Posted by Gareth R Halfacree on 05/22/06 18:25

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.

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would be edited down to 40,000 words, and they'd be renamed "Master of
Chaos" and "The Thing With Three Souls." - Terry Carr

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