115 · 24-10-2004

You guys are doing fine .

Hey, I like that one.

unknownpharoah · 24-10-2004

Hello guys/gals,
Just wanted to say thank you for having such a well put together forum. I am very new to this dvd/cd backup thing and need all the help I can get.
Here is a little about me. I am a 26yo Army Officer getting ready to head to Iraq. I needed to copy all my dvds before I head over. The sand over there is like talc powder and ruins everything. I would rather bring copies of my cd/dvds. So investing in a burner was my best option. I have found my way here in search of advice and maybe even a few pen pals when I get stuck in the desert. Thanks again for the great forum. Please be paitent with my "newbie" questions. Have a good day/night.

24-10-2004

**AZImmortal** · 24-10-2004

welcome to the forum. i'm always appreciative of the sacrifices of the men and women of the armed forces.

since physical storage space is definitely going to be an issue in your situation, i'd recommend backing up your dvd movies to divx or xvid instead of regular full-blown dvd backups so that you can fit several movies onto a single dvd. of course, this suggestion is only plausible if you'll be watching these movies on a computer (or a dvd player that plays divx/xvid). if going this route would work for you, then look into using AutoGK to encode your movies for you pretty much automatically.

if you need to use regular dvd backups, dvdshrink is a free and popular solution.

unknownpharoah · 24-10-2004

Thanks Az I can watch movies on the privacy of my laptop however dvds are very very popular over there. It would benefit all the other soldiers if they are in a standard dvd format. That way we can pass them around and show them at the USO when the soldiers get their downtime. I'm experementing this weekend trying to get this all figuered out. I hope with everyone's help I can get handle on this thing. Thanks again.

tutoner · 24-10-2004

Hey

Just bought a new Plextor PX - 712a and thought I'd register here cos you guys know so much.

I think I'll stay awhile.

Iain

Moose1309 · 24-10-2004

Hi!

I'm not sure if I posted in this thread yet

- registered several weeks ago after I bought an NEC ND-3500A. Currently running the modified TDK 1616n firmware. Looking for some good media to use with this puppy

Edit: I guess I didn't post yet, "Posts 1" is a good clue.

idlewild · 25-10-2004

hi!

just registered a while ago

owned a 411s modded 811s (using z-mod) running on an omnipatched hs0k fw
wouldn't have known these things if not for this forum

thanks for such a great community guys!

fox

DjChrisT · 25-10-2004

Another newone...

Hello everybody...
I'm Chris and i'm from Salonika, Greece...
Years (2,5) i'm watching the club....and now i'm a member of this huge club...!!!

Keep up the good work!!!

TheFlyingDuckman · 25-10-2004

Hi , is this the best speakeasy around ?

Or is afterdawn.com better ?

Moose1309 · 25-10-2004

Hi Duckman. Welcome. I'm now at 4 posts, cool huh?

Hey nice Mallard. That is a mallard right?

Ismellsmoke · 26-10-2004

Hi there. Ismellsmoke is in reference to both my culinary and dvd burning skills. I'm a newbie to the forum. I hail from the midwest and just upgraded my pc within the last year. I've been introduced to cd burning (which I got pretty easily) and just recently added a dvd burner (which is not going so well). I'm looking forward to discussing topics with all of you.

cdog · 26-10-2004

im new on this club, so i dunno if this is the right forum but I have a LG CC-4521B cd writer & dvd rom reader in my cpu but yesterday I was running a firmware update when my computer crashed and the update didnt finish so i turned on again and my cd units where gone, I make like a system recovery in win XP home ed. but just my cd-rom worked again my dvd rom still not appears as F: or E: it just dont work not even the power light lites on so I wanna know if anybody of u guys could give a few advices or some help

