Buying a new PC / DVD Writer help

[bulldog2108]

i am looking to by a new machine with the sole purpose of copying dvds.....i will not use the machine for anything else...no internet / no office stuff solely dvd recording....i am looking a t a base unit with 256mb, 40gb harddrive and a 2400 AMD processor......will this allow me to copy dvds ok......note the dvs i am copying are not official releases just homemade camcorder stuff i need to distribute to family members so i just need to make exact copies

[falberni]

If you want to capture video from a camcorder, then edit, render to mpeg, and then author and get it ready for burning on DVD media, then this system would struggle. I suggest at least 512MB of RAM. Also use the 40GB HD for the operating system and your other software. Use a second hard drive with minimum 80GB capacity for your video files.

[alsal]

take 512mb ram
and 80GB...

[LeoNapier]

I would suggest a more powerful CPU as well as a min of 512 Mb Ram. Maybe a P4 3.0 Ghz? (if i am not mistaken prices have dropped lately).

Video encoding-processing is a CPU intensive task.

Good Luck!

LeoNapier

[bulldog2108]

i will only be using the pc to copy the original dvd....i use my standalone to make the original but i then just want to burn copies......do i still need something with 80gb and 512mb....i am just making copies from a dvd disc not using the pc to capture........

[lenti_75]

in this case NO, 256 and 40 it's more than fine, even an 1700 AMD is ok.

[LeoNapier]

If you are only going to be using yr pc for copying then, min specs will be more than sufficient!
I have an old Celeron 650, 192 Mb Ram laptop and it burns just fine with an external firewire Pioneer A-06. A 40 Gb HDD would be OK too.

LeoNapier