DVD Burner vs. CD Burner
So you are going to purchase a new CD Burner but not sure which is the best type and best brand? The guy at the shop says you should buy the latest and greatest, even it if you can’t afford it.
One thing people always seem to forget that the latest and greatest is not always best.
First thing exactly why you need a Burner and what will its main purpose be? I will list a few possibilities for each type of device which should help you decide what to purchase.
DVD-Burners
Although DVD Burners can hold massive amounts of data, over 4.0GB it will only be useful if you have players that will have the ability to read a DVD-R or DVD-RW discs. Forget about burning Audio to DVD Discs to play in your CD player or Car CD Player as these Players are not compatible with DVD Media. Not only are DVD-R and DVD-RW discs expensive but the Burner itself can be costly depending on the brand.
DVD CD Burner Combo
The combo dives gives you the option to Burner either DVD Media or CD Media which is very useful if you wish to a backup of Movies, Audio or Data. Still the DVD Media Discs can be expensive along with the Combo Burner. Be careful on the type of Combo you purchase as you may end up with a DVD-ROM/CD Burner Combo, in other words it only reads DVD Discs but can also Burner CD-R’s and CD-RW’s.
CD Burners
Selecting a CD Burner as your back-up solution it would be a wise choice for various reasons like cheap Media Disc, the Burners are very cheap today and also very easy to use.
Did you know that you can still burn Movie files to a CD-R or CD-RW and still play the discs in most DVD-ROM’s and DVD Players?
You can also use discs the same way as you would use a Floppy Disk with Drag & Drop option and saving files directly from programs like MS Word. Do use a CD-R or CD-RW in this way you will need Packet Writing Software such as Roxio Direct CD.