Just got a DVD burner...now what?

[SHRED]

A Plextor PX-716A 16X

I am a stickler for not immeadiatly loading up the supplied software that comes with hardware because 9 times outta 10 it is lodaded with crap, sometimes adware, and it's slow.

Here is what it comes with:

Roxio Easy Media Creator 7
Roxio DVD Max Player 2.0
PlexTools Pro

Any suggestions? Should I load them?
Is there sleeker, faster, better software out there?

[Blue Gardener]

1. No idea

I've had mine for months (came with the computer) and haven't done anything with it.

[Babel_17]

2. I could just post links ....

to several pieces of software like DVD Shrink and DVD Decrypter or I can point you to one of the central nodes of knowledge. :)

http://www.doom9.org/

If you decide to walk the path towards becoming a Jedi Master .....

http://www.avsforum.com/avs-vb

:)

[agates]

3. Think twice about roxio

It came with my burner and burned plenty of duds. The dvd's wouldn't play in a couple of my home dvd players (something about how it writes the menu). I uninstalled it (major hassle, it writes itself all over the registry) and moved to nero. I'm much happier and my success rate with burning good discs is at 100%. Everything plays in my dvd players, too. YMMV

[Jackpine Radical]

4. The Nero CD SW is pretty good.

[Nomad559]

5. Firmware up-date

Your model has a firmware up-date available.

Date posted: January 24, 2005
http://www.plextor.com/english/support/support_downloads.html#firm

[gizmo1979]

6. Burn baby burn !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[DemoTex]

7. Damn! You beat me to it!

Bx3!

[-..__...]

8. Probably the only website you'll ever need...

for DVD/CD-R questions.

http://www.videohelp.com/

[wolfgirl]

9. Break out the

marshmallows, chocolate & graham crackers! It's a party!

[SHRED]

10. Thanks all!!

:toast: :party: