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Posted by Rolo Tomassi on 05/22/06 18:47
Gareth R Halfacree wrote:
> Colin wrote:
>> "Andy Upton" <andrew.upton4@ntlworld.com> wrote in message
>> news:9%5cg.6789$BD2.750@newsfe4-win.ntli.net...
>>> How long would it take me to copy a 2 hour DVD ?
>>> Would it take 2 hours like it would if I was copying a VHS tape, or
>>> is it quicker ?
>>
>> Entirely depends on the speed of your PC and DVD reader/burner.
>
> Wot 'e said. I'd just like to add that it *also* makes a difference
> if you're talking about using a PC or a standalone DVD recorder. My
> standalone (DVDR and HDD based recorder) seems to be able to burn at a
> maximum of 4x (extrapolated from the time it takes to copy a full DVDs
> worth of video from the HDD to DVD - there's no information as to
> speed in the manual or on-screen) compared to the 16x burner in my PC.
Agreed. Also if you're playing a DVD and back-back-ing a DVD recorder, it
has to be in real time, like VHS - you can't fast copy DVDs via Scart type
connections.
Data copying on a computer is the fastest way.
Rolo
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