Pentium3 machine?

Hello,
Will a DVD burner work on an Intel 733 CPU, P3 machine?
Thanks.

 

Yeah it will work, you probably won't be testing any 16x media but yeah it will work

 

Thanks for the clarification.
You mean that I won’t be burning at 16x, yea?
Of course not......DVD burn at 4x, & CD at 24x.
& Sony DRU- 800 A, DVD Burner on Secondary Master & Asus 16x DVDROM on slave.
Is that fine?

 

Thanks.

It’s a 733 CPU e 512 of memory.

I understand that will take long, but any technical reason for not Multitasking?

 

it can cause errors in your encoding and burning that will create skips, freezes, pixellation, and other problems in your finished video.

*edit*
darn flip, you beat me to it.

 

I have been advised by a friend to always burn a DVD at 4x & CD at 24X, despite what ever the speeds, burner supports.

 

that's a good way to go.

 

flip218 (Moderator) 19. June 2005 @ 01:00:

Encoding a dvd already consumes a lot of your processor. Even on my machine I never multitask. Just habit ... don't want any errors

Also, I know you say you wouldn't burn at 16x. Not a lot of burners are good at burning at 8x. 4x IMO is the best speed for burning. 4x takes around 20 minutes while 8x takes around 15-16. the extra 4-5 minutes is worth it.
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Flip, I know that everyone has their preferences, but I have been burning at 16X WITH printed paper disk labels applied to my blank media for as long as the faster speeds have been available. My failure rate is about 2 percent. I was getting that same failure rate at the slower speeds without the labels, so I really don't see any reason for even considering the lower speeds anymore. I burn an average of 50 disks a month WITH paper labels attached.

Seems to me that if you have decent media, and a good burner, the faster speeds present no major problems (from my experience) yours, however, may differ.

- Mike -

 

Wanna pic of a REAL WOLF.

I have one as my partner/pet.

Take care.

 

smsmike, you're kinda walking a fine line there. while your performance today may be good, you can't guarantee how your dvd's wil age.

jane1, have a pic of a real wolf, eh? cool, pm me about it me loves all zee animals, but wolves rock more than the rest. XD

*edit*
i swear to god flip, you're out to beat me to every thread tonight.

 

Np I shall.

Could you please address the code/ password post of mine.

Thanks & take care.

 

i'll see what i can do

 

I appreciate a person's trying; results are left to the ultimate savior.

 

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I tried the quote text input - I hope I did it right...
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I doubt that I will have any problems in the future with those disks. I always burn with Nero and have the VERIFY option flagged so that each and every burn is checked against the file on the HD. If it passes that check, it is NOT going to decay any faster or any slower than the media it is written to. Since I use RIdata DVD+R (16X) disks, I don't worry about quality. If the film is good, the burn will last for years and years.

Just a side note: I have disks from two years ago that were burned on K- Hypermedia (bottom of the barrel) disks, With the Paper Labels attached prior to burning, and they still play just fine. NEC Burners just seem to get the job done no matter what media you put into them.
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- Mike -

 

your quote turned out just fine

you're one lucky SOB then, if all that is working so well for you. personally, i've never heard of a track record so good. as for myself, i'll stick with caution and try to prevent being SOL along such lines. but if it's working for you, i'm not about to demand you change your ways. hope it all keeps up.

*edit*
you're an evil man with a fast connection, flip

 

Out of the 3 which brand would you guys recommend as a DVD burner:

1.Sony DRU-800A
2.Plextor.
3.NEC.

Is it ok if I keep using the Asus 16x Quie track DVDROM or would you recommend changing that too?

Thanks.