my friend said that every dvd burner has a limit for no. of burning that it can perform. For example,if i've burned 1000 times,after that the dvd burner tends to fail. Is this true? I always burn my movies and backup my files on dvd+r. he said that people usually buy the external dvd burner,so that when it got damage,it is easy to replace,compared to built-in dvd burner in laptop. Should i worry about this and bought external burner eventhough the one in my laptop is perfectly fine?
2007-01-01 02:58:21 · 9 answers · asked by faizt 2 in Computers & Internet ➔ Hardware ➔ Laptops & Notebooks
The only limitation I am aware of is on the number of times that the zone may be changed on a DVD drive to view DVDs from different countries. This is a small number - I think it is 7.
Limitations on burning? None. Just life expectancy of the device, just like the human body.
2007-01-01 03:13:32 · answer #1 · answered by orlandobillybob 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I also use DVD Flick - if you are going to author the DVD as an "image file" on your HD (which is fine - that's how I used to do it on my old computer, and haven't seen the need to do it differently now), you should be able to "burn" the image to a blank DVD using the software that came with your DVD burner. My PC came w/Roxio SE, an OEM program that does less than Easy Media Creator 8 on my XP machine (but likely incompatible w/Vista). I say this to save you the trouble of downloading one more program (to burn the image file) than you already need. So check the DVD software that came w/your machine - if it will burn images, you shouldn't need to download another program (even if free) that does the same thing.
2016-05-23 02:53:23 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
the burner doesn't have a limit, its just that the "burning" piece on the burner is wearing out. 1000 times is quite a lot, its been used good though. you might want to buy an external drive to burn with
2007-01-01 03:02:31 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
As far as i know, like all man made things, the dvdr can burn out eventually, but for as much as you pay it should take a loooong time. There is no set limit of burns.
2007-01-01 03:00:42 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
i don't know. i burn cd's for lots of people and so does my ex on this computer. we've never had a problem. this laptop computer is like 3-4 years old.
2007-01-01 03:01:44 · answer #5 · answered by anonymous 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i don't believe that, but everything does ware out eventually, but it isn't a set limit
2007-01-01 03:01:29 · answer #6 · answered by rhino_man420 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No. It is a lie. Ditch your "friends." They aren't smart enough to be your friend.
2007-01-01 03:02:50 · answer #7 · answered by Kokopelli 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Everything has a life span, not only you!
2007-01-01 03:01:04 · answer #8 · answered by tattie_herbert 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
not that i know of.
2007-01-01 03:03:23 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