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sofasurfer
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 Posted: Thu Dec 28, 2006 1:59 pm Post subject: Lite-On DVD burner without audio software? |
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I just bought a Lite-On 16x, dual layer DVD Re-Writer. CDs played fine.
When I put in a rented movie it looked great but it had no sound.
I called Lite-On and was told that the product didn't come with audio
software and that I needed to go on line and BUY IT!!!
I cussed them out and took it back.
Questions...
1. Have you ever heard of this?
2. Could I have used any other free software off the WWW?
3. The included software was Nero 7 Essentials. I forgot that I had
Nero 6. I think 6 worked with another DVD player I used to have. Could
I have used Nero 6?
4. What other burner (with play capabilities) would be good in the
"below $80" range? My shopping choices are...Walmart, Kmart, Meijer,
Office Depot, Office Max, Best Buy, Circuit City. |
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Ed Medlin
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| Posted: Thu Dec 28, 2006 1:59 pm Post subject: Re: Lite-On DVD burner without audio software? |
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"sofasurfer" <sofasurfer@blclinks.net> wrote in message
news:1167295702.531685.107800@i12g2000cwa.googlegroups.com...
| Quote: | I just bought a Lite-On 16x, dual layer DVD Re-Writer. CDs played fine.
When I put in a rented movie it looked great but it had no sound.
I called Lite-On and was told that the product didn't come with audio
software and that I needed to go on line and BUY IT!!!
I cussed them out and took it back.
Questions...
1. Have you ever heard of this?
2. Could I have used any other free software off the WWW?
3. The included software was Nero 7 Essentials. I forgot that I had
Nero 6. I think 6 worked with another DVD player I used to have. Could
I have used Nero 6?
4. What other burner (with play capabilities) would be good in the
"below $80" range? My shopping choices are...Walmart, Kmart, Meijer,
Office Depot, Office Max, Best Buy, Circuit City.
You do need DVD player software. Windows Media Player 11 should be able to |
do it just fine. If you select an audio type that your system doesn't
support you will get no audio. DTS, some Dolby surround and THX may not play
if you do not have hardware support. As far as the DVDRW you bought goes, it
has nothing to do with the sound. Check and see what your sound card or
onboard sound supports.
Ed |
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Conor
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| Posted: Fri Dec 29, 2006 1:49 am Post subject: Re: Lite-On DVD burner without audio software? |
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In article <1167295702.531685.107800@i12g2000cwa.googlegroups.com>,
sofasurfer says...
| Quote: | I just bought a Lite-On 16x, dual layer DVD Re-Writer. CDs played fine.
When I put in a rented movie it looked great but it had no sound.
I called Lite-On and was told that the product didn't come with audio
software and that I needed to go on line and BUY IT!!!
I cussed them out and took it back.
Questions...
1. Have you ever heard of this?
2. Could I have used any other free software off the WWW?
3. The included software was Nero 7 Essentials. I forgot that I had
Nero 6. I think 6 worked with another DVD player I used to have. Could
I have used Nero 6?
4. What other burner (with play capabilities) would be good in the
"below $80" range? My shopping choices are...Walmart, Kmart, Meijer,
Office Depot, Office Max, Best Buy, Circuit City.
1) Yes. It's called an OEM or Brown Box drive. |
2) Yes.
3) Yes.
4) For you? Non because you're a *** idiot.
--
Conor
"You're not married,you haven't got a girlfriend and you've never seen
Star Trek? Good Lord!" - Patrick Stewart |
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kony
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| Posted: Fri Dec 29, 2006 1:49 am Post subject: Re: Lite-On DVD burner without audio software? |
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On 28 Dec 2006 16:29:32 -0800, "sofasurfer"
<sofasurfer@blclinks.net> wrote:
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JinWV wrote:
you may not have the necessary Codec installed on
the computer
I just read in the manual for this Memorex Recorder that the encoders
are only demonstration versions and that they will expire. I will then
need to go on line to purchase the encoders that I need.
I don't understand all this, but I think that it tells me to return
this one also.
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No, you don't need an "encoder" to play back audio, you only
need the decoder. That's the way some codecs are
distributed, playback is for free but the content developers
who need to encode it, have to pay.
All you need to play back a DVD is a properly working DVD
player software (and of course the drive, which you
obviously have). |
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kony
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| Posted: Fri Dec 29, 2006 1:49 am Post subject: Re: Lite-On DVD burner without audio software? |
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On 28 Dec 2006 16:24:47 -0800, "sofasurfer"
<sofasurfer@blclinks.net> wrote:
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kony wrote:
On 28 Dec 2006 00:48:22 -0800, "sofasurfer"
sofasurfer@blclinks.net> wrote:
There is no
other brand you would choose to overcome this, you need to
determine why your system isn't playing DVD(?) audio tracks.
I went out today and bought a Memorex DVD Dual Layer Recorder with Nero
6 Software (The one I took back had Nero 7). I put a movie in and it
plays fine. So it did have something to do with the Nero 7 or the
Lite-On Recorder.
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It's possible Nero 7 install scr**ed up something on the
system, but if the other drive reads data at all (which it
certainly seemed to), there was no need for another drive or
a need for "other" software.
