MedioStream support sucks !!!

[ktnwin]

I just noticed today that MedioStream, the company that sell neoDVD software, just came out with a newer version (5.0 for neoDVD Plus) and a new product called neoStudio.
The is the bad part about this company:
1) there is no software upgrade to 5.0 for the users who already paid for version 4.1
2) they bundle neoDVD version 5.0 in the neoStudio package and sell it as a new product so if you want upgrade, you have to buy the entire new package. This is only good for first time buyers.

[gcutler]

Even their "Plus" product is a simplistic authoring tool. Only reason I got it was because it imports VOB files (and does a decent job converting PAL VOB Files to NTSC DVDs)

What was worse, I bought v3.x in a "Computer Superstore" , they had no newer version thought it was latest (Store would not allow return). There was an upgrade from 3 to 4, but it was almost same price as stand alone. Like an idiot, I went for the upgrade from 3 to 4.

There are much better tools out there, why not look at going for a more advanced authoring tool, since they are making it soooo difficult.

[txpharoah]

MedioStream software sucks too. The program and interface was made for a monkey. I like options and control. Their products offer NONE of that.

[ktnwin]

MedioStream has to used this strategy to force [previous] users to pay the full price again for the upgrade. neoStudio is nothing but a new version 5.0 of neoDVD Plus (no one know if any improvement is made over 4.1).

I agreed that this software is very simplistic, I bought for two reasons:
1) it is the fastest one (from capturing DV/analog thru burning DVD)
2) it encodes audio to AC3, and therefore make more room for video.
I forgot the third reason:
3) it's so simple that my wife does most the video -> DVD with this software. There is not much to screw up here.

For more fancy DVD, I use different tools to make professional looking DVD. However, I have to admit that this software delivers what it advertise, never crash my system like others.