dvd writer

[welsh warrior]

hiya
can someone please tell me as i`m new to this,i want to make backups of my dvd`s.Do i need a special dvd writer....i have a plextor 8/4/32a is this any good to write or do i need to buy a new writer????
Also what is the best software to use

thanks for your help

[PIMPMARSHALL]

the averge dvd burner costs bout 500$ and the cheapet disks cost bout 24$ soo i dont know why you want to make back ups....(i would rent then copy nstead of buying)but its just stupid its a lot Cheaper tojust buy them.....

[Ghost rider]

yeah plextor is fine mate a dvd writer will (dont quote me on this)bujt will only write onto dvd ram so a dvd player wont even recognise this format because they rely on a rom disc you would have to convert all the vob files on your dvd disc then convert them into an mpeg/mpeg2 stream before burning them onto a CDR and then they will play on your p.c or even in your dvd player providing your player supports the cdr format

Hope this helps

[EZ CD]

Actually as I mentioned earlier on the other topic but DVD-Ram Drive and DVD-R Drive are totally 2 different things..
With DVD-R drive burning DVD-R's is quite simple process(Sort of Speak)with the right Tools Hardware+Software and then it's possible to playback on virtually any Home DVD players and PC interface..
Where the DVD-Ram drive is sort of like Tape drive with almost same capability except you CAN ONLY play it back through DVD-Ram Drive ONLY!!
As for DVD-R Blank's it's down to $8.00 a piece not $24.00..So it's not too bad..
DVD-R Drive is about $630.00 compared to Ebay's Crazy price of $700 and over..
I could tell you which website carries it for Super low price..Pioneer Model#A03 IDE Interface Version which is great because it burns CD-R and CD-RW as well with DVD-R and DVD-RW..
By 2002 DVD-R will probably drop to about somewhere between $2-$3.00 a piece..