You need only two things to watch a DVD (besides the
obvious, a computer less than 10 years old or so);
DVD drive
DVD software
Given the first it is only a software issue unless the drive
was somehow defective but that would not seem to be the case
when it can read data. It is always good to be cautious
about the software aspect, don't install new software you
don't need, and if the system stops doing something it
should've been able to do already, remove thereafter added
software... and in the case of media player related software
it's also common to have to reinstall the original software
because the latter software messed up some windows settings
or overwrote files that it didn't *fix* when uninstalled. |
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sofasurfer
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| Posted: Fri Dec 29, 2006 1:49 am Post subject: Re: Lite-On DVD burner without audio software? |
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JinWV wrote:
| Quote: | you may not have the necessary Codec installed on
the computer
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I just read in the manual for this Memorex Recorder that the encoders
are only demonstration versions and that they will expire. I will then
need to go on line to purchase the encoders that I need.
I don't understand all this, but I think that it tells me to return
this one also. |
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sofasurfer
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| Posted: Fri Dec 29, 2006 1:49 am Post subject: Re: Lite-On DVD burner without audio software? |
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kony wrote:
| Quote: | On 28 Dec 2006 00:48:22 -0800, "sofasurfer"
sofasurfer@blclinks.net> wrote:
There is no
other brand you would choose to overcome this, you need to
determine why your system isn't playing DVD(?) audio tracks.
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I went out today and bought a Memorex DVD Dual Layer Recorder with Nero
6 Software (The one I took back had Nero 7). I put a movie in and it
plays fine. So it did have something to do with the Nero 7 or the
Lite-On Recorder. |
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JinWV
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| Posted: Fri Dec 29, 2006 1:49 am Post subject: Re: Lite-On DVD burner without audio software? |
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you may not have the necessary Codec installed on
the computer try Gspot available from
http://www.headbands.com/gspot/index.htm
It will identify what Codecs are needed by the
file you are trying to play & also the Codecs installed
on your computer.
"kony" <spam@spam.com> wrote in message
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| Quote: | On 28 Dec 2006 00:48:22 -0800, "sofasurfer"
sofasurfer@blclinks.net> wrote:
I just bought a Lite-On 16x, dual layer DVD Re-Writer. CDs played fine.
When I put in a rented movie it looked great but it had no sound.
I called Lite-On and was told that the product didn't come with audio
software and that I needed to go on line and BUY IT!!!
I cussed them out and took it back.
Questions...
1. Have you ever heard of this?
2. Could I have used any other free software off the WWW?
3. The included software was Nero 7 Essentials. I forgot that I had
Nero 6. I think 6 worked with another DVD player I used to have. Could
I have used Nero 6?
4. What other burner (with play capabilities) would be good in the
"below $80" range? My shopping choices are...Walmart, Kmart, Meijer,
Office Depot, Office Max, Best Buy, Circuit City.
A DVD reader/writer does not output audio, except perhaps
from normal *audio* CDs. It is reading data - your system
has (should have) the software that determines this data is
an audio format and supports it's playback. There is no
other brand you would choose to overcome this, you need to
determine why your system isn't playing DVD(?) audio tracks.
The DVD playback software may need some settings changed. |
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Ed Medlin
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| Posted: Fri Dec 29, 2006 2:36 pm Post subject: Re: Lite-On DVD burner without audio software? |
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"sofasurfer" <sofasurfer@blclinks.net> wrote in message
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kony wrote:
On 28 Dec 2006 00:48:22 -0800, "sofasurfer"
sofasurfer@blclinks.net> wrote:
There is no
other brand you would choose to overcome this, you need to
determine why your system isn't playing DVD(?) audio tracks.
I went out today and bought a Memorex DVD Dual Layer Recorder with Nero
6 Software (The one I took back had Nero 7). I put a movie in and it
plays fine. So it did have something to do with the Nero 7 or the
Lite-On Recorder.
The Nero 6 Suite has Nero Showtime........a DVD player. I am not sure |
whether it is in Nero 7 or not.
Ed |
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sofasurfer
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| Posted: Sat Dec 30, 2006 1:07 am Post subject: Re: Lite-On DVD burner without audio software? |
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sofasurfer wrote:
| Quote: | I just read in the manual for this Memorex Recorder that the encoders
are only demonstration versions and that they will expire. I will then
need to go on line to purchase the encoders that I need.
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I just downloaded PowerDVD and this Memorex recorder works much much
better than it did with the Nero software. With Nero it was jumpy and
freezed framed every once in a while. I also got various errors.
PowerDVD woks flawlessly so far. So I guess I'll take this $80 burner
back and try the Lite-on for $50 again.
Now I need to try to find a free software package so I can avoid having
to pay for PowerDVD after 30 days. |
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SteveH
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| Posted: Sat Dec 30, 2006 1:53 am Post subject: Re: Lite-On DVD burner without audio software? |
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"sofasurfer" <sofasurfer@blclinks.net> wrote in message
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sofasurfer wrote:
I just read in the manual for this Memorex Recorder that the encoders
are only demonstration versions and that they will expire. I will then
need to go on line to purchase the encoders that I need.
I just downloaded PowerDVD and this Memorex recorder works much much
better than it did with the Nero software. With Nero it was jumpy and
freezed framed every once in a while. I also got various errors.
PowerDVD woks flawlessly so far. So I guess I'll take this $80 burner
back and try the Lite-on for $50 again.
Now I need to try to find a free software package so I can avoid having
to pay for PowerDVD after 30 days.
Why not download some free movies as well? |
SteveH |
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