Getting a DVD burner finally

[joetexx]

will an avi file just burn to a dvd and play in all dvd players or do i have to convert it to a dvd and then burn it.....i have been converting avi to mpg and burning them with nero...

just looking to know what the difference is and the advantages to having a dvd player for downloading and burning.

will everything burned to a dvd play in a dvd player (you know how cd-r is a crap shoot on dvd players)???????????

can someone explain the process

[peat moss]

About time you'll be saying in a few days , Its nice having a DVD burner .

I found this site very usefull : http://www.afterdawn.com/guides/

Of course you'll need software such as Dvd Decrypter , Dvd shrink to name a few .

[zapjb]

Just got a BenQ 1650 for $32.99 shipped from Newegg. Then called cs for a pm. They credited back $5. So the final price is $27.99 shipped.

[FreeDoom]

You can give a look at this forum http://club.cdfreaks.com/
They have lot's of info about burning, drives, convert process...very cool

[tesco]

To convert AVi to DVD I use a program called divxtodvd.
Nice and simple to use, and can choose either pal or ntsc.

If there's more than 1 avi file ("2 cd") I use "AVIJoiner".

To copy dvds that are rented, owned or borrowed I use dvdshrink to shrink it to the 5gb size.