hi i about to buy a dvdr writer i have couple of question for some one if you can help me?

i am running win2k on a 1.2 ghz pc with 256 meg of sdram
also
got 2 harddrives
60 gig
40 gig
and a geforce 2 64meg graphic card

i was wondering if you could give me an idea of how long it would take to copy a dvd at 1 x speed or 2

please help if you can
cheers
m8s

jetli68

spec of your pc will only affect authoring/reencoding and working in general with large video files - the higher spec, the faster processing

for burning at 1 speed a full 4.7gb dvd will take approx 1 hour to burn once the files are authored on your harddrive (approx 30mins at 2x)

authoring/reencoding varies depending what needs done (15mins - hours)

read the guide at top of page and you will find out exactly what is involved,as it aint as easy as a 1:1 copy
http://www.cdrom-guide.com/forums/showthread.php?threadid=23860

Suggest you read the tutorials 1st, b4 you buy a writer as it can be very daunting. Satisfying once mastered but will cause headaches along the way.
P.C. spec is ok, DVD-r 1:1 is straightforward enough, DVD to DVD-r takes time and patience. LOTS of patience.

cheers for your help i was going to use a dvdrw disk to i got it write i have ripped dvd 2 vcd and svcds a few time i have loads of time to master it so will try it .also is a dvdrw disk 4.7 gig or are they like the cdrw disk that are smaller than the cdr disk ?

cheers

hi i have one more question for yous

what is the best speed to burn at 1 or 2?

cheers

depends on the media you are using - there are more good reliable 1 speed discs at the minute that there are 2 speed

at the minute i have been doing more at one speed but if a 2 speed disc comes along that i have 99% confidence in i will use it more - getting there white label gen 4 2x

ok cheers all who helped me thank you all