Re: slightly ot - Mad Dog 8 in 1 DVD r/rw ripoff
- From: "JP" <jpin@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Fri, 7 Oct 2005 09:15:41 +1000
Ah i see,
Ok thats low.
Never heard of this brand here.
I have been authoring DVD movie releases for nearly 7 years now.
It's obvious then that even if you have this "upgrade" your ability to be
flexibe in your DVD structures will be very limited.
Some good programs out there for authoring at a consumer level.
Look at adobe encore or see what Sonic have at your price point.
<jurupari@xxxxxxx> wrote in message
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> Basically, it has to authored in another program and then the resulting
>
> image file can then be burnt. OR perhaps your burner may make an image
>
> given the correct file structure to work with.
>
>
> The drive's packaging indicated that it would make digital video discs.
> It doesn't, and under US law, that's fraudulent advertising.
>
> Another purchase is required, and the language on the packages leads
> the buyer into believing he can create digital video discs that are
> viewable on digital video disc players with the 7 in 1 package.
>
> This can be done of course, but not until you buy a $100 upgrade, thus
> increasing your investment by 100%.
>
> I resolved the problem by buying a third party authoring program at a
> cheaper price, and it compiles dvd compliant discs and accepts vcd
> mpegs, which I can make in the original program bundled with my webcam.
> I probably should have bought an upgrade through them - I had no
> expectations of being able to burn dvd's with their software, but I
> didn't know the nero suite mad dog had bundled was disabled. You can't
> buy that version, it's just a bundling scam.
>
> Incidentally, when I went to micro center, the sales guy told me he
> hated mad dog and tried to dissuade anyone from buying any of their
> stuff even though they carry the line precisely because of issues like
> this.
>
> They tried to rip me off on a rebate too, but I got Office Max to
> intervene, and after six months it finally showed up. The sales guy
> lost his, and had numerous customer complaints along the same line.
> Also they have reliability issues, apparently, which bothers me because
> I have a graphics card of theirs in my wife's computer.
>
> Clif
>
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