u can also sen ur help to kllrmk@hotmail.com thnx ppl

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17-10-2004	#1227 (permalink)
FernandoKN New on Forum Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Sao Paulo, SP, Brazil Posts: 1	Greetings from Brazil! Hello, All! Greetings from Brazil! I live in Sao Paulo, Brazil's largest city, and I work as a Systems Consultant. I have been using computers for more than 20 years, starting with a Sinclair ZX81 clone. My current configuration is an Abit KR7-133A with an Athlon XP 1700+, which I intend to replace soon with an Athlon 64. Although I have joined this forum today, I have been reading its posts for several months. Since the information I gathered here helped me countless times, and the reports on the hardware section helped me choosing my current burner, I decided to spend some time and register, so that I can be able to share my experiences. I have been using burners since 2000, when I bought an HP9100i. Actually, the first one I bought was an HP8100i, in 1999, but it never worked with the configuration I had then (Soyo MB and Pentium 166), so I quickly resold it to a friend, who is still using it as a spare burner. The HP9100 had never produced a coaster, but its slow writing speed started to bother me. So, in 2002 I replaced the HP with an LG DVD/CD-RW combo, GCC4320B. By then, I had broadband access, and the amount of recording material was increasing. The LG is still working, with a good record: one coaster produced in more than two hundred burns, and that coaster was caused by media degradation, not bad writing. Two months ago, I bought my first DVD Writer, a Sony DRU700A. I based my choice on availability (not all the quality brands can be found here), price and, as I said, the reports I have read in this forum. The number of utilities and the good community support for LiteOn drivers were also important factors. I started burning some DVD+R's, mostly backups of my DVD movies and data files. The record is 20 OK DVD's/0 coasters until now, and I hope this 0 remains for a long time. It's been difficult finding good quality DVD+/-R media here. I remember that, back in 2000, we could find HP-labeled Mitsuis in retail stores and supermarkets, but now they only sell cheap media, and it's almost impossible to find MAM-E or Taiyo Yuden products. I have been using Daxon and Ritek DVD+R, which are sold for US$ 1~US$1.3 per unit. I intend to post, on the following days, the K-Probe2 tests on those, as well as tests with my "old" (3~4 y.o.) CD media (HP-Mitsui, TDK, etc). That's all for now. Thanks for reading until here. I promise my next posts won't be this long! Regards. __________________ DVD/CD Writer: Sony DRU700A - F/W: Codeguys' CG3B with all defaults Backup CD Writer and DVD/CD Reader: LG GCC4320B - F/W: 1.00 stock

18-10-2004	#1228 (permalink)
PJAYONER New on Forum Join Date: Oct 2004 Posts: 3	Re: Introduce yourself: Say hi ! hi all my name is pjay and iam a dvd burning aholic

19-10-2004	#1229 (permalink)
neatodotcom New on Forum Join Date: Oct 2004 Posts: 1	Re: Introduce yourself: Say hi ! Hello, Newbie to the forum. I work for a Media Labeling company so I am looking forward to helping people out with any questions in this forum. Thank you __________________ John Blakeslee Neato CD Labels, CD and DVD Media and more http://www.neato.com

19-10-2004	#1230 (permalink)
Carlos_Me New on Forum Join Date: Oct 2004 Posts: 9	Re: Introduce yourself: Say hi ! Hello, My name`s Carlos and live in Bilbao. I`ve just registered in this great forum although i´ve been reading its posts during a couple of months but I didn`t register cause first I tried to understand most of explanations about backing Up and now I think I`m a prepaired as there are people here who knows a lot about backUps (Thanks to them for helping me and learning so much) I expect to help you if I can.

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21-10-2004	#1231 (permalink)
lfcrule1972 New on Forum Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: England Posts: 24	Re: Introduce yourself: Say hi ! Ok - Hi, my nickname is lfcrule1972 - a few of you might be able to work out that lfc stands for Liverpool Football Club and 1972 is the year of my birth. I follow Liverpool through the season but would probably watch most footie matches given the chance. Also like Rugby Union and am lucky that in my job I get offered corporate tickets to Twickenham a couple of times a year. My job ? Ah well not very exciting - I work for the Uk's most succesfull holiday company - that last year sponsored "Im a Celebrity get me out of here" unfortunately I didn't get to meet Jordan !! Have used computers for years but it wasn't until last year when I bite the bullet (better than a pillow ) and got myself a half way decent one for home that I got really into backing up DVD's. I found the DVD Decrypter site, learnt about DVD Shrink and have been hooked ever since. I am a proper newb here but have been on the Decrypter forums for almost a year and am a beta tester - so if you are using the latest version and it doesn't work for you - its really not my fault ! ha ha Will do my best to remember forum ettiquette and enjoy myself at the same time - would like to be able to help out where I can but don't hold your breath ! See you around.

