DVD playing/burning software

dingbat · 14-02-2005 9:55pm #1

Bought an NEC DVD burner for about 70 quid - it didn't come with any software. Any recommendations as to what software I can download to make it all work nicely? Free would be nice but I wouldn't rule out paying a small amount if it were a good product...

jwt · 14-02-2005 10:07pm

CDBurnerXP Pro
CD/DVD burner that is able to write CD-R, CD-RW, DVD+R/RW, DVD-R/RW discs, creating either data or video discs. It can also create audio-CDs, rip audio-CDs, burn and create ISO images, convert WAV files to MP3 and vice versa, verify discs after burning, create bootable discs, print covers for your creation, convert BIN/NRG to ISO, etc. It supports Burn on the Fly and Burn-Proof hardware. It apparently works with most IDE, USB, Firewire and SCSI drives (or so the site says). Supported systems include Windows 98, ME, 2000 and XP

DeepBurner Free Version
Allows you to burn data CDs and DVDs, audio CDs, build and burn ISO images and create bootable CDs and DVDs. It does not support the copying of CDs and DVDs though. This is a Windows program. This software is for personal use only; business and educational use is not allowed

ISO Recorder Power Toy
Add-on for Windows XPs, which comes with rudimentary CD burning facilities out of the box. ISO Recorder adds the ability to copy CDs and create ISO images from your existing CDs. At the time this review is written, the software does not yet support XP SP2. There is also no support for video or audio CDs

DVDShrink
Allows you to backup your own dvds but doesn't burn on its own but one of the better/easier dvd copiers to use

John