Total newbie....please help (dont laugh)

[Phillygolf]

Ok,
Need some help. Have a Dell 4400, with CD-R/CD-RW drive. Got hooked on burning CDs. Then.....somehow started trying to burn VCD's. Now, the prospect of burning DVD's is enticing....is this an addiction? lol.

Anyway...far as I can see, here is what I need.

1. Do I need a new DVD Writer (hardware)?????
-I currently have a _NEC NR-7900A (from Dell) and under properties it says DVD/CDR Drive.......
-Does this mean I can burn DVD's?

2. Burning Software- recommendations?

3. Do I need anything else?


Thanks all. I know its a trivial post, but want to make sure I am not missing anything.

-Patrick

[Baldrick]

1. Sony dru500, 4x DVD-R and als DVD+R/W support.
2. InstantDVD or Nero
3. You probably need a good dvd authoring tool cause the included ones usually suck(mydvd).

[Phillygolf]

Ok....
I finally burned my first successful vcd with easyvcd. Had to use CD-rw to play on my dvd.

Now, I am considering purchasing Nero. If I do, how can I make sure I can burn a DVD with my current hardware? Or, will Nero provide that through the software?

Thanks.

Patrick

[PATBOY]

Hi,

You cannot burn dvd, as you can se on your drive it is written DVD/CDR and not DVDR/CDR your drive is only a dvd player that can burn cd. so you need a dvd writer such as pioneer A04 (dvd-r) or hp 200i (dvd+r)

[Saito]

You cant burn DVDs with your current hardware but you can rip DVDs and burn them to VCDs.

[freebee22]

my recommendation is ..get a dvd burner that can burn both dvd-r or dvd+r..so far there are 2 manufacturer tht I know sony and nec...don't remember the model number....with that you can maximize the use of that dvd-burner and you are not tied to one kind of media...

as far as burning software is concern....I used Nero before then I started getting skip and freezes then I switch to Recordnow Max and it worked for me..try to download the trial version from nero first to see if that work before buying the product...

just my 2 cents