[Ham-Computers] RE: Nero help

[WA5CAB at cs.com]

Duane,

Several years ago when I was having a problem with EasyCD (probably V4.x) not 
wanting to handle SCSI drives anymore I took a look at it.  And more 
recently, a guy at a company I did some consulting work for was trying to use it to 
copy some pipeline inspection data CD's sent up to us from Bolivia and Argentina 
and couldn't get usuable copies made.  So I ended up doing the copying 
myself.

But as I've said twice already, the only things in EasyMedia that I use and 
the only portion of it that I install, is that portion required to make a CDRW 
(or DVDRW) drive usable by anything running on my machines.  In fact, were it 
not for DVD's coming along, and the lack of support for newer drives in 
general, I'd still be using V4.x.  Just not with SCSI drives.

As to the sorts of things that the menu driven portions do (job building or 
whatever they call it), I have no opinion.  If you say that Nero is better than 
EasyMedia for this sort of thing, I'll take your word for it.  Back when I 
was having the SCSI problem, I looked for someone elses software (including 
Nero) to do the same thing that EasyCD did and as best I could tell, it just 
didn't exist.  So I quit using SCSI CD drives.  I neither like nor dislike Nero.  
Like the bulk of EasyMedia, it just doesn't do anything that I need done.

In a message dated 12/13/2005 5:27:59 PM Central Standard Time, 
dfischer at usol.com writes: 
> Have you actually used Nero and are able to make an objective criticism of
> the product as compared to the Easy CD Creator or you simply base your
> dislike on personal taste?    
>     
> I own both, two versions of each, including the top version, and find that
> Nero is superior "overall". However, each has its own strong points! I have
> found Nero to be much more powerful, quality of data being written accuracy
> level higher, straight forward logical approach in sequential operation is
> excellent and the features are more than adequate.    
>     
> As Aaron pointed out, using a program for purposes other than what it was
> created to do best will almost always result in a compromise.    
>     
> I am just nearing completion of an extensive video production project and
> Nero Vision V6.0 has performed beautifully for both CD and DVD work.        
>     
> While the old Adaptic Easy CD Creator works well for data nd music CDS, I
> found it lacking in the DVD world. Nero is vry strong for either.    

Robert Downs - Houston
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