I am using an nec nd-1300a 4x writer but i have playback problems when burning at 4x. Does this have anything to do with my spec which is : pentium 4 1.6ghz 256 Ram Seems ancient when you think that there is a pentium 3.06ghz out now! I know it's not the media and 2x works 100% of the time but seems unfair to have to write at 2x when it's supposed to be able to write at 4x! Thanks in advance for any advice!
Your CPU speed is fine. But you really need to upgrade your RAM. The sweet spot on XP is 512MB, but if you have the money it wouldn't hurt to go a little higher. It probably won't solve your problem, but it it's still recommended. -Rye
Playback problems are sometimes caused by cheap media. What are you using for media and what programs? A good burn is a combination of many things, not just speed. If burning at 4x, use good quality media. Jerry
I just upgraded my RAM to 512, thanks! I am using ritech media, so can't get much better than that! i'm using dvd shrink and nero 6, sometimes x copy but still i don't think these programs are the problem either!
I have an NEC 1300a ND DVD with WIN ME and only have 159 megs of memory and all of my movies play great.
markc, You have got to have a very "special" computer or perhaps you don't know what memory is - No one else in this forum or perhaps on this internet has 159 megs of memory - Mayhaps you are in error ? Yes, me thinks that is the case - "P"
Hahaha, 159 Megs is POSSIBLE, this way: 128 + 32 = 160 Because WinME is based on the old Kernel, and runs over DOS, the initial bootup reserves 1 Meg (640K base + 384 himem). 160 - 1 = 159 The other possibility is a motherboard with integrated graphics that share system memory 128 + 64 = 192 allocate 32 meg system for shared graphics allocate 1 meg for 16 bit boot 192 - 32 - 1 = 159 Ugh, what a horrible way Microsoft did things in the old 16-bit family (DOS, Win3.x, Win95, 98, ME) I'm not dissing you Pete, just maybe you forgot about "old technology". [bold]markc:[/bold] Somehow, you NEED to get the money to do some NEEDED upgrading, believe me.
Errrrrm yes ok i must have a "special PC" If i have 159 MEG of memory. That wasnt the question though was it. It was about speed and memory having something to do with DVD playback problems. And i do know what memory is, and i have got 159 Megs ok.
Thanks Doc, sorry markc - forgot about "Boot". Haven't thought outside of 8,16, 32,64 for longer than I care to think - I remember when the first computer I had came "Loaded" with a 25MB HD (I instantly upgraded to a 125MB) and a "Whopping" 8MB of RAM. Now we can't turn our systems ON with a Gig. Of HD - I thought it was a LAW that 128MB of RAM wasn't allowed but looking at today’s TV specials, I guess one could get caught with a 128 strip. Markc, you need to start planning for a move to the 511 neighborhood. Didn't think anyone lived in the below 200's projects - "P"
