Where do I start? - Club CDFreaks

Golfmore · 23-01-2005

I am new to DVD stuff (haven't started yet). Need to learn a little before buying. Want to copy my own movies, etc. Have a 2.4 P4, Asus MB, 512, SCSI HDD, Lite-on CDR, etc. Where do Istart learning about:
1. DVD drives (best bang for $$)
2. What is -R and +R media?
3. And other stuff.

G)-(osters · 23-01-2005

begin at the begining - lewis carol

how i started was: bought a dvd burner
installed dvd shrink and dvd decrypter. bought some dvd-rw and learned by trial and error.
i'm biased, but i consider the pioneer dvd drives excellent.
mucho guides @ http://www.videohelp.com/dvdbackup#6;42

G)-(osters · 23-01-2005

oh, and everyone from the USA buys their gear from newegg.com

what a shame you Yanks only have one online vendor

http://www.newegg.com/app/manufact.asp?catalog=5&DEPA=1

*coathi* · 23-01-2005

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Originally Posted by G)-(osters

begin at the beginning

Yes normally that is the best place to start !

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Originally Posted by Golfmore

(best BANG for $$)

well I don’t know about the US ! but over here I found it’s my Girlfriend you can’t beat it if it’s free !

G)-(osters must of forgot! But you can also learn everything you need to know about DVD’s and how to back it up by doing a bit of reading
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Here and this might be of some help as well Here

*bigmike7* · 23-01-2005

Yo-

Both the NEC ND-3500A and the Pioneer 108 (and possibly the 109) are great burners and I consider the 3500 the best bang for the buck-

The 3500 is getting hard to find - search on www.pricewatch.com for best prices (read the users comments carefully before buying from any vendor)-

Both my 3500's prefer 8x -R media in Ritek, Taiyo Yuden, Verbatim and Maxell brands - understand that Pioneers like -R's best also-

Good prices for Ritek and Taiyo Yuden from www.rima.com and www.supermediastore.com

Happy Burnin'

Mike

Golfmore · 24-01-2005

Thanks... Looks like I've goot some reading to do.

Dominator2 · 24-01-2005

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Originally Posted by G)-(osters

oh, and everyone from the USA buys their gear from newegg.com

what a shame you Yanks only have one online vendor

http://www.newegg.com/app/manufact.asp?catalog=5&DEPA=1

Hey mate,
What makes you think we have only one online vendor. Its just NewEgg is known for exceptional sales and service. Another good one is ZipZoomFly' But I can name a least a dozen

Sign me a yank down under in 65'

Boogied at the KIngs Cross in Sidney I did !

Saw lots of beautiful Shiela's I did!

Drank lots Aussie beer I did!

The only thing I didn't do was get to go back

*drpino* · 24-01-2005

Monarch Computers is good too...Gameve another and one of my personal favorites which is very unknown is Page Computers (a wholesaler with up-to-the-minute checks on what's in stock).

Askar · 24-01-2005

Quote:

Originally Posted by G)-(osters

oh, and everyone from the USA buys their gear from newegg.com

what a shame you Yanks only have one online vendor

http://www.newegg.com/app/manufact.asp?catalog=5&DEPA=1

I agree. There are many good places to get stuff in the states. I also get a lot of stuff from Directron.com. Always had great luck with them.

I have a Pioneer DVR-A07 burner which has been fantastic for me. I use DVD Shrink, DVD Decryptor and burn with Nero. I use pioneer certified Prodisc media(printable) that I get from shop4tech.com for about $45 per 100, with free shipping. Since I got the Pioneer, I have yet to have a coaster.

G)-(osters · 24-01-2005

so u r telling me Marx was wrong afterall - voracious corporate capitalist monopolies have not yet killed competition ? Michael Moore will not be happy

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Golfmore CD Freaks Junior Member Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Denver, CO USA Posts: 51	Where do I start? <a href='http://adstats.cdfreaks.com/www/delivery/ck.php?n=a13febf7&cb=INSERT_RANDOM_NUMBER_HERE' target='_blank'><img src='http://adstats.cdfreaks.com/www/delivery/avw.php?zoneid=30&cb=INSERT_RANDOM_NUMBER_HERE&n=a13febf7' border='0' alt='' /></a> I am new to DVD stuff (haven't started yet). Need to learn a little before buying. Want to copy my own movies, etc. Have a 2.4 P4, Asus MB, 512, SCSI HDD, Lite-on CDR, etc. Where do Istart learning about: 1. DVD drives (best bang for $$) 2. What is -R and +R media? 3. And other stuff.

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G)-(osters CD Freaks Die Hard Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Australia Posts: 1,824	Re: Where do I start? begin at the begining - lewis carol how i started was: bought a dvd burner installed dvd shrink and dvd decrypter. bought some dvd-rw and learned by trial and error. i'm biased, but i consider the pioneer dvd drives excellent. mucho guides @ http://www.videohelp.com/dvdbackup#6;42

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G)-(osters CD Freaks Die Hard Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Australia Posts: 1,824	Re: Where do I start? oh, and everyone from the USA buys their gear from newegg.com what a shame you Yanks only have one online vendor http://www.newegg.com/app/manufact.asp?catalog=5&DEPA=1

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bigmike7 CDFreaks Resident Old Fart Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Lurking In The Back Of Your Mind Posts: 6,112	Re: Where do I start? Yo- Both the NEC ND-3500A and the Pioneer 108 (and possibly the 109) are great burners and I consider the 3500 the best bang for the buck- The 3500 is getting hard to find - search on www.pricewatch.com for best prices (read the users comments carefully before buying from any vendor)- Both my 3500's prefer 8x -R media in Ritek, Taiyo Yuden, Verbatim and Maxell brands - understand that Pioneers like -R's best also- Good prices for Ritek and Taiyo Yuden from www.rima.com and www.supermediastore.com Happy Burnin' Mike __________________ Mike Brayden & Lil Burnits Proud Cyber Grampie - 'CERCA, TROVA' - 'NOVUS ORDO SECLORUM' Be Kind To Older Folks - They Are A Reflection Of Yourself In The Future-eh!!! Work Computer= QuadCore Q6600 /4gb OCZ PC2 6400 DDR2 SDRAM /XP Pro-sp3 /(2) Seagate 500 gb HDD's /OCZ 600 watt psu /Optiarc 7200A w/v1.06 fw as Primary/Burner /LiteOn 20A4H w/vQP57 fw as Primary/Reader/Ripper/Disc Quality Testing /Sapphire ATi Radeon HD 4670 w/512mb GDDR3 Ram Videocard /Acer 22" LCD /Nero 6.6 /DVDFab Gold Burning Computer = AMD Opteron 180 /2gb G. Skill PC3200 DDR SDRAM /XP Home-sp3 /(2) 250gb Seagate SATA Hard Drives /Coolmax CUG-700 watt psu /Samsung 202G /LiteOn 20A4P /Pioneer 115D /BenQ 1640 x/flashed to EW 164B /Gigabyte ATi Radeon HD 3850 w/512mb GDDR3/256 bit Videocard /LCD ViewSonic 20.1" LCD /Nero 6.6 /DVDFab Gold On The Shelf: (2) LiteOn SHM-160P6S as backup, BenQ 1640, LG 4167, Liteon 1693, AOpen 1648/aap-pro

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Golfmore CD Freaks Junior Member Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Denver, CO USA Posts: 51	Re: Where do I start? Thanks... Looks like I've goot some reading to do.

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