Copying DVD's

bigsaucybob

bigsaucybob

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When I copy DVD's I copy the information to the hard drive, then put the blank disc in, then burn the info to the blank disc. That usually takes me around 40-45 mins.

How much of an increase of speed would I see if I bought anotehr DVD burner and burnt it directly from the DVD to the blank?
 
bigsaucybob said:
When I copy DVD's I copy the information to the hard drive, then put the blank disc in, then burn the info to the blank disc. That usually takes me around 40-45 mins.

How much of an increase of speed would I see if I bought anotehr DVD burner and burnt it directly from the DVD to the blank?
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Basically, your time would be cut in half. That is called "on the fly" copying
 
bigsaucybob said:
Very nice.

Any good DVD burners that you could suggest for under 40-50 dollars?
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I just bought a very good one (with lightscribe, if it matters) for $40

Here is a very good one, on sale, and with free shipping
 
You wouldnt need to buy another DVD recorder, you only need another dvd reader (dvd-rom). I use the rom to put the source in and the burner to burn it to a blank.
 
sm100378 said:
You wouldnt need to buy another DVD recorder, you only need another dvd reader (dvd-rom). I use the rom to put the source in and the burner to burn it to a blank.
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Correct, and you can get a good dvd-rom drive for $20.
 
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personally i prefer backing everything up on my hard drive... that way i dont need to rip it again if i want to create another copy. of course these are all home movies right lol ;)
 
sm100378 said:
You wouldnt need to buy another DVD recorder, you only need another dvd reader (dvd-rom). I use the rom to put the source in and the burner to burn it to a blank.
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But you could also be burning 2 DVDs at once from one original copy...
 
Bobo said:
I just bought a very good one (with lightscribe, if it matters) for $40

Here is a very good one, on sale, and with free shipping
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I just bought this DVD Burner too... I was amazed at the price for all that you get. And it has LightScribe, how cool is that!?
 
dillon157 said:
I just bought this DVD Burner too... I was amazed at the price for all that you get. And it has LightScribe, how cool is that!?
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Well Lightscribe really isn't that great, it takes ages and costs a lot for the media, but yes it looks cool afterwards :)
 
I dont really want lightscribe, I find it incredibly pointless. I am still debating right now on whether to get anotehr DVD burner or DVD-ROM. I dont think I will be burning 2 DVD's at once.

I think I am just going to get another DVD-ROM drive.

Then again, DVD burners and readers are pretty cheap. Maybe I will just go with a DVD burner in case.
 
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