21-10-2004	#1232 (permalink)
direneedotherapy New on Forum Join Date: Oct 2004 Posts: 2	Re: Introduce yourself: Say hi ! Hi, I'm Jean from Canada. Other than my computer and my husband, there's not much of interest in my life to write about.

21-10-2004	#1233 (permalink)
Dee-ehn Administrator Join Date: Feb 2000 Location: On my chair Posts: 14,987	Re: Introduce yourself: Say hi ! Hi all you newbees Welcome to the forums. Feel free to post around and supply us with nice stuff And of course, enjoy the massive knowledge our users have! __________________ Every answer is just a question away... My other hobby is photography. Come take a look at what I do! Help us fighting cancer! Hardware tools: Prime95, Sandra, MemtestX86, MBM, DFT CD/DVD: Smartripper, DVD Decrypter, DVD Shrink, ForceAspi Check your CPU wattage online! Linux: be root \|\| Windows: reboot

23-10-2004	#1234 (permalink)
lone_wolf1911 New on Forum Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: nottingham england Posts: 2	Re: Introduce yourself: Say hi ! hi my name is chris i'm from uk and am 24, new to this forum, newish to burning dvds and am having real problems

23-10-2004	#1235 (permalink)
bullrush New on Forum Join Date: Oct 2004 Posts: 3	Re: Introduce yourself: Say hi ! Hi all plugged in to the www I am new to the DVD backup game, have young kids who treat DVD media with little affection (they are getting better), I am also a teacher and feel the DVD copy/backup game will save my originals. I live in Tasmania Australia and love the net for keeping in touch with the world!!!! cheers now Kent Last edited by Da_Taxman; 23-10-2004 at 10:42. Reason: Split post. Technical question is now separate thread

23-10-2004	#1236 (permalink)
SGT115 New on Forum Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: New Jersey Posts: 4	Re: Introduce yourself: Say hi ! Hey Guys, I just found your site, and I think it you guys are doing a great job keep it up. A little about myself, I was born and raised in N.J.(USA) I have been in Law Enforcement for 16 years, currently as a Patrol Sergeant. I have a wife and 2 sons. I have been using burners for the past 1-1 1/2 yrs, so I have some knowledge about them I will try to help out when I can. I look forward to talking with you guys in the future.

24-10-2004	#1238 (permalink)
SGT115 New on Forum Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: New Jersey Posts: 4	Re: Introduce yourself: Say hi ! You guys are doing fine . Hey, I like that one.

24-10-2004	#1239 (permalink)
unknownpharoah New on Forum Join Date: Oct 2004 Posts: 23	New user saying hello! Hello guys/gals, Just wanted to say thank you for having such a well put together forum. I am very new to this dvd/cd backup thing and need all the help I can get. Here is a little about me. I am a 26yo Army Officer getting ready to head to Iraq. I needed to copy all my dvds before I head over. The sand over there is like talc powder and ruins everything. I would rather bring copies of my cd/dvds. So investing in a burner was my best option. I have found my way here in search of advice and maybe even a few pen pals when I get stuck in the desert. Thanks again for the great forum. Please be paitent with my "newbie" questions. Have a good day/night.

