Media

so i have a toshiba laptop that has microsoft windows xp media center edition 2005….and i want to chkdsk /R by using a CD at the recovery console

my question is……….can i use a xp pro or home CD????? for the media center edition or are they completely different type?

You should be able to use the XP pro or home CD. They aren’t that much different.

Does it matter if I buy – R or + R dvds?

what brand do you recommend?

i have lightscribe capability, does it only work for certain dvds?

Plus or minus will work, plus are a little bit better. I recommend buying Verbatim, they are among the highest in quality and are fairly inexpensive. For lightscribe you have to get DVDs that say thay are lightscribe DVDs as there is a special surface on the top to make lightscribe possible.

I know the 16x media burns faster but does does the backup come out bad often?

It depends on what disc brand you are using and your hardware. If it’s name-brand stuff, then the data will probably be safe for years if burned properly and stored appropriately.

Overall, I would recommend to burn slower and to check for read errors after you burn. You can either do this through your burning program or with some you can find online.

Of all the DVD media that is around, Taiyo Yuden is the best.

I’ve been trying to burn a DVD using Windows Media Center and an AVI file. It seems to be really, really slow and then aborts around 31%. Has anyone else burned a DVD using Windows Media Center, and if so how long did it take? And what format file did you burn from (AVI, MPEG, or what?)

Thanks!

I have burned many DVDs in MCE from DVR-MS files (basically MPEG with some MS DRM crap). A couple of hours for a movie is not unusual. I had a problem similar to yours several months ago. I suggest you post in the Microsoft XP/Vista MCE newsgroup. http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone/newsgroups/reader.mspx?dg=microsoft.public.windows.mediacenter.
Also search through the old posts. I don’t remeber what I did to solve the problem, but by reading through the old posts I found a solution to that and several other problems.
I’ve also burned DVDs directly in Nero 7. Frankly, if it wasn’t for the TV interface, I wouldn’t bother with NCE.

I met ad man David Rittenhouse at MIT last month where we were attending the Emerging Technologies Conference.

David is one of the industry’s savviest observers of new media. As part of the agency’s “neo” division, he devises edgy media plans for Ogilvy clients including IBM.

I sat down with him in his New York office last week where he gave a great overview of advertising opportunities afforded by online video. While he is very bullish on branded sites like Nike’s Joga, he is leery about the viral advertising on video sharing sites like YouTube. He cautions viral ads can be make a big impression, but can damage valuable brands.

See this video on Beet.TV:
http://www.beet.tv/2006/10/ogilvys_new_med.html

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My first 2009 Video be happy a new year. In this video I show you how to make Windows Media Player play DVDs. For crystal clear viewing watch in HD.

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You can download this free universal video and audio converter here :
http://www.cocoonsoftware.com
Quick Media Converter is a free, very powerful and complete video and audio conversion software. Converts to and from most formats including but not restricted to :
Video:
flv,avi,divx,xvid,mpeg4,ipod,iphone,psp,3GP,3G2,AVI,DIVX,XVID,TS,DVD,
VCD,MPEG,Mpeg2,Mpeg4, mp4,vob ,mov,h264,h263, wmv.
Thumbnail capture as converting video according to the time you set (5s-59sec)
conversion for video games consoles
Xbox XBox 360,Wii, PSP , PS3

Audio :
MP3,WAV,amr,m4a, ,wma
QMC also allows you to record videos in or take pictures from your Web cam or DV Cam flux ,in avi divx format and then convert it to any format you want.
Batch Conversions are supported
Contains its own codecs no need for Addons
Has its own multi format media player (ffplay)
Based on FFmpeg open source code by Fabrice Bellard uses its own codec library, there is no need to install extra codec packs
Includes screen activity and audio recorder (Camstudio) for demos and tutorials in avi.

Also Included are two users modes:

Mode 1- Easy Mode Very intuitive : For all users includes: standard conversions settings to allow users to convert quickly without having any particular skills. Convert In 3-5 clicks.
Now also includes custom resizing possibility where appropriate and thumbnails capture.

Mode2 – Expert mode: For skilled and more experienced users, allows more flexibility and more specialized conversions settings such as cropping bitrates frequency rates, sizes ,aspect, includes much more codecs and requires good knowledge of video and audio conversion…

Application also has :

Direct access to the help forum through the application.
Converts to and from mobile phones ( Some us phones are not supported QCELP and KIdd proprietaru codecs Issues).
Converts all FLV files ( Youtube, Dailymotion, Break etc …).
Captures and records Web cam and DV Cam flux (video and sound)
No trial period
No engraved logo
No spyware
No malware
100 % Free software

Other Video Tutorials :
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Download on http://www.cocoonsoftware.com ( left of the main page)

Whats new in QMC HD V 4.0.0.0 Full HD AVC support
· Easy mode formats, now include direct access to expert mode and prefilling of the fields to put you on track according to your specific needs.
· Now supports QCELP audio codec· Now supports KDDI codec
· Now support latest Youtube FLV AVC codec without giving the infamous resampling error.
· 3GP (AMR) coding has been removed due to license issues.
· New improved faster interface
· New improved installation process
· Many bugs have been solved and removed.
· Improved and embedded video player with possibility to extend its window or to go to full screen.
· Technical Information on files now are in a separate window and include your pc os and your current QMC version to allow copy and paste on the help forum when required.
· HD TS files are also supported.· Full HD section added as in 3.8.0 Beta
· The version is now fully portable , all previous beta versions will be discontinued as soon as this version will be released .

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http://nthcode.com/ NthCode Player is software electronics companies can embed in their DVD players, televisions, and other devices so consumers can seamlessly find and play videos and music from the shared folders of their computers and the Internet.

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This is my toy, nothing real fancy but it gets the job done.
OP: Vista 32bit
Case: Antec 900
CPU Cooler: Zalman 9700
HDD’s: Seagate Barracuda 300G(Windows)
Seagate Barracuda 320G(The rest)
CPU:E6600 @ 3.33Ghz 1.33v 30C Idle 41CL
RAM:Corsair Dominator 8500CD @ 1066mhz 2.1v 5-5-5-15
GFX: EVGA 8800GTX 180.48 WHQL
PS: Thermaltake Thoughpower 850w
DVD+R: Toshiba Lightscribe
UPS: Geek Squad 1285u
Speakers: Klipsch THX Pro Media 2.1
KB: Saitek Eclipse
Mouse: Logitech LX3
Monitors:Dell UltraSharp 2408WFP 1920×1200

Printer: All in One Epson CX7450

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