Posted by Todd on 03/25/07 02:29

On Sat, 24 Mar 2007 15:28:00 -0400, Rick Merrill
<rick0.merrill@NOSPAM.gmail.com> wrote:

>Todd wrote:
>> On Wed, 21 Mar 2007 16:29:01 +0900, Charlie <charliedatiinet.net.aus>
>> wrote:
>>
>>> On Wed, 21 Mar 2007 02:11:51 GMT, Todd <twrexxnospam@earthlink.net>
>>> wrote:
>>>
>>>> Hi, all.
>>>>
>>>> I just bought an external DVD burner and I'd like to be able to copy
>>>> downloaded files onto a DVD so I can play them on my standalone
>>>> Panasonic DVD player attached to my TV.
>>>>
>>>> What is the easiest software for doing this? I bought Roxio,
>>>> installed it, and it wouldn't work properly. Every link in the
>>>> console would just minimize to the taskbar. Being impatient, I
>>>> uninstalled it and returned it.
>>>>
>>>> Is Nero any good? Do I need the "ultra" version or will the "express"
>>>> version that comes with most burners do the trick? Or is there any
>>>> freeware out there that you guys recommend?
>>>>
>>>> Thanks in advance.
>>>>
>>>> Todd
>>> I use ConvertXtoDVD from VSO software, it is not freeware though, but
>>> it is very easy to use and the resulting DVDs play on every player
>>> we've tried.
>>>
>>> Charlie
>>
>>
>> Thanks, Charlie. I'll try anything at this point. Last night I
>> burned a DVD using Nero (the lite version that came with the Sony
>> burner) and not only would it NOT play on my standalone DVD player,
>> the audio and video did not match up when I played it on the computer.
>> Truly frustrating.
>>
>> Todd
>
>When NERO was finished, did it eject the disk? (yes, means it was
>finalized; no, may mean some operation was not completed)

Yes, it did. I'm not sure what caused this problem.

Todd

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