Solve : Stuff to Burn DVD's and CD's?

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Answer» :-/ I'm about a 6 of 10 for computer competence, so please be patient with the new guy here. Thanks. WHAT I WANT TO DO - Find what equipment, software, drivers, etc to turn my HP Omnibook 6000 into a machine where I can; 1) Burn DVD's from downloads I have on the computer 2) Burn DVD's from existing VHS home videos 3) Make DVD copies of other home DVD's 4) Burn music CD's from downloads or digital or analog sources WHAT I HAVE - HP OMNIBOOK 6000 with Windows 2000 CPU: 700-MHz Intel Mobile Pentium III MEMORY: 128MB of PC100 SDRAM standard MASS STORGAE: 12 GB removable Enhanced-IDE hard drive (about 5.5 GB available) and 6X-max-speed DVD-ROM drive w/software MPEG-2 decoding VIDEO: ATI 8 MB of internal RAM CD/DVD: 6X-DVD-ROM PORTS: USB Serial port: 9-pin, 115,200-bps Parallel port: 25-pin bidirectional ECP and EPP Video out (standard monitor plug connector) 240 pin PCI connector for docking (I don't have a docking station) PS/2 keyboard/mouse port; SUPPORTS Y-adapter (f2072W/K only) Headphone out, line in, microphone in PC CARD SLOT: One Type III or two Type II PC Card slots PERFERED SOLUTION (I think) is to end up with RCA jacks at my computer where I can take the outputs from various sources (analog VHS tape player, turn table, DVD player, set top box) and burn DVD's or CD's from these sources AND have a video output from my computer to my VCR player for recording. What do I need? Hardware: Software: Drivers: Obviously I want to keep my costs down, but I want a good system that can do what I outlined above. Thanks for your help and guidance. mangotelThe preferred solution for the vast majority of what you're trying to would be to invest in a new system. What you have doesn't even begin to meet your requirements.You have any RECOMMENDATIONS on an ecomonic solution? As mentioned, I don't want to go so cheap that it affects the quality enough to be obvious, but I don't need studio quality either. mangotelQuote The preferred solution for the vast majority of what you're trying to would be to invest in a new system. What you have doesn't even begin to meet your requirements. Heh. There was a time when this kind of spec would have been THOUGHT of as more than adequate... Personally, I would probably try and work with that system, rather than just write it off. On the other hand, you could easily sell this on eBay, and BUY a much better replacement. The additional cost to you would probably be less than the cost of buying a DVD writer and other bits for this laptop. If you decide to stick with this laptop, try and track down an external DVD re-writer, a USB soundcard, and grab some of the decent freeware out there for this kind of task (Vidomi, DeepBurner, Audacity). You can get all of that hardware second hand reasonably cheaply.DVD burning will really tax this system. I think another would be the way to go, any way you can. 5Gig free diskspace 128Meg memory 8Meg video memory probably shared This is a joke right? You'd be hard pushed to edit and burn a few jpegs on this. Forget video, it isn't going to happen - Not on this system! I wouldn't write off the system as it's a handy and probably nifty little tool, but it's just no good for what you are trying to do.

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:-/ I'm about a 6 of 10 for computer competence, so please be patient with the new guy here. Thanks.

WHAT I WANT TO DO - Find what equipment, software, drivers, etc to turn my HP Omnibook 6000 into a machine where I can;
1) Burn DVD's from downloads I have on the computer
2) Burn DVD's from existing VHS home videos
3) Make DVD copies of other home DVD's
4) Burn music CD's from downloads or digital or analog sources

WHAT I HAVE - HP OMNIBOOK 6000 with Windows 2000
CPU: 700-MHz Intel Mobile Pentium III
MEMORY: 128MB of PC100 SDRAM standard
MASS STORGAE: 12 GB removable Enhanced-IDE hard drive (about 5.5 GB available)
and 6X-max-speed DVD-ROM drive w/software MPEG-2 decoding
VIDEO: ATI 8 MB of internal RAM
CD/DVD: 6X-DVD-ROM
PORTS: USB
Serial port: 9-pin, 115,200-bps
Parallel port: 25-pin bidirectional ECP and EPP
Video out (standard monitor plug connector)
240 pin PCI connector for docking (I don't have a docking station)
PS/2 keyboard/mouse port; SUPPORTS Y-adapter (f2072W/K only)
Headphone out, line in, microphone in
PC CARD SLOT: One Type III or two Type II PC Card slots

PERFERED SOLUTION (I think) is to end up with RCA jacks at my computer where I can take the outputs from various sources (analog VHS tape player, turn table, DVD player, set top box) and burn DVD's or CD's from these sources AND have a video output from my computer to my VCR player for recording.

What do I need?
Hardware:
Software:
Drivers:

Obviously I want to keep my costs down, but I want a good system that can do what I outlined above.

Thanks for your help and guidance.

mangotelThe preferred solution for the vast majority of what you're trying to would be to invest in a new system. What you have doesn't even begin to meet your requirements.You have any RECOMMENDATIONS on an ecomonic solution? As mentioned, I don't want to go so cheap that it affects the quality enough to be obvious, but I don't need studio quality either.

mangotelQuote

The preferred solution for the vast majority of what you're trying to would be to invest in a new system. What you have doesn't even begin to meet your requirements.

Heh. There was a time when this kind of spec would have been THOUGHT of as more than adequate... Personally, I would probably try and work with that system, rather than just write it off. On the other hand, you could easily sell this on eBay, and BUY a much better replacement. The additional cost to you would probably be less than the cost of buying a DVD writer and other bits for this laptop.

If you decide to stick with this laptop, try and track down an external DVD re-writer, a USB soundcard, and grab some of the decent freeware out there for this kind of task (Vidomi, DeepBurner, Audacity). You can get all of that hardware second hand reasonably cheaply.DVD burning will really tax this system. I think another would be the way to go, any way you can. 5Gig free diskspace
128Meg memory
8Meg video memory probably shared

This is a joke right? You'd be hard pushed to edit and burn a few jpegs on this. Forget video, it isn't going to happen - Not on this system!

I wouldn't write off the system as it's a handy and probably nifty little tool, but it's just no good for what you are trying to do.

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