Posted by John on 12/05/07 00:05

On Tue, 4 Dec 2007 12:56:14 -0500, "Colon Terminus"
<Colon_Terminus@hotmail.com> wrote:

>
>"John" <inGod@weTrust.com> wrote in message
>news:24t8l3lp3sjp4eeqbf8gm535shoappemv9@4ax.com...
>> Can anyone recommend any alternatives to Nero?
>>
>> At the moment I have the Nero 6 reloaded suite, which includes Nero
>> Burning Rom, Nero Vision Express etc.
>>
>> Unfortunately I've had a couple of problems with Nero 6, one of my
>> files that I saved for a project wont open any more so I've lost a
>> load of saved work and not best impressed with Nero. Tried
>> uninstalling and reinstalling numerous to the latest version of Nero 6
>> but file still wont open.
>>
>> I heard a lot of bad things about Nero 7 being buggy so never upgraded
>> to that one. Was considering going with Nero 8 the newest version just
>> out now, but if I did that there is no guarantee this project I saved
>> in Nero 6 is going to work in Nero 8 after I've splashed out a load of
>> money on it.
>>
>> Speaking of which, when I have been to the Nero site in the last month
>> or so and chosen the upgrade option I have a huge complaint against
>> Nero for discriminating and ripping off British consumers.
>>
>> {When I go to the Nero site and check the link to upgrade to Nero 8
>> and I enter my serial number it says that I am a loyal customer and
>> get it for a discount at ?47.99 instead of ?59.99.
>>
>> When I then click on the add to cart button it takes me to a new
>> webpage. On this page it has converted all the Euro currency to
>> British Pounds, but it has either done so at an incorrect rate of
>> exchange, or it has based it on the full price, not the discounted
>> price for being a loyal customer.
>>
>> The reason it has to have done this is because the price it gives me
>> in Pounds just for Nero 8 is £39.99.
>>
>> On 24/11/2007 when I checked Nero site for this upgrade the rate of
>> exchange was 1.3887711157 ? to £1 therefore the ?47.99 should only be
>> working out at approximately £34.56 not £39.99.
>>
>> This is a £5.43 they are making on the currency exchange or an almost
>> 16% profit margin. What gives?
>>
>> If I am so loyal why is Nero trying to deceive and rip off people who
>> live in the UK on the exchange rate?
>>
>> One month ago the exchange rate was 1.4297520824 ? to £1 and it was an
>> even greater rip off and a profit of about 20% that Nero were making
>> on the currency exchange and ripping off British consumers.
>>
>> Would you not consider this as discriminatory, anti-competitive
>> behaviour by Nero? I mean it's not as if it is costing anymore to
>> provide a download to the UK than the rest of the EU or World is it???
>> This is clearly false and misleading advertising by Nero designed to
>> deceive and rip off British consumers wishing to buy and download
>> optical disc burning software for their computer systems.
>>
>> Almost three years ago I purchased Nero 6 for $39.99 in US dollars,
>> which would have worked out at about £21.22 in UK Pounds with the
>> exchange rate at the time being 1.8844249613. It seems that since then
>> they have started charging more to British consumers for something
>> that is more bulky and unstable than what they were selling three and
>> more years ago.}
>>
>> So, now I am considering just going with a completely different
>> product altogether and trying to remember as many of the details of my
>> project that I appear to have lost as possible and starting over.
>>
>> As for the alternative product I would appreciate your advice on this.
>> I need something that I can use for burning CDs and DVDs and also to
>> make and edit my own home movies with.
>>
>> Have looked at reviews for a few other products. Pinnacle Studio, one
>> of my friends from work first suggested this, however I have seen
>> quite a lot of people on the net saying to avoid it at all costs
>> because it is full of bugs and crashes frequently.
>>
>> Is any Avid product worth looking at given that they kind of
>> integrated with Pinnacle didn't they? They seem to offer a few
>> different products.
>>
>> In the past I've tried TMPGEnc DVD Author and DVD Lab. TDA didn't work
>> too well for me, and DVD Lab I just couldn't get used to that.
>>
>> Would love Adobe Premium Pro, my sisters husband has that one
>> fantastic software, but unfortunately I don't have the cash for that
>> and couldn't justify spending that much.
>>
>> There are also Ulead (Corel) products, Sony Vegas and Roxio as well to
>> consider. Then there is Nero 8. Is it worth it with all of its bulk
>> plus the premium for British consumers?
>>
>> What do you recommend? Any advice appreciated.
>>
>> Cheers
>>
>> John
>>
>
>You seem to have already passed on some of the most used and best authoring
>software out there.
>TDA -or- DVD Lab

Yeah. I tried TDA but couldn't get it to work well with my system. DVD
Lab, I've heard lots of good reviews about, but when I tried it I just
didn't like the interface, and I think there is a lot more to learn
with that software than with others.

So far it is looking like I should check Roxio, Ulead, Vegas or Adobe
Elements out next.

John

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