Posted by P Pron on 10/24/05 01:02

Roger Zoul wrote:
|| Okay...my dvdproliler database died many, many moon ago when I was
|| using another OS and the radioshack freebie cuecat...
||
|| Today I decided to chuck the old database 'cause DVD Profiler never
|| would start with the old files. So they're history now...
||
|| Loaded on a new version of DVD Profiler....loaded up the old catnip
|| software...got the cuecat going (I knew this one worked as it was
|| working before the databased crashed)....now, it don't work!! I got
|| a few reads off the thing, so there was a slight sign of life...but
|| nothing else....
||
|| also, the built-in plugin in DVD Profiler doesn't seem to help (when
|| put in scan mode)....
||
|| Obviously, I can type in UPCs or title, but damn...I have a big
|| collection....
||
|| Any useful suggestions would be appreciated....is there an
|| inexpensive barcode scanner that others are using this is known to
|| work well with DVD Profiler?
||
|| Also, is the premium registration of DVD Profiler worth it? $30
|| seems like a good deal, provided the damn database doesn't crash
|| again, that is.
||
|| Thanks.

I bought a Cuecat off Ebay and it came with no software. But XP/SP1
recognised it immediately, and the position hasn't changed with SP2 - it
works perfectly. Perhaps the answer might be uninstall the software and try
again.

I'm still thinking about premium registration. AIUI the advantages are that
you get better quality cover scans, and also there's no limit to the size of
the collection you can upload to the website.

Not sure what the upload limit is, without premium registration. But I'm not
at all sure that I *want* better quality cover scans. My experience has been
that the program slows down noticeably as the collection gets bigger. If
better quality pictures mean that the program gets even slower, then I'm not
interested...

paul

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