24-10-2004	#1240 (permalink)
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24-10-2004	#1241 (permalink)
AZImmortal Moderator Join Date: Jan 2003 Posts: 2,930	Re: New user saying hello! welcome to the forum. i'm always appreciative of the sacrifices of the men and women of the armed forces. since physical storage space is definitely going to be an issue in your situation, i'd recommend backing up your dvd movies to divx or xvid instead of regular full-blown dvd backups so that you can fit several movies onto a single dvd. of course, this suggestion is only plausible if you'll be watching these movies on a computer (or a dvd player that plays divx/xvid). if going this route would work for you, then look into using AutoGK to encode your movies for you pretty much automatically. if you need to use regular dvd backups, dvdshrink is a free and popular solution. __________________ Vob Blanker \| DvdReMake (Pro) I don't respond to questions through PM that should be asked in the forum

24-10-2004	#1242 (permalink)
unknownpharoah New on Forum Join Date: Oct 2004 Posts: 23	Re: New user saying hello! Thanks Az I can watch movies on the privacy of my laptop however dvds are very very popular over there. It would benefit all the other soldiers if they are in a standard dvd format. That way we can pass them around and show them at the USO when the soldiers get their downtime. I'm experementing this weekend trying to get this all figuered out. I hope with everyone's help I can get handle on this thing. Thanks again.

24-10-2004	#1243 (permalink)
tutoner New on Forum Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Wales, UK Posts: 4	Re: Introduce yourself: Say hi ! Hey Just bought a new Plextor PX - 712a and thought I'd register here cos you guys know so much. I think I'll stay awhile. Iain __________________ tutoner sounds

24-10-2004	#1244 (permalink)
Moose1309 New on Forum Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Illinois, US Posts: 4	Re: Introduce yourself: Say hi ! Hi! I'm not sure if I posted in this thread yet - registered several weeks ago after I bought an NEC ND-3500A. Currently running the modified TDK 1616n firmware. Looking for some good media to use with this puppy Edit: I guess I didn't post yet, "Posts 1" is a good clue.

25-10-2004	#1245 (permalink)
idlewild New on Forum Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: .ph Posts: 16	Re: Introduce yourself: Say hi ! hi! just registered a while ago owned a 411s modded 811s (using z-mod) running on an omnipatched hs0k fw wouldn't have known these things if not for this forum thanks for such a great community guys! fox

25-10-2004	#1246 (permalink)
DjChrisT New on Forum Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Thessaloniki, Greece Posts: 6	Re: Introduce yourself: Say hi ! Another newone... Hello everybody... I'm Chris and i'm from Salonika, Greece... Years (2,5) i'm watching the club....and now i'm a member of this huge club...!!! Keep up the good work!!! __________________ Dj Chris T. baby...

25-10-2004	#1247 (permalink)
TheFlyingDuckman Banned Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: FLOWERY DENMARK Posts: 148	Re: Introduce yourself: Say hi ! Hi , is this the best speakeasy around ? Or is afterdawn.com better ?

25-10-2004	#1248 (permalink)
Moose1309 New on Forum Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Illinois, US Posts: 4	Re: Introduce yourself: Say hi ! Hi Duckman. Welcome. I'm now at 4 posts, cool huh? Hey nice Mallard. That is a mallard right?

26-10-2004	#1249 (permalink)
Ismellsmoke CD Freaks Rookie Join Date: Oct 2004 Posts: 38	Re: Introduce yourself: Say hi ! Hi there. Ismellsmoke is in reference to both my culinary and dvd burning skills. I'm a newbie to the forum. I hail from the midwest and just upgraded my pc within the last year. I've been introduced to cd burning (which I got pretty easily) and just recently added a dvd burner (which is not going so well). I'm looking forward to discussing topics with all of you.

26-10-2004	#1250 (permalink)
cdog New on Forum Join Date: Oct 2004 Posts: 2	??? im new on this club, so i dunno if this is the right forum but I have a LG CC-4521B cd writer & dvd rom reader in my cpu but yesterday I was running a firmware update when my computer crashed and the update didnt finish so i turned on again and my cd units where gone, I make like a system recovery in win XP home ed. but just my cd-rom worked again my dvd rom still not appears as F: or E: it just dont work not even the power light lites on so I wanna know if anybody of u guys could give a few advices or some help u can also sen ur help to kllrmk@hotmail.com thnx ppl