Multiple Choice: Tools for Authoring and Burning DVDs (page 2)

This category is sure to be the next addition to your home-entertainment center. These recorders let you record television programs, photographs and music right onto a DVD. Of course you can also plug in your camcorder, too. You can find these recorders in the $300 to $1,200 range. Hook up your camcorder, press play and hit the record button on the remote control and you'll be burning your first DVD. We're sure it won't be your last. If you were able to make dubs from your camcorder to your VCR, you'll be extremely happy with these DVD recorders.

With the information in our buyers guide and a little homework on your part, you should be able to create a system that will fit your DVD creation needs. The tools are now available; it is up to you to begin the creation. No more stacks of tapes. It's time to make DVDs!

Dr. Robert G. Nulph is an Associate Professor of Communication Studies and an independent video/film director.

There are two factors that determine the speed of your computer's DVD burner: the potential speed of the drive and the speed-rating of the media. When your DVD burner reads the media you place in it, it identifies the optimum write speed allowed for burning the software. A fast drive with slow media will only yield slow burns. So if you want lightning speed, get an 8x burner, but don't forget to pair it with certified 8x blank discs.

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